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Amid the controversy rocking the Nigerian Senate, the Red Chamber has passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. ...

The Nigerian Senate has defended its decision to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan before the Inter-Parliamentary Union, stating that her suspension was not related to allegations of sexual harassment but due to gross misconduct....

The Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that four members of the Edo State House of Assembly received N200m each as inducement to defect to the All Progressives Congress. ...

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Lagos state has hit $259 billion, based on Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), placing it as the second-largest economy on the continent and trailing only behind Cairo, the Egyptian capital....

President Bola Tinubu has resolved the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly, backing the return of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker, despite an earlier recommendation for his resignation.&...

The Isale Eko Descendants Union has expressed satisfaction with the court ruling ordering producers of the movie ‘Gangs of Lagos’ to apologise to the union for how Eyo masquerade was portrayed in the popular movie.A Lagos high court approved the settlement terms between the IDU and the producers of the movie over the controversial portrayal of the Eyo masquerade in the film.Directed by Jade Os...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the N15.6tn Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway project as wasteful and corrupt.He equally slammed the President Bola Tinubu administration for spending N21bn on a new official residence for Vice President Kashim Shettima, calling it a misplaced priority and conduit designed to embezzle public funds.The ex-leader disclosed this in chapter six of his new book, &lsq...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the demolition of houses in the right of way of the ongoing road construction in Gishiri, under the Katampe area of the nation’s capital.Wike, who personally supervised the demolition, was seen furiously addressing the community chief saying, “We gave you time.”Some of the residents tried to resist and stop the excava...

“I foresaw the crisis festering for too long before I intervened. We reached an agreement, written agreement, and both parties signed,” said President Tinubu.President Bola Tinubu has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to honour the agreement reached in Abuja and obey the Supreme Court judgement for peace to reign in Rivers.The president said this at a meeting with representatives and leaders...

The House of Representatives has ordered a total shutdown of porn websites nationwide.It directed the Nigerian Communications Commission to enforce the immediate shutdown of the websites in the country.The House gave the directive during a plenary.The lawmakers suggested that the internet providers must block access under the new directive.Member representing the Faskari...