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Reps condemn lawmaker’s alleged assault on bolt driver
….Say Probe Ongoing The House of Representatives has condemned the alleged assault on a ride-hailing driver by a member of the lower lawmaking House. A video of Alex Ikwechegh assaulting Stephen Abuwatseya and threatening him had gone viral, prompting condemnations from Nigerians. Hours after the video emerged, the House of Representatives said it was concerned over the incident which it…
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Senate to begin screening of seven ministerial nominees Tuesday
The Senate is set to begin screening of seven ministerial nominees recently announced by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday (tomorrow). This follows the earlier request to the Senate by President Tinubu to confirm the new ministerial nominees. The Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, in a statement on Monday, confirmed that ministerial nominees have commenced…
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Constitution Amendment: Reps mull reserved legislative seats for women
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, says lawmakers will amend the country’s constitution to create seats for women in parliament and ensure that women are included in joint tickets for executive positions. Nigeria has an extremely low representation of women in governance. Women make up less than 10 per cent of the federal parliament and even less…
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2027: Lagos PDP founding members move to revive party, set up Elders’ Council
The founding members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, have begun moves to revive the party ahead of 2027 general elections. In actualizing their agenda, the founding members under the umbrella of PRIMROSE Movement, had aligned with 2023 party’s governorship candidate, Olajide Adediran’s (Jandor) camp. WESTERN POST reports that the PRIMROSE Movement is led by Chief Dapo Sarumi,…
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PANDEF constitutes reconciliation committee to resolve Wike, Fubara crisis
The Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, led by the South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark has set up a High Level Peace and Reconciliation Committee to mediate on and resolve the lingering crisis between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Nyesom Wike and Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State.In a Communique issued at the end of its Special General…
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Rivers APC condemns lawsuit challenging Council allocations
The Rivers state chapter of the APC led by the reinstated Chairman, Emeka Beke has condemned the lawsuit instituted by a chieftain of the party, Tony Okocha seeking to stop funds allocation to the local government councils. Making this known via a Press statement, the party’s spokesman, Darlington Nwauju reiterated that Tony Okocha and his caretaker committee had been sacked…
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Ondo 2024: Mandate Movement expresses readiness to canvass votes for Ayedatiwa
A political group in the All Progressives Congress (APC), The Mandate Movement (TMM) has expressed readiness to canvass votes for the governor of Ondo State and governorship candidate of the party, Lucky Ayedatiwa. WESTERN POST reports that governorship election will be held in Ondo state on November 16, 2024. TMM, in a statement issued by its Directorate of Media, said…
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NLC drags IMF over fuel subsidy removal denial
The Nigeria Labour Congress has criticised the International Monetary Fund for its denial of being responsible for advising the Nigerian government to remove subsidies on petrol. President Bola Tinubu’s removal of subsidies in May 2023 has resulted in the rise of Premium Motor Spirit from N175 per litre to between N1000 N1, 100 N1, 200 in Lagos and its environs,…
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We’re working hard to restore power in Northern Nigeria- TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Sunday said it is doing everything possible to restore power in Northern Nigeria. TCN in a statement by its spokesman, Ndidi Mbah, said it is working with the Office of the National Security Adviser to repair the vandalised Shiroro-Kaduna line that led to reduction of bulk electricity to Kaduna, Kano and other major…
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BREAKING: NASU, SSANU to begin indefinite strike monday
Administrative work would be disrupted in public universities tomorrow following the decision of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of non-teaching staff unions in the universities, comprising the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) to begin an indefinite strike over the non-payment of the four months withheld salary of…
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