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There is still a sharp division in the Senate over the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions, with many questioning the rushed process that led to the six-month sanction. Naija News reports that the committee had ...

Three months after President Bola Tinubu announced the appointment of 72 new management executives for the River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs), the appointees are still waiting for their official appointment letters from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume. Naija News gathered that the prolonged delay ...

The crisis over the position of National Secretary in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has intensified as Senator Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Udeh-Okoye renewed their fight for legitimacy. Naija News understands that the latest controversy erupted after Udeh-Okoye issued a notice announcing the postponement of the party’s National Executive Committee ...

Former Rivers State House of Assembly member Samuel Ogeh and former Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Ibim Semenitari, have expressed differing views on Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s invitation to Rivers lawmakers led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule. Fubara extended the invitation following a Supreme Court ruling that ...

The Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo has revealed that his administration turned down an existing World Bank loan agreement to prevent the state from falling into a “debt overhang.” Soludo stated that he has refused to borrow from any financial institution and also declined the Federal Government’s loan offer ...

Amid internal wrangling, factions within the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have agreed to bury their differences and work collectively in the interest of the party ahead of the 2027 elections. Naija News reports that the reconciliation meeting was held at the residence of Alhaji Muritala ...

Details have emerged regarding the selection process for the newly appointed Directors at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), with sources indicating that the process was more rigorous and merit-based than in previous exercises. According to a source within the bank, the Management engaged the global consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) ...

The Tony Okocha-led All Progressives Congress (APC) faction, loyal to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the Emeka Beke-led faction, aligned with former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, have welcomed Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s invitation to the Rivers State House of Assembly. The Okocha-led faction described the governor’s ...

The Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly has dismissed Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s invitation to a meeting at the Government House, insisting that communication must be done formally and not through social media. Naija News reports that the governor’s invitation, sent via the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Tammy ...

The camp of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has rejected the South-South Zonal Caretaker Committee announced by the National Working Committee (NWC). The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Vice Chairman for the South-South, Dan Orbih, during an interview with Punch rejected the actions taken by ...