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The Ogun State House of Assembly has impeached the Speaker, Hon Olakunle Taiwo Oluomo, with immediate effect. According to an impeachment letter signed by 18 members of the house and obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday, the lawmakers said the Speaker was removed because of gross misconduct, financial misappropriation among others. “Dear Clerk/HLS; NOTICE OF IMPEACHMENT.“1. Whereas the office of the …

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has again urged the federal government to inaugurate the National Minimum Wage Committee to give it ample time to do its work diligently. TUC’s Deputy President, Mr Tommy Okon, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos, that the failure to inaugurate the committee, three months to the expiration of …

The anti-graft agency will arraign Obiano over alleged money laundering to the tune of N4,008,573,350 belonging to the Anambra State government while he was in office. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has concluded its investigations and is set to arraign former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, for alleged …

Security operatives have arrested an arms dealer in the State with 202 ammunition, as the Police Command ordered them to comb terrorists hideout. The command said the Police recorded yet another feat in the fight against crime and criminality in the State with the arrest of a suspected gunrunner and the recovery of ammunitions. According to the spokesman of Police …

The groups in a joint statement signed by RULAAC Executive Director, Okechuwu Nwanguma and CRRAN President, Olu Omotayo Esq, faulted the claim by the Nigerian Army that the female soldier had not officially exhausted the available institutionalised channels before going on the social media. Two civil society organisations – Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Center (RULAAC) and Civil Rights …

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will rally voters in Virginia on Tuesday, seeking to emphasize the stakes for reproductive rights in 2024 – the first presidential election since the Supreme Court overturned the federal constitutional right to an abortion. It’s the first time the president and vice president will have hit the trail together during 2024. At the …

The family of the late governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu, has released the burial arrangement for the former governor, disclosing that the late governor would be buried on February 23, 2024, in his hometown, Owo in Owo Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement signed by his son, Oluwarotimi O. Akeredolu, Jnr, and made …

Outrage yesterday trailed Northern senators’ position on the relocation of federal agencies to Lagos from Abuja. The senators had, aside from expressing angst against relocation of the agencies, also protested what they described as lopsided allocation between the North and South in the 2024 budget, arguing that the development was designed to further under-develop the North. But regional groups, such …

•as association urges more action on security, inclusivity. President Bola Tinubu on Monday emphasised that his administration will not relent in addressing corruption and other vices because it is a sacred duty to ensure that the country is set right for the prosperity of all Nigerians. He made the declaration when he received a delegation of the Christian Association of …

• Programme fully automated, extended to those seeking skill acquisition • Direct payment to beneficiaries schools The process for accessing the student loan programme of the Federal Government will be seamless, officials said yesterday. According to them, there will be no human contact. Everything will be automated, they said. Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Students Loan Board, Dr Akintunde …