The Ogun State House of Assembly has cleared former Speaker Olakunle Oluomo of the embezzlement allegation that accompanied his removal from office in 2024. Lawmakers also resolved to convert Oluomo’s impeachment into a resignation after adopting a report during Wednesday’s plenary at the Assembly Complex in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The resolution followed the presentation of the…
The Senate has expanded its investigation into the Safe Schools Initiative to include the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) and several other government agencies. Lawmakers also gave the Senate ad hoc committee handling the investigation three more weeks to complete its assignment. The expanded investigation now covers the Universal…
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has expressed hope that Nigeria will one day produce a Christian-Christian presidential ticket capable of winning a general election. The governor made the remark on Tuesday during an appearance on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television. He spoke while responding to concerns about the possibility of another same-faith presidential…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met with former Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin, in what appeared to be a fresh move to strengthen unity within the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State. The meeting took place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. A source close to Folarin said it formed…
Fresh developments have emerged in the ongoing trial involving the alleged Director-General of the disowned Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Mathew Adeniyi Adeyemi, with reports indicating that human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has withdrawn from the defence team. Although Falana has not publicly confirmed the decision, sources familiar with…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened its recruitment portal for the 2026 employment exercise, inviting suitably qualified Nigerians to apply for entry-level positions across Grade Levels 07, 08, 09, 10 and 12. The commission opened the application portal on Monday, July 20, and will close it on Monday, July 27, according to a…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osita Okechukwu, has urged African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race and embrace the role of a statesman. Okechukwu said Atiku’s decision to contest the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket in 2022 weakened the…
Isaac Fayose has urged his elder brother, former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, to reject his appointment as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). He argued that the position does not reflect the former governor’s political stature. Isaac made the remarks in a video posted on his Instagram page shortly after the Presidency announced…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 people into the boards and leadership of 10 federal government agencies and commissions. Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, emerged as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The appointments take immediate effect. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced them in…
Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu‘s administration borrowed N80 trillion. He said the sharp rise in Nigeria’s public debt mainly reflects naira depreciation, inherited obligations and accounting adjustments rather than fresh borrowing. Oyedele spoke during an economic review session organised by…
