Senate President Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday constituted the conference committee on the Petroleum Industry Bill. The members of the conference committee include: Senate Leader Yahaya Abdullahi – Chairman; Senators Mohammed Sabo – North West; Albert Bassey Akpan – South South; Danjuma Goje – North East; Opeyemi Bamidele – South West; …

Four members of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Zamfara State on Tuesday defected to the All Progressives Congress(APC). They cited the crisis within the party for their action They are Bello Hassan Shinkafi, Ahmed Bakura, Ahmed Shehu and Suleiman Gumi.htt …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has dismissed media reports that the lawmakers have removed electronic transfer of election result from the Electoral Act amendment bill. The Speaker who said he has made it a habit not to respond to every media report said the Committee saddled with …

Mixed reactions yesterday trailed the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law by the National Assembly. Afenifere, pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Ijaw National Congress (IJC) and Edwin Clark-led Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) faulted the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), describing it as a deception. Afenifere Secretary Chief Sola Ebiseeni said …

Justice Egwuatu gave the ruling after Ojerinde, dressed in white native attire, was arraigned on an 18-count charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/97/2021, in which he was accused, among others, of complicity in the diversion of public funds estimated at over N5.2billion.The prosecuting agency – the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences …

Nigerian film legend, Richard Moje Damijo, is in high spirits as he would be turning 60 on July 6. In an interview with Chude Jideonwo, the actor mentioned that his life would begin at 60 and that he is particularly grateful for his life as none of his parents ever …

Whatsapp has issued a warning to users who download clone apps, threatening to permanently block them if continuous usage persists. The company made this warning as a clone app named GB WhatsApp is gaining a rapid audience, The Mirror reported on Monday. Though the clone app exhibits extra features that are not …

A magistrate court in the Adamawa State capital, Yola, has handed a man a nine-year jail term for deserting a girl he impregnated and for attempting to desert justice when it was pronounced on him. The man, Zakaria Mallam who was brought before the court by his girlfriend, Maryam Usman, …

Eight weeks after their meeting in Asaba, the Delta State capital, on May 11, 2021, 17 Southern governors again met in Alausa, Ikeja, the Lagos State capital, to deliberate on issues including open grazing ban, restructuring, fiscal federalism and the call for state police, amongst other national matters. “We welcome …

Actor, Timini Egbuson, has said that many women cheat in relationships, contrary to the narrative usually pushed that men cheat more. Speaking during an interview with media personality, Toke Makinwa, Egbuson said, “I make my decisions based on whatever reasons I feel like. I have female and male friends. And, …