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I didn't sign report recommending Akpoti-Uduaghan's suspension - Ireti Kingibe

Nigeria, June 18 -- The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, has said she did not endorse the report recommending the suspension of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-U... Read More


Abdulsalami canvasses removal of military decrees "smuggled" into 1999 Constitution

Nigeria, June 18 -- A former Nigerian Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has called for the removal of military decrees incorporated into Nigeria's Constitution to strengthen the country's democracy... Read More


FACT CHECK: Oshiomhole's claim on Akpoti-Uduaghan's suspension is untrue. Here is what he said.

Nigeria, June 17 -- Nigerian politicians often accuse the media of misrepresenting or misinterpreting their statements whenever there is backlash arising from their public comments. A recent example ... Read More


Oshiomhole denies that senators' signatures were forged in Natasha's suspension saga

Nigeria, June 17 -- Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has denied media reports quoting him as saying that the signatures of some senators listed on the recommendation for the suspension of Kogi Cen... Read More


IBB speaks on Abdulsalami Abubakar's switch from air force to army

Nigeria, June 16 -- Abdulsalami Abubakar would likely never have become Nigeria's head of state if he had not switched from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to the Nigerian Army (NA). Former military pre... Read More


NASS Roundup: State Police, Ex-NNPC GMD's arrest threat, cryptocurrency regulation, SEDC office saga, other top stories from Senate

Nigeria, June 15 -- Last week, the Senate debated several key issues, including the establishment of state police, a proposed ban on textile imports, regulation of cryptocurrency, an increase in the n... Read More


Tinubu's enemies sponsoring insecurity to discredit Nigeria's democracy - Akpabio

Nigeria, June 14 -- The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has alleged that the worsening insecurity in the country is being sponsored by enemies of President Bola Tinubu who do not want Niger... Read More


Group threatens legal action against protesters who occupied its Abuja headquarters

Nigeria, June 13 -- A group, City Boy Movement, has said it is in possession of video footage of protesters who occupied its headquarters in Abuja on Friday to demand the resignation of President Bola... Read More


Again, Senate extends the 2025 federal budget

Nigeria, June 12 -- Despite repeated assurances by the Tinubu administration that Nigeria would cease operating overlapping budgets, the Senate on Thursday extended the implementation of the capital c... Read More


Senate passes state police bill, refers proposed law to Constitution Review Committee

Nigeria, June 11 -- A bill seeking to establish state police passed the second reading in the Senate on Wednesday. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the passage of the bill during Wed... Read More