Senate Demand Answers Over Alleged USAID Links to Boko Haram

The Nigerian Senate has resolved to summon key security officials to a closed-door session following allegations by the US Congressman Scott Perry that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been funding Boko Haram and other terrorist organisations in Nigeria. The officials invited include National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Mohammed Mohammed, Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS) Adeola Ajayi, and Chief of Defence Intelligence at...

The Patriots Mourn Demise Of Edwin Clark

The National Secretariat of the Patriots, an eminent body of Leaders of thought, Statesmen and women aspiring to birth a united and prosperous Nigeria under the chairmanship of Chief Emeka Anyoku, GCON, has mourned the demise of Chief Edwin Clark, Leader of the Niger Delta People who died at the age of 97 years old. The General – Secretary of the group, Olawale Okunniyi, has in a press statement on Tuesday noted that The Patriots...

House Of Reps To Hold Public Hearing On Tax Reform Bills

The leadership of the House of Representatives has announced plans by the Committee on Finance to lead a public hearing on tax reform bills on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.  This comes after the House, on February 12, debated the general principles of the bills, marking the resolution of a months-long stand-off between lawmakers and the executive branch. The consolidated bills, which were prepared in anticipation of the debate and second reading, aim to streamline tax...

Jonathan Mourns Demise  Of Clark, Describes Him As Father Figure

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has mourned the demise  sadness of elder statesman, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, who passed on to eternal glory on Monday at the age of 97 years. Jonathan described the late nonagenarian as a father figure, peerless icon and a relentless crusader for justice who devoted his life to the betterment of our society. In a condolence message to his immediate family, the former President also noted that late Chief Clark was...

YPP Candidates in Nnewi Joins APC, Declare Support for Paul Chukwuma

The Young Progressives Party – YPP Councilor candidates during last September’s controversial Anambra LGA election across the ten wards in Nnewi North LGA, have declared for the All Progressives Congress – APC. The group also declared their support for Sir Paul Chukwuma in the coming APC governorship primary election on April 6 and the General Election on November 8, 2025. The former YPP members who moved to the APC include; Hon. Amobi Okonkwo, who was...

Lagos Lawmakers Suspend Plenary After Clash with DSS Over Speaker’s Impeachment

…Lawmakers Stand by Meranda The Lagos State House of Assembly descended into chaos on Monday as operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force entered the assembly premises. The security personnel reportedly sealed the offices of Speaker Mojisola Meranda, Deputy Speaker, and the Clerk of the House. This action led to a tense standoff between lawmakers and security officers, with the lawmakers eventually regaining access to the assembly. The unexpected...

Relief Materials For IDPs Uncovered In Classrooms in Abuja

Relief materials meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) was hoarded inside classrooms at the Durumi IDP camp in Abuja. The Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Aliyu Ahmed, disclosed that government will probe the alleged hoarding of the relief materials. Ahmed, who was at the Durumi IDP camp to inaugurate a computer centre donated by Brand Life Vision Foundation, embarked on an inspection of the camp and...

African Union Cautions Against Disintegration of DR Congo

Two days after the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group entered a second city in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo, the African Union, AU, has warned against the break-up of the country. M23 seized the provincial capital, Goma, at the end of January before pushing south in an escalation of violence in the eastern region, which has already endured decades of clashes. Bankole Adeoye, AU’s Peace and Security Commissioner, in a statement issued on Sunday,...

Nigeria Rejects Proposal To Restructure AU Peace, Security Unit

The proposal to create a new department out of the existing Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union (AU) has been rejected by the Nigerian government. President Bola Tinubu, whose statement was delivered by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, during the consideration and deliberation on the AU reforms report, rejected moves to restructure the AU Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security. Nigerian diplomat Ambassador Bankole Adeoye currently...

Ebonyi: Governor Francis Nwifuru calls for action to end sit-at-home

The sit-at-home orders often declared by non-state actors in the South-East region on Mondays have been worrisome to Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru as he charged the new General Officer Commanding 82 Division to intensify efforts to end the order. This is contained in a statement made available to journalists by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Dr Monday Uzor, said the Governor made the call when the new General Officer Commanding 82 Division...

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