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The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to give leaders of federal and state legislatures immunity from prosecution. The ‘Bill for an Act to Alter Section 308 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Extend Immunity to Cover Presiding Officers of Legislative Institutions,’ sponsored by Mr Olusegun Odebunmi, was narrowly passed …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday sentenced a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, to seven years imprisonment on corruption charges regarding his activities preceding the 2015 presidential election which his party lost. Justice Okon Abang delivering judgment at the proceedings which lasted over six hours convicted Metuh on all the seven counts, …

Four persons were on Monday killed and burnt by a mob in Otuo community in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State. Three of those killed were accused of complicity in the death of 17-year-old Ohiole Glory who was a student of Azama College, Otuo, according to The Nation. The fourth person, Lukman, was said to be a notorious …

…Oshiomhole now accuser, prosecutor, judge, says PGF DG …Writes Akande C’ttee on steps to reconciliation Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, Salihu Lukman, has described his ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as a political party that was no longer functional due to its inability to hold regular meetings of its constitutional organs as provided by law. He also …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Monday, said the “plot” by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to destabilize the country has left it with no choice but to approach the Supreme Court for a review of the outcome of the 2019 Presidential election. This is even as the party stated that in addition to the Presidential election, it would also …

The Edo House of Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution lifting the suspension on Philip Eguaroje, the vice-chairman of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state. The move was sequel to the consideration of the report of an ad-hoc committee on the impeachment of the vice chairman. The motion to consider the report was moved by Roland Asoro, the leader …

…Says no justification for Northerner to take over after Buhari’s 8 years As the permutations for the 2023 Presidency begin to dominate political discourse nationwide, Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has said the Presidency should rightly return to the Southern part of the country. Although the governor, acclaimed to be a major strategist of the ruling All Progressives Congress, …

Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has applauded Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, for providing impactful and purposeful leadership in the state, urging him to continue in his uncommon developmental strides. The former President gave the commendation on Sunday in Benin City, when he paid the governor a courtesy visit in his residence. Addressing journalists during the visit, Jonathan described …

Edo State Government has accused the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of sustaining his assault on public peace and safety in Edo State by what it called, violation of protocol when he visits the state thereby causing crisis and violence. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe …

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Saturday called on people who beg for alms or other forms of assistance from individuals and relatives to instead direct their begging to the government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Sanusi made the call at the National Conference on Alarammomi (Qur’anic Teachers) organised by Centre for Qur’anic Reciters …