About 1,076 persons who committed varying crimes during the 25 February and 18 March polls in Nigeria will be prosecuted, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, assured on Wednesday. The electoral offenders were arrested across 35 states with Ebonyi having the highest number of cases. Ebonyi has 64 cases involving 216 suspects and Edo is second with 22 cases and 80 suspects, while Anambra is third with 12 cases involving 66 suspects. Kaduna State is...

The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has promised to constitute Anambra State House of Assembly Service Commission, which is one of the structures required for an independent legislature in Anambra State. This assurance from the governor was given during a conversation with members of the Anambra State chapter of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria – PASAN, through the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Somto Udeze. The governor’s promise was also reinforced...

The confusion and uncertainty in the Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seem to have taken another dimension on Tuesday, with the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Moses Thomas Sule, and his Deputy, Hon. Gwottaon Fom, resigning their positions Gabriel Dawang, the member representing Pankshin North,  has been elected as the new speaker, while Hon Timothy Dantong representing Riyom constituency is now the new deputy speaker of the Assembly....

…Okays 2024-2026 budget framework The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP), which includes a borrowing plan of N7.8 trillion for 2024. For 2024, 2025, and 2026, the House further set benchmark oil prices of $73.96, $73.76, and $69.90 per barrel, respectively. The House also set daily crude oil production levels of 1.78 Mbps, 1.80 Mbps, and 1.81 Mbps. The executive’s proposed exchange rate for...

The pan Yoruba socio-cultural and political organization, Afenifere, has expressed deep concern over the spate of internal security breaches from various parts of the country in recent times and has asked President Bola Tinubu to issue an executive order on state, local government police, as well as strengthen the federal police. A Press Statement issued on Tuesday by the National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, Comrade Jare Ajayi, called on President Tinubu and relevant security...