Donald Trump Still Headline Act For Republicans, Despite Charges
Former US President Donald Trump appeared defiant at two Republican Party conventions on Saturday, a day after he was charged with mishandling classified documents. Mr Trump – who is running to be the Republican candidate for president in 2024 – claimed that he was being pursued in federal court because of his re-election hopes. But […]
Tinubu Schedule To Move To Presidential Villa Next Week
Thirteen days after assuming office, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to move into the Presidential Villa in Abuja as his official residence next week. The President hasn’t moved into the Aso Rock official residence due to ongoing maintenance nearly two weeks after taking the oath of office. Recall that around three weeks prior to […]
PEPT: Peter Obi Suffers Setback As Court Denies Request To Interrogate INEC
The Labour Party (LP) candidate Peter Obi requested permission to interrogate the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) about the technology it used to conduct the general elections on February 25th, but the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) in Abuja rejected the petition he filed. Peter Obi had requested in his motion that the tribunal order […]
DSS To Interrogate Others Alongside Emefiele
Alongside with the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, the Department of State Services (DSS) will interrogate more individuals. The DSS is expected to acquire a court order on Tuesday to keep Emefiele in their custody for as long as his interrogation will last in an effort to extend the […]
Sweeping 37-count Indictment Alleges Trump Hoarded National Secrets
Donald Trump was hit with a sweeping 37-count indictment from the special counsel’s office Thursday, alleging that he willfully retained documents containing the nation’s most sensitive secrets, including nuclear programs, after he left office, showed some of them on at least two occasions and then tried to obstruct the investigation into their whereabouts. Federal prosecutors […]
I’ve Been Forced Out Over Partygate Report, Says Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson has stepped down as a Tory MP after claiming he was “forced out of Parliament” over Partygate. The ex-PM saw in advance a report by the Commons Privileges Committee investigating if he misled the Commons over Downing Street lockdown parties. In an explosive and lengthy statement, he called the committee a “kangaroo court” […]
Trump Indictment: US Nuclear Secrets And Files Kept In Shower
Former President Donald Trump has been charged with mishandling hundreds of classified documents, including US nuclear secrets and military plans. The 37-count indictment accuses him of keeping the files at his Florida estate, including in a ballroom and a shower, and lying to investigators. It alleges he then tried to obstruct the investigation into the […]
President Tinubu Signs Second Bill Since Assuming Office
The Electricity Act 2023 has been signed by President Bola Tinubu, according to sources in the presidential villa, and this is believed to be the second bill signed into law, on Thursday he signed the bill on uniform retirement age for judicial officers into law, two weeks after his assumption of office. The bill’s main […]
June 12: 2023 Democracy Day Tagged ‘Hope Reassured’ – Akume
The theme for 2023 June 12 Democracy Day, which will be celebrated in a somewhat low-key manner, is “Hope Reassured,” the Federal Government announced this on Friday. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, delivered the news during a press conference. He noted that the recent presidential inauguration on May […]
Nigeria Can’t Continue To Be Father Christmas To Neighbouring Countries – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria would no longer play Father Christmas role to neighbouring countries. Speaking at an interactive session with traditional rulers under the aegis of National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN), at the Aso Rock yesterday. The president said; “I am grateful that you are paying attention to what I […]
