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HOUSE OF REPS SEEKS CONDUCT OF PRESIDENTIAL, GUBER POLLS, OTHERS SAME DAY The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill proposing the conduct of presidential, gubernatorial, National and state Houses of Assembly and local government polls on the same day. The proposed legislation was among 39 Constitution alteration bills passed by second reading and referred to the …

MONDAY, MARCH 31 & TUESDAY, APRIL 1, PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR EID-EL-FITR The Federal Government has declared Monday, March 31, and Tuesday, April 1, 2025, as public holidays to mark the 2025 Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani. Tunji-Ojo congratulated Muslims across the country …

FEAR AS RIVERS ADMINISTRATOR IBAS DIRECTS LGs TO SUBMIT TWO-YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) has asked Heads of Local Government Area, HLGAs, of the 23 councils in the state to submit reports of two years activities of their councils to the government, ThisDay Nigeria reports. It was gathered that the directive …

HOUSE OF REPS MOVES TO STRIP PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, GOVERNORS, DEPUTIES OF IMMUNITY The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed for second reading a constitutional amendment bill seeking to remove the immunity conferred on the Vice President, Governors and their Deputies. The lawmaker said the move is to curb corruption, curb immunity, eradicate impunity and enhance accountability in public office. …

NATASHA’S RECALL PROCESS ON COURSE – INEC AS SENATOR ACCUSES COMMISSION OF BIAS The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says petitioners for the recall of the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, have submitted their contact address, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, confirmed this in a statement …

EMERGENCY RULE: FUBARA ERRONEOUSLY IMPLICATED IN SECURITY ISSUES – REPORT A report by the Coalition of Human Rights Monitoring Group has noted that Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State was erroneously implicated in security issues that led to the declaration of a state of emergency in the state. Tinubu, in a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday night, declared a state of …

HERDSMEN ATTACKS IN ENUGU: 7,000, DISPLACED; 1,000 CHILDREN FORCED OUT OF SCHOOL Over 1,000 children have been forced out of school due to the ongoing crisis in Abor Isiala and Iheenyi communities in Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria, according to a coalition of civil society organisations. The coalition, comprising the South Saharan Social Development Organization (SSDO) …

RECALL: SENATOR NATASHA ACCUSES INEC OF BIAS The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission for not outrightly rejecting the petition seeking her recall, describing the commission’s response as an indication of bias. INEC, in a statement on Tuesday signed by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, confirmed …

NO REGRET LOSING VP SLOT, I WILL ENSURE YOU LOSE AGAIN – WIKE REPLIES ATIKU The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday declared that he would ensure that former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, fails in his push for the presidency. Speaking through his media aide, Lere Olayinka, Wike said he has no regret …

I REGRET MY CHOICE OF WORDS TO OBY EZEKWESILI – SENATOR NWAEBONYI Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, has expressed regret over his choice of words during a heated exchange with former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, at a Senate hearing. Speaking in an interview, Nwaebonyi acknowledged that his remarks were inappropriate, particularly given Ezekwesili’s age. “I regret …