Court orders Lagos to probe killing of journalist during #EndSars (Punch) A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Lagos State Government to conduct a thorough investigation into the death of Pelumi Onifade, a 20-year-old reporter who was arrested…
Tinubu begins private visit to France Wednesday (Punch)*Gunmen kill over 30 in Plateau State attack (Guardian)
Tinubu begins private visit to France Wednesday (Punch) President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart Abuja for Paris, France, for a private visit. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, revealed this in a statement he…
*Lagos records 4 COVID-19 related deaths in 4 days (Guardian)*Court grants 49 Yoruba agitators 300k bail each (Vanguard)
Lagos records 4 COVID-19 related deaths in 4 days (Guardian) Lagos State recorded four COVID-19 related deaths between July 14 and July 17, the state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said. Abayomi made the disclosure through his Facebook…
Adoke haunted by evil he did to me — Ndume (Punch)
Former AGF, Mohammed Adoke, has just written a book, “Burden of Service”, and your name was mentioned generously in the book. He alleged that you, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and the acting EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Magu, are the ones behind his travails.…
Lawan announced as Nigeria’s Senate President (Premium Times)
Yobe North Senator, Ahmed Lawan, has been announced as Senate President on Nigeria’s Senate President. Mr Lawan polled 79 votes to beat his closest rival, Ali Ndume, who garnered 28 votes. The Election of Senate President was held at the…
PDP backs Ndume, Bago for NASS leadership (Guardian)
Nigeria’s opposition People’s Democratc Party Monday night adopted Ali Ndume and Umar Bago as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively. “The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after very extensive consultations with critical…
I’ll be the next Senate President, Ndume declares (Punch)
A former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has said he will emerge as the Senate President of the Ninth National Assembly. The senator said this in an interview with journalists in Lagos on Monday. He said he was confident because he…
Senate Presidency: Lawan woos PDP Caucus (ThisDay)
Senate Leader, Senator Ahmed Lawan, has continued his engagement with all stakeholders, including his colleagues in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over his bid to become the Senate president of the 9th National Assembly. This is coming as a…
Senators got $1m each to impeach Saraki, Kwara lawmaker Rafiu Ibrahim alleges (Punch)
Senator Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim (PDP-Kwara South), has alleged that lawmakers under the aegis of Parliamentary Support Group, were given $1m each to impeach Senate President Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu. The lawmaker said this on Tuesday in an…