Hoodlums brutalised me for testifying at Lagos panel –#EndSARS protester (Punch) One of the #EndSARS protesters, Kamsiyochukwu Ibe, who testified before the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS-Related Abuses and other Matters, has confirmed…
*Davido donates N250m to orphanages across Nigeria (Punch)*COVID-19: Lagos moves to prevent, mitigate fourth wave (Champion)
Davido donates N250m to orphanages across Nigeria (Punch) Award-winning singer, David ‘Davido’ Adeleke on Saturday announced his donation of N250m to orphanages across Nigeria. According to the singer, the money came from his N100m challenge which raked in N201m in…
*Senate probes land grabbing allegations against Lagos prominent families (Punch)*Court convicts Poly student for trafficking hard drug (Guardian)
Senate probes land grabbing allegations against Lagos prominent families (Punch) The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has directed a full-scale investigation into allegations of land grabbing and violence levelled against the Ojora, Oluwa families of Lagos State. Some aggrieved…
Senate president in Kano for Sani Dangote’s burial
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has arrived in Kano Wednesday morning to attend the burial of Alhaji Sani Dangote, who died on Sunday. Lawan is being accompanied on the trip from Abuja by Senator Sani Musa, Senator Bello…
SERAP writes Lawan, Gbajabiamila, seeks probe of ‘missing N4.4bn NASS funds’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila to “use their good offices to urgently probe and refer to appropriate anti-corruption agencies allegations that N4.4…
Lawan visits Ekweremadu after IPOB’s attack (Punch)
Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Monday paid a solidarity visit to Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who was assaulted by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra in Nuremberg, Germany on Saturday. Lawan visited the former Deputy Senate President, at his…
We will no longer condone xenophobic attacks on Nigerians, says Lawan (Guardian)
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has condemned the continuous killings of Nigerians in South Africa, warning that the government will no longer tolerate further attacks on its citizens. He expressed concern that no fewer than 118 Nigerians have so…
*Senate fumes as number of Nigerians murdered in S’Africa rises to 127 (Punch) * Tinubu denies knowledge of “Tinubu 2023” campaign (Guardian)
Senate fumes as number of Nigerians murdered in S’Africa rises to 127 (Punch) The Senate on Wednesday warned the South African government to halt the frequent killings of Nigerians by its citizens to avoid grave consequences. The President of the…
No jumbo pay for federal lawmakers — Lawan (Punch)
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday said there was no jumbo package for National Assembly members. Lawan stated this when members of the Senators’ Forum paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja. The Senate…
European Union observers meet Lawan, submit election report to Senate today (Guardian)
The European Union Election Observer Mission ((EU EOM), will today, meet with Senate President Ahmad Lawan and officially present its report on the 2019 general elections to the upper chamber of the National Assembly. The emergency meeting had been communicated…
