The Senate has unanimously voted to refer Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) to the Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, for disciplinary review, following a standoff over seating arrangements. Daily Trust had reported how the Kogi Senator had a heated argument with Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, after discovering that her seat had been changed without her consent. Chaired by Senator Neda Imaseun (LP, Edo South), the committee has been given two weeks to report back on its findings. This followed a voice vote after lawmakers revisited the controversy surrounding the issue, with lawmakers underpinning the need to uphold…
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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that former military ruler, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, frustrated an attempt to uncover the circumstances surrounding Dele Giwa’s death Falana stated this while responding to questions on the recently released IBB’s memoir, ‘A Journey in Service,’ on Channels TV’s Politics today on Tuesday. He said that IBB executed General Vatsa despite their closeness as a childhood friend. He added that Dele Giwa’s friend and lawyer, Gani Fawehimi, did his best but to no avail. Falana said, “IBB frustrated the attempt by the state to uncover the cause to Dele Giwa’s death. His relationship…
Tech and gadget dealers in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, yesterday staged a protest over losses exceeding N700 million due to relentless burglary attacks over the past three months. Some protesters carried placards with bold inscriptions such as: “Business can’t thrive in an unsafe environment” and “Our gadget shops are shutting down.” The protesters expressed frustration over the surge in robberies, attributing the situation to a lack of police patrols from midnight to dawn. Their spokesperson, Mrs Paschal Obi, as reported by the Guardian Newspaper revealed that about seven shops had been looted, with the losses amounting to hundreds…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a N1 trillion ($1.2 billion) performance-based financing initiative for state governments to strengthen Primary Health Care (PHC) systems, recruit more health workers, and improve services. Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, who disclosed this at the 2025 First Quarter Review Meeting of the Northern Traditional Leaders Committee (NTLC) on PHC Delivery yesterday in Abuja, explained the initiative, along with year-on-year increases in health budget allocations, underscores the government’s commitment to improving the nation’s healthcare system. He said the current administration had intensified its avowal to strengthen primary health care by training and…
By Shadrach Okon The strength of leadership lies in transforming your vision into reality for the people to feel your impact. The best dream of a leader makes little or no sense to the people if his vision is not well interpreted and transformed into reality by his ‘foot soldiers’ at the helm of affairs in various offices. This is one germane reason why successful leaders, entrepreneurs, captains of industries invest in head-hunting to seek best hands to handle managerial positions in their companies and organizations. Head-hunting also known as executive search is a recruitment strategy of searching and hiring…
The Donald Trump administration has initiated the mass termination of at least 1,600 employees from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The agency announced on its website that as of 11:59 p.m. EST on February 23, 2025, all USAID direct hire staff, except for those in critical roles, core leadership, or specially designated programs, will be placed on administrative leave worldwide. At the same time, USAID is starting a Reduction-in-Force that will impact around 1,600 personnel based in the United States. Those affected will receive notifications on February 23, 2025, along with further details regarding their benefits and…
Multichoice, a leading satellite TV provider in Sub-Saharan Africa, is planning to raise subscription fees for DStv and GOtv in Nigeria once again, nearly a year after the last price adjustment. According to TheCable, sources indicate that the DStv Compact package will see an increase from N15,700 to N19,000. The majority of MultiChoice’s subscribers are on the Compact, Access, and Family packages, which may also experience price hikes, with Family rising from N9,300 to N11,000 and Access from N5,100 to N6,000. Additionally, the Premium and Compact+ packages, which are the most expensive, will also be impacted by the price changes.…
The Ogoni people have demanded the creation of Bori State from the Eleme, Gokana, Khana, and Tai Local Government Areas (LGAs) that constitute Ogoniland. They have also called for the implementation of the Ogoni Bill of Rights as a prerequisite for the proposed resumption of oil extraction in the area. This demand was made during a town hall meeting on Sunday between various Ogoni communities and the Ogoni Dialogue Committee in Kpor, the headquarters of Gokana LGA. President Bola Tinubu recently met with Ogoni leaders regarding the proposed recommencement of oil activities, which had been suspended since 1993 because of…
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has announced that 18,500 women across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones will benefit from an empowerment initiative, with the North Central region being the first to receive support. Speaking at an event in Bida, Niger State, on Friday, February 21, 2025, she presented empowerment items—including deep-chest freezers, gas cookers with ovens, generators, and industrial grinding machines—to beneficiaries. Represented by Niger State First Lady, Hajiya Fatima Umaru Bago, Senator Tinubu emphasised that women’s empowerment is crucial to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG-5 on gender equality and SDG-8 on decent work and economic growth. The…
Tensions have erupted within the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following accusations that the party’s Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Iliya Damagum, has unilaterally reinstated Chief Dan Orbih into the leadership fold, despite his suspension in July 2024 over alleged anti-party activities. Multiple sources within the NWC have expressed outrage over Damagum’s decision, which they claimed was done without consultation and in defiance of an earlier party resolution. Orbih, the National Vice Chairman (South-South), was suspended on July 11, 2024, following accusations that he worked against the PDP’s interests in the September 21, 2024, Edo State…