The control of Guzamala and Kukawa LGAs in Borno state by terrorists has become worrisome to the Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan. The Speaker therefore called on the federal government to establish a military brigade aimed at liberating the two LGAs. A military brigade is a major tactical unit in the army that consists of several battalions and supporting elements and has between 3,000 and 5,000 troops. The speaker, who...

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has denied threatening the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi during his interview on Arise TV. A press statement on Tuesday, signed by Morka, reads,  “On his verified official X handle, Mr Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, has alleged, in his...

Comrade Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, cautioned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, urging him to desist from insulting elders if he hopes to attain similar status later in life. Frank, in the press statement reacted to Wike’s recent barrage of attacks against his former political allies turned foes, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Governor of Rivers State Siminalayi...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lagos State House of Assembly candidate in the 2023 general elections, Sulaimon Abolaji Thompson and his supporters have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The former candidate, who has in a press statement on Tuesday stated reasons he has taken the decision to join the ruling party, also expressed gratitude to his former party. Sulaimon noted that he has officially resigned his membership of the PDP, also stated...

The Senate has declared that it will suspend the plenary for two weeks upon resumption on January 14, considering the N49.7 trillion 2025 budget at the committee level. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (APC, Ogun West), who stated this during a meeting with chairmen of other standing committees in the Senate, confirmed that January 31, 2025, the date fixed for the laying of reports on the 2025 Appropriation...