The National Assembly has been enmeshed in fresh controversy over the bribery for bills allegation made by Rep. Ibrahim Auyo. Naija News reports that Auyo, who represents Hadejia/Auyo/Kafin Hausa Federal Constituency of Jigawa State, recently alleged that House members paid between ₦1 million and ₦3 million to have their bills presented at the Green Chamber. Speaking in Hausa, Auyo was reported to have said, “Since I was elected as a member in 2015, no individual has given me a bill to pass. And also, even the bills and petitions are paid for. “You have to pay from ₦3m, ₦2m, or…
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Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, stormed into the quarter-finals of the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket Championship after overpowering Cameroon 99-90 in their final group stage clash on Sunday in Luanda, Angola. The game, billed as a “winner takes all” encounter, lived up to its billing in intensity but not in balance, as the D’Tigers proved too clinical on both ends of the court. Both teams had come into the contest with two wins each, knowing victory would secure top spot and passage into the last eight. The Cameroonians made a bright start, racing to a 5-0 lead at the Pavilhao Multiusos…
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has dismissed rumours on social media that he was critically ill and hospitalised in London. Naija News reports that Akpabio made this known following his return to Nigeria in the wee hours of Monday after a vacation in London. Akpabio arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, at 4 am and was received at the presidential wing by senators, aides, and supporters. Speaking with journalists at the airport, Akpabio described reports of his ill health as ‘the imagination of the purveyors,’ emphasising that he stopped over in London for a short vacation. He said,…
Nigerian lawyer cum human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, has asserted that former presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Muhammadu Buhari, completed two terms in office without doing anything. Naija News reports that Farotimi made this known during an interview on Channels Television, stating that President Bola Tinubu has spent over two years in office with nothing to show for it. Farotimi also shared his thoughts on the proposed one-term presidency by the Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi. According to him, it was not the first time the former Governor of Anambra State had made the proposal, noting that Peter Obi…
The Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have described Saturday’s by-election in the Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa State as peaceful, orderly, and successful. Naija News reports that the election, conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), held across the two local government areas, drew commendations from security agencies for its calm and disciplined atmosphere. Speaking in a telephone interview with PUNCH Online on Sunday, the Jigawa State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Shi’isu Adam, attributed the success of the poll to the strong security presence. “The dominance and presence of security personnel…
Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to go out to get their Permanent Voters Card (PVC). Naija News reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will today commence the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise with online pre-registration. The CVR is tailored to accommodate prospective voters ahead of the off-cycle elections in Anambra, Osun and Ekiti States as well as the 2027 general elections. In a statement on his social media handle on Monday titled: ‘PVC is the bridge to a New Nigeria,’ Peter Obi pleaded with Nigerians, young and old,…
Former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has urged ex-President Goodluck Jonathan not to recontest the presidency in the 2027 elections. Sani, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, argued that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which Jonathan used to clinch the presidency in 2011, is no longer the same. Naija News reports that the former Kaduna Central Senator said Jonathan should not waste his time returning to the political race because the PDP has lost cohesion. Sani said, “Each time there is an election, the name of Jonathan comes up, but it is his volition to contest, but I advise him…
Bandits loyal to notorious warlord, Bello Turji, have unleashed a fresh wave of terror on residents of Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing scores and abducting dozens in coordinated attacks that spanned three days. The assaults, which took place between Wednesday, August 14, and Friday, August 16, claimed the lives of villagers, a soldier, and a vigilante, while many residents remain missing. Eyewitnesses told Punch that the gunmen moved from settlement to settlement, leaving trails of fear and destruction. “On Wednesday, they ambushed travellers along the Yankasuwa–Masawa Road, intercepting vehicles and abducting everyone on board,” one survivor…
With about two years to the 2027 general elections, the political landscape in Rivers State is already shifting as a grand plot emerges to secure a victory for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the oil-rich state. The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) announced a new date for the local government elections, August 30, 2025, last month. This came after the annulment of the October 5, 2024, polls held under the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the declaration of a state of emergency on March 18. The former RSIEC Chairman, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (retd.), had earlier fixed August 9 for…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Nentawe Yilwatda, has lost his mother, Mama Lydia Yilwatda. Naija News learnt that she passed away on Sunday morning at the Jos University Teaching Hospital at the age of 83. The APC State Publicity Secretary in Plateau, Shittu Bamaiyi, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Jos. He described the late Mama Lydia as “a devoted Christian, a virtuous woman leader, and a pillar of the Church of Christ in Nations.” According to him, “The All Progressives Congress in Plateau State received with shock the sad news of the death of…