Category: Politics

Okowa presents N367.9 billion budget proposal for 2019 fiscal year

DELTA State Governor,  Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa yesterday, presented a budget proposal of N367, 095,083,451 to the State House of Assembly for the 2019 fiscal year....

Corruption charge: Ibori loses appeal in London court

Former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori has lost an appeal against his conviction in London, Channels Television has published. Ibori had pleaded guilty in a...

Senate

Rowdy session in Senate over sitting arrangement

There was rowdy session in the Senate over the sitting arrangement in Red Chamber as Senator Godswill Akpabio accused Senate President, Bukola Saraki of preventing him...

UK envoy: Enforcing executive order on travel ban ‘very important’ in Anti-graft war

Paul Arkwright, UK high commissioner to Nigeria, says the implementation of the executive order six is very important in the federal government’s fight against...

Ogun

Defection rumour: I stand with Buhari, says Amosun

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has debunked the rumors making the rounds that he plans to defect from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to...

Hauwa

Senate observes 2-minute silence in honour of Hauwa Leman

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has condemned the murder of Hauwa Leman, an aid worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), by...

Fayemi

Fayemi’s inauguration: Promises accountability, transparency

Former Minister of Solid Mineral and Development and winner of Ekiti State governorship election, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has been sworn in as the new governor of the state....

Senate

Senate approves N53 billion for NSA, Police, others for 2019 elections

Senate on Tuesday gave approval of N53 billion  to Security agencies to carry out their operation in  the 2019 general elections. Senate decision was sequel to the...

Fayose reports to EFCC office

The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday announced his arrival at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in...

Fighting corruption, Illicit Financial Flows in Nigeria is Non-negotiable – Buhari

“For my administration, fighting corruption and Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in Nigeria is non-negotiable’, This was the statement by Nigerian President,...