The House of Representatives Minority Caucus Ad-hoc Committee on Tax Laws has confirmed that illegal alterations were made to some of the tax reform laws passed by the National Assembly and signed by President Bola Tinubu. The committee made this known on Friday, January 23, in an interim report investigating allegations that the versions of …
The Presidency has withdrawn the posting of Usman Dakingari, a former governor of Kebbi State, as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Turkey, less than 24 hours after announcing a new round of ambassadorial appointments. In a statement issued late Thursday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the Presidency confirmed that President …
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has resigned from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), joined by 21 members of the State House of Assembly, eight members of the House of Representatives, and 44 local government chairmen across the state. Yusuf made the announcement in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Diso-Chiranchi Ward …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates from the list of 68 nominees confirmed by the Senate in December. The development was announced on Thursday, January 22, in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. According to the statement, Tinubu approved the posting …
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has declined to constitute a judicial panel to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara, citing subsisting court orders restraining him from doing so. The Rivers State House of Assembly had earlier requested that the chief judge set up a seven-member panel to probe Governor Fubara and his deputy, …
The legal dispute surrounding the suspension of the senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has intensified, with Senate President Godswill Akpabio once again approaching the Supreme Court. Court documents sighted on Thursday show that Akpabio has filed a fresh application before the apex court seeking to regularise and sustain his appeal against rulings of the …
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday pursuing an agreement that would significantly expand America’s influence over Greenland’s security and the wider Arctic region, according to a new report citing former U.S. officials and a congressional source. Trump has previously threatened to take control of Greenland — even …
Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, is expected to visit the United States soon, a senior U.S. official confirmed, underscoring a significant shift in relations between Washington and Caracas. If the trip goes ahead, Rodríguez would be the first sitting Venezuelan president to visit the U.S. in more than 25 years outside of United Nations meetings …
The Labour Party, Anambra State chapter has hailed the Federal High Court judgment in Abuja that affirmed Senator Nenadi Usman–led Caretaker Committee as the lawful national leadership of the party, describing the ruling as a decisive victory for constitutionalism and internal democracy. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its Chairman, Mr. Peter …
The Labour Party faction aligned with Abia State Governor Alex Otti has appealed for reconciliation and unity following Wednesday’s judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise the Senator Nenadi Usman–led caretaker committee, effectively removing Julius Abure as national chairman. In a statement issued by …
