The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed the much-anticipated National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party, which was earlier scheduled for Wednesday, March 13. It has now been shifted to May 13, 2023. An announcement to this effect was signed by the party’s National Secretary, Rt. Hon. S.K.E […]
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By Tonnie Iredia The Nigerian Senate last Thursday suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) for six months for what it called her total violation of the Senate Standing Rules which allegedly brought the presiding officer and the entire Nigerian Senate to public opprobrium. The suspension was announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio following the approval […]
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The Federal Government’s ambitious effort to overhaul the nation’s tax laws has moved a step closer to reality following the submission of over 200 memoranda by diverse stakeholders to the Senate and House of Representatives. The National Assembly’s public hearings, which saw the participation of various interest groups, marked a pivotal moment in the country’s […]
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The Senate has faulted pervasive claims that its member representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, was suspended for accusing the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, of sexual harassment. Rather, the upper chamber clarified that Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended specifically due to her flagrant disobedience to Sections 6.1 and 6.2 of the Senate Standing Orders […]
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ondo State Council, has raised a committee to conduct election into its various offices. This was in a statement by the union’s election committee, NUJECO chairman, Ayo Falana, and secretary, Augustine Okinedo. According to the statement: “1. Elections will be held into the various offices in the union on […]
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– promises more leadership roles, empowerment for women Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has unveiled the Odatiwa Women Initiative’s Grant, a financial empowerment scheme designed to support 1,000 low-income women across the state. He flagged off the distribution of the grant during the 2025 International Women’s Day celebration, held on Saturday at the […]
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Ondo State Governor and the Vistor to the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has constituted a Visitation Panel for the institution. The panel will be chaired by Prof. Gbenga Olumekun. Other members of the panel are Elder Idowu Benjamin, Mr. Olumide Ogidan, Mr. Anthony Akala and Mr. Richard Adeyinka Arifalo (Secretary). […]
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By Banji Ayoola The day breaks punctually and regularly at the exact time, gradually dispersing or dissolving the darkness as the night gradually recedes with its ally darkness. Thus the night transits gradually into twilight, and it increasingly brightens until the darkness tapers or tails off, and the day breaks fully, in strict accordance with the […]
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Chart showing breakdown of sexual abuse cases by male respondents. Credit: Godfrey George For years, the narrative of sexual abuse in Nigeria has been largely one-sided, dominated by stories of female survivors. However, across social media, Nigerian men are breaking their silence, sharing harrowing accounts of childhood abuse at the hands of much older women—maids, […]
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Lagos State Police Command has arrested three suspects and is currently searching for five others linked to the murder of a 2024 graduate of Lagos State University, Adedamola Ogunbode. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Friday following a Punch Metro report detailing the state chapter of the National Association of […]
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