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PDP members clash at caucus meeting in Abuja

Nigeria, June 30 -- Some members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) engaged in a heated physical altercation during the party's expanded caucus meeting on Monday, held at its national he... Read More


PDP Crisis: BoT relocates meeting venue after police barricade secretariat

Nigeria, June 30 -- The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has relocated the venue of its meeting to the Yar'Adua Centre in Abuja's Central Business District after armed pol... Read More


NEC Meeting: Police take over PDP secretariat

Nigeria, June 30 -- Armed policemen on Monday barricaded the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja. The security operatives, deployed in large numbers, took control of the premi... Read More


NASS Roundup: Budget extension, Rivers appropriation bill, NNPC's N210trn missing funds, other stories from Senate

Nigeria, June 30 -- One of the first major legislative decisions taken by the Senate upon resumption was the extension of the capital component of the 2024 national budget until 31 December 2025. The... Read More


Ali Dalori replaces Ganduje as acting national chairman of APC

Nigeria, June 28 -- Ali Dalori, the deputy national chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has taken over as the acting national chairman of the ruling party following the resignatio... Read More


PDP BoT rejects cancellation of NEC meeting, Anyanwu's reinstatement

Nigeria, June 27 -- The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has deepened as its Board of Trustees (BoT), on Thursday, rejected the cancellation of the party's 100th National Executive Com... Read More


Audit Report: Senate panel gives NNPC 10-day ultimatum to account for alleged missing N210trn

Nigeria, June 27 -- The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has issued a 10-working-day ultimatum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) to provide a detailed explanation regard... Read More


Senate confirms ex-lawmaker, others as South-west Development Commission board members

Nigeria, June 26 -- The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Olubunmi Adetunmbi, a former senator from Ekiti State, as the substantive Chairman of the South-west Development Commission (SWD... Read More


Nigerian Senators divided over appointment of non-indigene as Rivers electoral commission

Nigeria, June 26 -- Senators were divided on Wednesday regarding the appointment of a non-indigene as chairperson of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). The debate began during... Read More


Senate passes Rivers emergency rule N1.48trn budget

Nigeria, June 25 -- The Senate on Wednesday passed the 2025 Rivers State budget, authorising the spending of N1.48 trillion under the emergency administration in the state. The budget was passed duri... Read More