THE Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission [FCCPC] has disclosed that all the products in the Abuja-based Chinese Supermarket carried price tags in Yen – the Chinese official currency. The acting Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Adamu Abdullahi, made…
Sen. Gabriel Suswam, former Benue governor, has blamed the persistent disagreements between political “godfathers” and their ‘godsons’ on the “overbearing attitude” of the former. Suswam was reacting to the seeming rift between Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue and Mr George…
THE Nsukka Journalists Forum (NJF), mourning Sen. Ayogu Eze, former Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial Zone, says his demise has left a vacuum among members of the Forum. The Chairman of NJF, Mr Benson Ezugwu, said in a statement on…
THE Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has commended the efforts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to apprehend and prosecute the immediate past governors of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, over…
THE Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has said the National Assembly Constitution Review Committee is set to meet with President Bola Tinubu to ensure the successful conduct of the process. Kalu, who also serves as…
THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited over its alleged failure to account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing $2.04 billion and ₦164 billion oil revenues. The suit followed…
THE Federal Government has initiated the demolition of buildings encroaching on the designated right of way as preparations for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal line begin. Trojan News reports that the operation, led by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, began…
Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a Chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised President Bola Tinubu to monitor the disbursement of the N200 billion Presidential Intervention Fund for Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises and manufacturers. Oyintiloye, while speaking with newsmen…
THE Benin Traditional Council in Edo State has suspended six traditional functionaries of the palace of the Oba of Benin from performing their traditional roles. Those suspended are Johnbull Igbinosun, Iduhonre (Ihogbe), S. E. Aigbiromwen, Efeseoghoba (Ogbelaka), Ogbeide Osagie, and…
IN light of recent discussions surrounding the establishment of state police in Nigeria, former Chief Whip of Senate, Distinguished Senator Rowland Owie, has voiced staunch opposition to this proposition. Citing concerns regarding the potential misuse of power by state governors,…
