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…Four Lawmakers Join party By Idahosa Musa Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, on Wednesday gained the majority at the State House of Assembly, following the defection of three lawmakers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and one Labour Party lawmaker to its fold. Following the development, the APC membership in the Edo State House of Assembly is …

Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, said heaven would not fall if the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly impeached his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara.  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said this at a media parley in Abuja on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.  Wike maintained that there would be nothing wrong if the state lawmakers decided to …

Mr Wike and Fubara have been locked in a protracted fight over the control of the political structures in Rivers State, which initially split the assembly into two factions. Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers was on Wednesday prevented from accessing the State Assembly Quarters in Port Harcourt, the state capital. PREMIUM TIMES learned that Mr Fubara was at the assembly quarters to …

The Lagos State Government has since declared an emergency in the school and commenced vaccination of all the students and staff. The Principal of Kings College, Lagos, Mogaji Zakaria, says the school has put measures in place to curb the spread and contraction of diphtheria, days after an outbreak that has led to the death of at least one student. …

CNN — President Donald Trump imposed sweeping 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imported into the United States Wednesday, a policy aimed at leveling the playing field for US manufacturing but a move that threatens to drive up prices on a broad range of consumer and industrial goods for Americans. It’s the latest salvo in Trump’s multifaceted tariff plan aimed at …

Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan told the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) on Tuesday in the United States that her suspension for six months by the Nigerian Senate was unlawful and it was part of the plans to silence her in the parliament. Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has taken her case to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), seeking international intervention over her suspension from …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed a suit seeking to stop the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, and the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) from arresting and prosecuting Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs) in Abuja. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgement, held that the application of the plaintiff was incompetent under the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, 2009. …

The special independent investigative panel on the alleged corruption and other violations against some senior personnel of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has begun. Secretary of the panel, Uju Agomoh, who chaired the session on Tuesday in Abuja, said that a number of cases brought before the panel involved very senior correctional officers in charge of custodial centres across Nigeria where the …

LAGOS—A massive fire engulfed Otedola Bridge on Tuesday following a tanker explosion, causing widespread panic among motorists and commuters in the area. Eyewitnesses reported that the explosion occurred around 8 p.m. following a tanker accident, which ignited a fire that spread rapidly. Videos from the scene, shared by netizens on X, show thick smoke billowing into the sky. Speaking on …

Three states – Benue, Nasarawa and Ondo – were locked in rage and protests, yesterday, over the killing of no fewer than 28 persons by herdsmen and bandits, according to report by Vanguard News. A pregnant woman was among 20 persons killed during a farmers/herders’ clash that left scores wounded, houses, motorcycles, and a police operational vehicle set ablaze in …