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Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Acho Ihim, has been suspended by members of the Assembly. Twenty-one of the 27 lawmakers of the Assembly carried out his suspension. Hon. Ihim’s suspension came after he had adjourned the…

The Senate committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions has approved of a second term for Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. While screening the CBN governor, on Wednesday, members of the…

A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Muhammed Kazaure (APC-Jigawa) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse the appointment of Mr. Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). At a news briefing on…

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, yet again, on Wednesday, commissioned the Agric Access Road, at Egan in Igando Ikotun Local Council Development Area (LCDA) and the Lagos Theatre in Igando as he gets set to exit office, saying that…

Gunmen have reportedly killed 17 Nigerien soldiers in an ambush near the border with Mali, a security source said, on Wednesday, adding that 11 others were still missing a day later. The attack reportedly occurred, on Tuesday, near the…

The National Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) has called for increased government regulation on safety and quality of foods consumed in Nigeria to prevent diseases. The members of the institute and stakeholders made the…

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), on Wednesday, warned anti-democratic elements calling for coup against democratically elected government to desist. Williams Akporeha, the president of NUPENG, who…

President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Thursday, depart Nigeria for Saudi Arabia for the lesser Hajj. This was upon his acceptance of invitation of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, the ruler of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques…

Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER), a CSO, has told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to respect the people’s will in the case of Imo West Senatorial election held on February 23. The Executive…

Some civil society organisations have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to find a replacement for Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), over the payment of $15 million to lawyers he engaged for the repatriation…