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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, said on Thursday that members of the House have contributed approximately N704.9 million from their salaries over the past five months to support vulnerable Nigerians.He said the initiative followed a resolution during plenary for lawmakers to donate half of their salaries as a response to the hardships caused by the removal of fuel subsidies and rising poverty levels in the country.Speaking at th...

The Oyo State Police Command has disclosed the arrest of the ex-queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola; the Principal of Islamic High School, Ibadan, Fasasi Abdulahi; and six others in connection to the death of some children during a stampede at a funfair in Ibadan, the state capital.The ex-queen was named as the main sponsor of the event.More so, the number of children who have died from the stampede has risen to 35 while six others are critically inj...

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has instructed Commanding Officers to prioritise mobile court operations during the end-of-year enforcement period. The strategic move aims to enhance the effectiveness of the FRSC’s efforts to ensure road safety and crashes during the yuletide season and beyond.According to the spokesman of the FRSC Assistant Corps Marsh...

An FCT High Court has granted bail to the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, in the sum of N500 million over money laundering charges.Justice Maryanne Aninih also ordered Bello to produce two sureties in like sum.The judge said sureties must be notable Nigerians with landed property in Maitama, Jabi, Utako, Apo, Guzape, Garki and Asokoro.The judge further asked Bello to depo...

The wife of the Zamfara State Governor, Huriyya Dauda Lawal, has facilitated the marriage of 100 orphaned girls in the state.The brides, who were well cared for before the wedding, received the necessary attention for their beautification.A dowry of one hundred and fifty-one thousand Naira was paid for each bride by the Governor’s wife.Huriyya Dauda Lawal also provided essential household items, including sets of furniture...

The State House has earmarked N15.09bn for the purchase of tyres for bulletproof vehicles, Sport Utility Vehicles, operational vehicles, and plain cars, and the construction of an office complex for Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants.It also proposed a total sum of N5.49bn as a provision for the annual maintenance of the Presidential Villa.These details were disclosed in the newly released 2025 Appropriation Bill by the Budget Office ...

Organizers of a children’s funfair where many were feared dead following a stampede on Wednesday, at the Islamic High School, Basorun, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, have been arrested.The state governor, Seyi Makinde, confirmed that the organizers are in custody as investigations continue to determine the cause of the stampede.He made this known in a statement he shared on his official X handle on Wedne...

The National Assembly has extended the implementation of the 2024 Budget by six months. Senate President Godswill Akpabio made this known during the 2025 budget presentation by President Bola Tinubu.“We shall continue on the part of nationalism and service to our country,” Akpabio said before a joint sitting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.Akpabio said the ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the 2025 budget proposal presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing it as “unrealistic, opaque, and insincere.”PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement said the budget was anti-people, warning that its implementation would worsen insecurity, poverty, and despair across the nation.Tinubu unveiled the 49.7 trillion ...

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Lagos State to spend the Christmas and New Year holidays.Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, and cabinet members received the President at the Presidential Wing of Murtala Mohammed International Airport.Before his departure to Lagos, President Tinubu presented the 2025 budget, totalling N47.9 trillion, before a joint session of the National Assembly in Abu...