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House of Representatives has slated next Tuesday for the laying of 2018 budget. The House may also pass the Appropriation Bill the same day. The House may, after the passage of the bill, shut down plenary to protest the killing of Nigerians, especially in Benue State. It will be recalled that the House while adopting a motion last week took …

Contrary to the views in some quarters, President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the United States (US) was beneficial to the country, the Presidency said yesterday. The Presidency scored the visit high, saying the President was satisfied with its outcome. In a statement, Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity) Mallam Garba Shehu said the President got all he wanted from the …

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the federal government will continue to make more arrest of suspected looters of the national treasury and put them on trial despite the difficulty in putting them behind bars. He also said corruption was fighting back as represented in the desperation by some “corrupt politicians” to ensure that President Muhammadu Buhari was …

The Federal Government, yesterday, announced that the construction of the Azura-Edo 450 megawatts independent power plant in Edo State has been completed. The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, who disclosed this at the inauguration of the newly appointed Chairman of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Professor James Momoh, in Abuja, said Azura has notified him on the …

A senior magistrate’s court sitting in Lokoja, Gogi State, yesterday, ordered that Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West senatorial district be remanded alongside two others in the police custody till June 11. Melaye who was brought to court in hospital ambulance and rolled on stretcher was arraigned on a six count charge of illegal possession of firearm, criminal conspiracy and …

China’s Central Bank said Thursday that it has signed a currency swap agreement with its Nigerian counterpart. The agreement will allow the two sides to swap a total of 15 billion Chinese yuan ($2.35 billion) for N720 billion or vice versa, in the next three years, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said on its website. The move is aimed …

  In the wake of Rudy Giuliani’s statements about the hush payment made to Stormy Daniels, outgoing Republican Rep. Charlie Dent called for congressional oversight hearings into the matter, suggesting that it would be hypocritical not to hold them. “I think there is certainly a role for Congress,” the Pennsylvania Republican said on CNN’s “Newsroom” on Thursday. “Let’s put the …

Embattled Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) was yesterday arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, for allegedly jumping out of a police vehicle. He was accused, in a First Information Report (FIR), of destroying the side glass of a police vehicle and attempting to kill himself and jumping out of the vehicle. He was also said to …

Matthew Urhoghide (Edo-PDP), the senator who was attacked for calling for impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari, has reported his ordeal in the hands of hoodlums in his state to his colleagues. Mr Uroghide on Thursday called for the invocation of section 143 of the Constitution to start impeachment process of Mr Buhari for his approval and withdrawal of $496 million …

President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said that the failure of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to show up for security briefing on the killings across the country is a threat to democracy. Saraki made this known in a tweet via the verified Twitter handle, The Senate President. The Senate had invited Idris to come and …