President Bola Tinubu has turned down a N942bn proposal by the National Population Commission for the conduct of the national housing and population census. Impeccable sources privy to the discussions between Tinubu and the commission’s top officials on Monday, February 24, 2025, at the State House, revealed that the President insisted on cost-cutting measures. According […]
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Some women groups on Friday rejected Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension from the Senate, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District. They described it as an assault on democracy and a deliberate attempt to silence women in leadership. The groups include a coalition under the Coalition for Women in Governance and the Women in Management, Business, and Public Service. […]
Continue ReadingLagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passing of Dr Doyin Okupe, the former spokesman to Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan. He described the death of Okupe, a physician and co-founder of Royal Cross Medical Centre, who passed away at 72, as a great loss to Nigeria, particularly the people of Ogun State. […]
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The former Presidential spokesperson to former Presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, Dr Doyin Okupe, is dead. Okupe, from Iperu-Remo, Ikenne Local Government area of Ogun State, who was said to have been sick for some time, died in the early hours of Friday in Lagos at the age of 72. The Chairman of Ikenne […]
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*The New Law is that a Legislative House Cannot Suspend a Member as the Member is Not an Employee of the House* By Douglas Ogbankwa Esq. The Law now is that a Legislative House cannot suspend a Member of the House as doing so will deny his constituents representation as enshrined in the Constitution of […]
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Following the lacklustre performance of the 9th National Assembly, which earned it the label “Rubber Stamp Assembly,” hopes were high that the 10th Assembly would usher in a new era of legislative vibrancy. While some remained optimistic, others held back, unwilling to place their faith in a parliament they doubted could address the spectre of […]
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No matter how often Nigerian politicians parrot the word “democracy”, only a few are true democrats. Monday’s melodrama at the Lagos State House of Assembly proves this. That day, Mojisola Meranda’s 49-day reign as speaker ended abruptly. Mudashiru Obasa, impeached on January 13, returned to the seat. That set off a gale of farcical resignations […]
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The Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, will challenge in court the six-month suspension slammed on her following her face-off with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over seating arrangements in the red chamber. The legal counsel to the Kogi lawmaker, Victor Giwa, dismissed the Senate resolution as a violation of a court order. Giwa spoke with […]
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By Banji Ayoola There are definite consequences of the wrong human activities prevailing virtually everywhere on earth today, activities that do not comply with the Order in Nature as streams from the Holy Will of the Almighty Father. The painful consequences of the pervasive disobedience by us of the Natural Laws governing the entire Creation, […]
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By Prof. Tunji Olaopa An autobiography is a most delicate, complex and indeed disruptive art form. It is the autobiographer’s authorial insistence to be heard in terms of his or her narrative addition to historical discourse. In fact, it is the autobiographer’s narration of the historical event from his or her own perspective. And more […]
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