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ABUJA – Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Sen. Adams Oshiomhole (APC–Edo North) again on Wednesday, differed over upper legislative chamber’s amended standing rules for the election of presiding and principal officers. The upper chamber had on Tuesday amended its rules to restrict eligibility for the leadership positions to senators who have served at least two […]

The Nigerian Senate on Thursday reversed portions of its recently amended Standing Orders following concerns over constitutional inconsistencies. The upper chamber rescinded amendments made to Order 2(2) and Order 3(1) of the Senate Standing Orders 2026, barely two days after introducing sweeping changes affecting legislative procedures and eligibility requirements for presiding officers. However, the Senate […]

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Residents of Ubiaja in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State erupted in jubilation as the Edo State Special Security Squad demolished a building allegedly used as a hideout for kidnapping and drug-related activities linked to suspected kidnap kingpin, Jerry Okoyomo. The demolition attracted a large crowd of residents who commended the state […]

ABUJA – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will resume nationwide on May 11, 2026. According to a statement by the Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, the exercise will run from Monday, May 11 to Friday, July 10, marking the […]

PORT HARCOURT – The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc (PHED) has warned against vandalism of power infrastructure following the death of a suspected vandal who was electrocuted while tampering with a high-tension installation. The company’s Head of Corporate Communications, Olubukola Ilevbare, disclosed that the incident occurred in the early hours of April 24 at about […]

BENIN CITY – The Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) has reiterated that it remains the sole authority empowered to assess and collect revenue on behalf of the state government, warning against illegal cash collections. In a public notice, the agency emphasised that its cashless policy remains the only approved method for revenue collection under […]

KADUNA — The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Arewa Consultative Forum has suspended its Board of Trustees (BOT) Chairman, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, over allegations of financial and administrative misconduct, and ordered an immediate forensic audit of the organisation’s finances. The far-reaching decision was taken at an emergency NEC meeting held in Kaduna on Wednesday, […]

LAGOS — Nigeria is losing as much as N20 trillion in revenue annually due to the failure to fully comply with constitutional provisions mandating remittances into the Federation Account, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has said. Agbakoba disclosed this on Wednesday in Lagos at a high-level news conference […]

BENIN CITY – The Edo State Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board has fixed Wednesday, May 6, and Thursday, May 7, 2026, for the final screening of intending pilgrims ahead of their departure to Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Hajj exercise. In a statement signed by the Executive Secretary of the Board, Alhaji Eranga Abdulkabir Muhammadkabir, the […]

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‎Nigeria’s senior women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress, just concluded a playing tour of the USA, after playing against top rated WNBA teams, a first-ever by any African team, in preparations for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, coming up September in Berlin, Germany. ‎ ‎The highly rated Nigerian girls played three high profiled games losing against […]