Lagos Assembly: Obasa Poised To Secure Speakership Sit
There are several indications that Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, who won the re-election for te sixth time to represent the Agege 1 Constituency, would run for re-election for a third term. Re-elected ranking Assembly members and first-timers are reportedly planning to challenge Obasa for the position of Speaker. […]
NNPP Expels Ogun, Delta Chairmen Over Involvement In Anti-party Activities
Sunday Oginni Olaposi and Efe Tobor, the chairman of Ogun State and Delta State, respectively, have been expelled by the NNPP’s national leadership. The Ogun and Delta chairmen were expelled from the party for participating in anti-party activities. Dr. Agwo Major, the party’s national publicity secretary, made the expulsion of the pair official in a […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits International Criminal Court
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Russian President Putin will face international war crimes court when Ukraine wins war. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday made an unannounced visit to the International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes in Ukraine. The visit came a day after […]
India To Talk With China, Russia Before Central Asia Meet
India’s foreign minister is expected to hold bilateral talks Thursday with counterparts from China and Russia ahead of a Central Asian security forum meeting. Foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization began arriving in host India’s tourist hotspot Goa, where they are expected to discuss deepening economic and security cooperation in the region on Friday. The […]
Fed Raises US Interest Rates To Highest In 16 Years
The US central bank has raised interest rates to the highest level in 16 years as it battles to stabilise prices. The Federal Reserve increased its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points – its 10th hike in 14 months. The Fed signalled that Wednesday’s rise may be its last one for now. The moves […]
Sanwo-Olu Forms A 22-man Committee For Second Term Inauguration
For the swearing-in of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Deputy Governor Babafemi Hamzat for their second terms, the Lagos State administration has formed a 22-man committee. Gbenga Omotoso, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Lagos State, said this in a statement on Wednesday. The committee’s objective is to plan events leading up to the May […]
Senate OKs Buhari’s N22.7 Trillion Extra-budgetary Spending
The Senate on Wednesday granted President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to reimburse the executive arm for N22.7 trillion in expenses that were incurred without the National Assembly’s initial consent. The Federal Government borrowed the N22.7 trillion from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) via “ways and means advances”. Some senators from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]
Nigeria Receives First Batch Of 376 Evacuated Nigerians From Sudan
The Federal Government of Nigeria received the first batch of 376 evacuees from Sudan on Wednesday night. The first batch of evacuees, who were scheduled to be airlifted to Aswan, Egypt, arrived at the Argeen border last Wednesday. The evacuees encountered some delays due to various formalities provided by the Egyptian authorities, the platform had […]
Justice Nyako Adjourn Kanu’s Case Till May 22
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a group that has been labelled illegal, filed a case against the Department of State Services (DSS), which Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned till May 22. Kanu’s lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), filed the lawsuit on his behalf, […]
World Bank Names Ajay Banga As Its New President
The executive directors of the World Bank Group have chosen Ajay Banga, a former CEO of Mastercard, to serve as president. The appointment was announced in a statement on the Banks website on Wednesday. Banga will take office as president on June 2, 2023, according to the Bretton Woods institution. In a statement made at […]
