You impeached me but Senate will acquit me, angry Trump lashes at House
The White House has hit back at lawmakers after President Donald Trump was impeached, slamming the “illegitimate articles of impeachment” and voicing confidence the president would be acquitted in the…
NASS N37bn renovation project: The outcry by Nigerians is not relevant – Sen. Sabi
The Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Sabi Abdullahi has said that the renovation of the National Assembly complex is long overdue, 20 years after it was built in 1999. Speaking…
Trump becomes Third US President to be impeached; joins Johnson, Clinton
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday impeached President Donald Trump for alleged abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. With this, Trump has become the third president in U.S….
Senate demands thorough probe into murder of OAU Professor
The Senate has asked the Nigeria Police to carry out a thorough investigation into the murder of Professor Jerome Elusiyan of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile Ife, Osun…
Lagos Ports: Senators divided over Messrs OMLS operations
Apapa Port, Lagos Nigerian Senate has halted the suspension of Messrs OMLS Limited operations at the Safe Anchorage Area (SAA) of the Lagos ports, saying that the Nigeria Navy…
Imo traditional rulers publicly denounce FGM practice
Traditional rulers in Orlu Local Government area of Imo on Wednesday came out in their numbers to publicly denounce Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and threatened to sanction practitioners of the…
Insurgency: Boko Haram militants kill 14 Chadian civilians in overnight raid
Boko Haram fighters Boko Haram militants killed 14 Chadian civilians and wounded five others in an overnight attack on a fishermens’ camp in the northeastern part of Lake Chad,…
Reps urge DPR to ban illegal operations of cooking gas outlets
The House of Representatives has urged the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to ban operators of illegal cooking gas outlets in the country. This followed a unanimous adoption of a…
Senate confirms Nami as FIRS Chairman, 13 others as board members
New FIRS boss, Mohammed Nami The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Muhammad Nami as the Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) and 13 others as board…
Alleged P&ID scam: Court grants EFCC’s request to extradite Briton
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s request to extradite the Briton, Adam Quinn, over his alleged complicity in the 9.6 billion…