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The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of tertiary institutions in Oyo State has suspended its strike action, effective immediately. This was contained in a statement signed by Dr Kola Lawal, Chairman, JAC and secretary, Comrade Fatai Akeem Abiola, made available to newsmen on Thursday. This decision comes after a productive meeting between the Rectors/Provost of tertiary institutions and JAC representatives. The strike, which began early this week, was called to demand […]

The Nigerian Senate has justified its decision to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan before the Inter-Parliamentary Union, clarifying that the suspension was due to gross misconduct, not allegations of sexual harassment. Ogbara stated that she had been entrusted by the National Assembly to deliver a formal response to Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s speech presented at the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. In addressing the allegations against […]

Justice Yetunde Pinheiro of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has adjourned the hearing of a suit filed by the reinstated Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, to March 17, 2025. Obasa is challenging his removal as Speaker on January 13, 2025, following allegations of fraud, high-handedness, abuse of office, and gross misconduct leveled against him by 35 lawmakers. The respondents in the suit include […]

Angry youths in Naka, Benue State, on Tuesday, set fire to the palace of Ter Nagi, Chief Daniel Abomtse, and parts of the Gwer West Local Government Secretariat while protesting the killing of three people. The violence erupted after suspected armed herders reportedly killed three operatives of the Benue Civil Protection Guards at Garuwa community in the local government. The bodies of the victims were brought to Naka in the […]

President Bola Tinubu has said that the nation’s economy has picked up and will continue to get better. The President spoke during an Iftar with governors, ministers, military chiefs and other top government officials at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He called on governors to remain committed to the collective mission of nation-building and economic improvement which according to him, has brought relief to Nigerians. He acknowledged the resilience of […]

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has criticised the Senate for suspending Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Falana described Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension as an abuse of power. In a statement on Monday, Falana warned that “suspending legislators at the whims and caprices of leaders of the federal and state legislative houses must not be allowed to continue in Nigeria.” Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, was suspended for six months on Thursday, after a heated argument […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Rivers State has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to resign or face impeachment. APC made the call while reacting to Fubara’s invitation to a breakfast meeting with the 27 Pro-Wike lawmakers at Government House on Monday. Rivers  APC Chairman Tony Okocha recalled how much the Governor has disrespected President Ahmed Tinubu after his intervention when the crisis started in 2023 and even abused court […]