Umahi: INEC to decide on court ruling next week

Deborah Tolu-Kolawole 17 March 2022 Kindly share this story: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has said it would meet next week to deliberate on the Federal High Court’s sack of Ebonyi state Governor, Dave Umahi and come up with an appropriate position on the matter. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and […]

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Nigeria borrowed N6.64tn, serviced debt with N2.93tn in 2021, says DMO

Nike Popoola, Sami Olatunji, Edidiong Ikpoto and Anozie Egole 18 March 2022 Kindly share this story: THE Debt Management Office on Thursday said Nigeria’s total public debt stock increased to N39.56tn in 2021 from N32.92tn in 2020. The Director-General, DMO, Patience Oniha, said this at a media briefing in Abuja. According to her, the total […]

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WHO IS A LAWMAKER? Abire Sunday Like we were taught in elementary schools, there are three Arms of government. The Legislature, Executive and Judiciary are structured with specific objectives, visions as well as duties. While the Legislative arm makes the laws, the judiciary interprets and the executive implements. No arm of government enjoys external support […]

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LETTER TO THE LEADERS, MESSAGE FOR THE LED By Femi Salako Dear people, powers of Akoko Kingdom and Ondo State in General. Return Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo We greet you with best wishes, we salute the good sons and daughters of our dear kingdom; over the years we have proven ourselves to be a community of […]

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NEITI report: Reps go after 77 oil firms over unremitted N2.6tn revenue

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, commenced an investigative hearing into the N2.6tn owed the Federal Government by 77 oil companies operating in Nigeria. The House is acting on the 2019 report of the Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative. Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, threatened that parliament might be forced to invoke the provisions […]

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Reps grill Amaechi, BPE officials over $214m Deep Blue contract

Leke Baiyewu16 March 2022THE Bureau of Public Procurement has told the House of Representatives’ Committee on Navy that it does not possess the documents presented by the HSL International Limited, which the Federal Government awarded the ‘Deep Blue Project’ contract, before the firm was issued a Certificate of No Objection. According to the BPP, the […]

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Buni’s men tighten hold on APC, Akpanudoedehe returns to office

Leke Baiyewu, Stephen Angbulu and Deborah Tolu-Kolawole16 March 2022Members of the All Progressives Congress, who are loyal to the Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni, on Tuesday, consolidated their hold on the party after surviving last week’s attempt to remove them. On Monday, the Secretary of the CECPC, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, who […]

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