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THIS INJUSTICE WILL NOT STAND – NATASHA FUMES AFTER SUSPENSION BY SENATE The Senator representing Kogi Central in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has rejected her suspension for six months by the Senate. The lawmaker described the action taken against her as an injustice and vowed that the Senate declaration would not stand. “This injustice will …
Read More »SENATE HANDS SIX MONTHS SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY TO NATASHA OVER SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATION
SENATE HANDS SIX MONTHS SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY TO NATASHA OVER SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATION The Senate on Thursday suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months over an allegation of sexual harassment against the Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio. The suspension followed a report by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, submitted to the Committee of …
Read More »I’M RESTING AFTER DELIVERING $20BN REFINERY – DANGOTE
I’M RESTING AFTER DELIVERING $20BN REFINERY – DANGOTE President of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said he is currently resting after delivering his refinery project. The 650,000-barrel refinery and petrochemicals project worth over $20bn has come to disrupt the oil and gas market in Africa and the world even as the refinery now exports refined products to other …
Read More »SEXUAL HARASSMENT: CSOS BACK AKPABIO, CALL ALLEGATION CHEAP BLACKMAIL
SEXUAL HARASSMENT: CSOS BACK AKPABIO, CALL ALLEGATION CHEAP BLACKMAIL Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, has urged Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to remain focused and committed to be able to keep delivering legislative interventions to Nigerians. The CSOs under the auspices of Stay Alert Human Right Awareness Initiative, gave the advice in a statement on Thursday in Abuja by its Executive …
Read More »NO PLAN FOR CHIEF GEORGE TO GO ON LEAVE – RIVERS JUDICIARY
NO PLAN FOR CHIEF JUDGE TO GO ON LEAVE – RIVERS JUDICIARY The Rivers State Judiciary has dismissed reports that the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Simon Amadi, will be proceeding on an annual leave on Thursday, March 6. The denial came following a report circulating on social media that the CJ had been ordered by the governor of …
Read More »COMPLAINTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN NIGERIA INCREASE BY 25% IN FEBRUARY 2025
COMPLAINTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN NIGERIA RISE BY 25% IN FEBRUARY Complaints of human rights violations in Nigeria rose by 25 percent in February 2025, the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, announced on Wednesday. NHRC Executive Secretary, Dr Tony Ojukwu, at the presentation of the February 2025 human rights dashboard in Abuja, said 205,364 complaints of rights violation were …
Read More »ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: SOUTH EAST YOUTHS GIVE KILLER HERDSMEN 48 HOURS TO VACATE
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: SOUTH EAST YOUTHS GIVE KILLER HERDSMEN 48 HOURS TO VACATE The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has given killer Fulani herdsmen in Enugu State a 48-hour ultimatum to leave the area. The coalition, in a statement issued on Wednesday by its President-General, Goodluck Ibem, expressed concerns over alleged killings and rapes by suspected Fulani herdsmen …
Read More »WHAT STATES CONTRIBUTED TO VAT POOL AND WHAT THEY RECEIVED IN JANUARY 2025
WHAT STATES CONTRIBUTED TO VAT POOL AND WHAT THEY RECEIVED IN JANUARY 2025 LAGOSContributed: N305.52bnReceived: N62.59bn (20.49%) RIVERSContributed: N90.21bnReceived: N11.01bn (12.20%) OYOContributed: N27.71bnReceived: N13.02bn (47.00%) BAYELSAContributed: N12.80bnReceived: N8.02bn (62.65%) KANOContributed: N9.59bnReceived: N13.57bn (141.49%) KWARAContributed: N9.53bnReceived: N8.10bn (85.04%) DELTAContributed: N6.57bnReceived: N9.05bn (137.77%) AKWA IBOMContributed: N5.62bnReceived: N8.79bn (156.26%) EDOContributed: N5.09bnReceived: N8.17bn (160.67%) EKITIContributed: N4.98bnReceived: N7.51bn (150.65%) SOKOTOContributed: N4.41bnReceived: N8.45bn (191.63%) BORNOContributed: N3.91bnReceived: …
Read More »NIGERIA RANKS SIXTH IN GLOBAL TERRORISM INDEX, 565 KILLED IN 2024
NIGERIA RANKS SIXTH IN GLOBAL TERRORISM INDEX, 565 KILLED IN 2024 Nigeria has been ranked sixth in the 2025 Global Terrorism Index with a score of 7.658, moving up from eighth place in 2023 and 2024. According to the 2025 report released on March 5, 2025, Burkina Faso topped the index with a score of 8.581, followed by Pakistan (8.374), …
Read More »SECURITY BEEFED UP AT ABUJA HOTEL WHERE EX-IMMIGRATION BOSS WAS FOUND DEAD
SECURITY BEEFED UP AT HOTEL WHERE EX-IMMIGRATION BOSS WAS FOUND DEAD Some immigration officers were on Wednesday stationed at the gate of Joy House Hotel in Garki District of Abuja, where police said a former Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, David Parradang, was found dead on Tuesday. Our correspondent, who was at the hotel, located by the Area …
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