Fadehan Oyeyemi

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has canvassed for maximum patience, understanding, and support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the quest to make life more meaningful under the present administration. Akpabio made the call in his Eid el-Kabir message to Nigerians, especially the Muslim Ummah. The message he personally signed reads in part: “I especially rejoice … Read more

The National Industrial Court in Abuja on Friday dismissed a suit instituted against the Federal Government by a group of retirees challenging alleged discrimination in implementing pension policy in the country. The court held that the pensioners failed to establish that the Federal Government shortchanged them in the payment of their pension emoluments. In a … Read more

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has expressed disappointment over the alleged refusal of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Kaduna, Gombe and Jigawa States to allocate slots to intending pilgrims who enrolled through the Hajj Saving Scheme, (HSS). The FCT and affected states have attributed their actions to NAHCON and Jaiz Bank’s purported failure … Read more

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele has asked the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to deploy a diplomatic shuttle to ensure the release of Senator Ike Ikweremadu from prison in the United Kingdom, UK. Ekweremadu, a former Deputy Senate President, was sentenced to nine years … Read more

The Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), whose objective is the promotion of good governance and democracy in the country, has canvassed for a transparent and credible election of the presiding officers of the Senate and House of Representatives during the forthcoming inauguration of the 10th National Assembly. President Bola Tinubu is expected to issue … Read more

The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC on Friday admitted exhibits from the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi in additional six states in his quest to establish rigging and other electoral malpractices that led to his loss in the February 25 presidential election. Obi and the Labour Party had on Thursday tendered … Read more

The first witness of the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, in his petition against the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, told the Presidential Election Petition Court on Thursday that he and other agents of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), were forced to sign the result sheets of the last presidential election in their separate … Read more

The Senate on Tuesday passed an amendment to the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC Act with stiffer punishment for false petitioners. Specifically, the amendment to Section 25 of the Act, now provides two-year imprisonment with no option of fine on anyone whose petitions to the commission is found to be false … Read more

The Economic Assessment Unit of the Civil Society Central Coordinating Council, CSCCC, has said the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN) Godwin Emefiele, prepared grounds for the economic stability of the new administration of President Bola Tinubu. The group made the claims in a statement reacting to the honour conferred on him by … Read more

The Senate has ordered the Federal Ministry of Works to refund into the nation’s purse a whopping sum of N692 million allegedly spent on fictitious contracts as contained in the 2018 report of the Auditor General for the Federation, AuGF. The Red Chamber arrived at the decision after the consideration of the report by its … Read more