A Republican congressman, Thomas Massie, is seeking a vote in the United States House of Representatives to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over his role in the ongoing war with Iran, accusing him of violating the constitution by engaging in hostilities for more than 90 days without congressional approval. Massie […]

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has questioned officials of the Nigerian Railway Corporation over unresolved financial discrepancies amounting to about 12.91 billion naira, warning that agencies found guilty of financial mismanagement would face sanctions. At an investigative hearing in Abuja, the committee examined audit queries in the 2023 […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has condemned the “rig and die” slogan being promoted by some political actors ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that it could expose voters and innocent Nigerians involved in the electoral process to violence. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter […]

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has offered councillors in the territory 10 million naira each if they successfully deliver their respective wards for President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 general elections. Wike made the announcement during a meeting with political stakeholders and […]

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has accused the Kwara State Government of abusing the judicial process after withdrawing 18 of the 20 charges filed against him and former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed over the 2018 Offa bank robbery. In a statement issued by his media office, Saraki described the withdrawal as […]

The African Democratic Congress has demanded the immediate release of the certified true copy of a judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, alleging that the continued delay despite payment of the required fees amounts to a denial of access to justice. In a statement on […]

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has called for greater corporate accountability and effective legislative oversight of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, warning that its commercial independence must come with responsibility. Abbas said the transformation of the former NNPC into a commercially driven company was intended to […]