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A lawsuit filed by the immediate past Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle over ownership of over 50 vehicles which reportedly belongs to the State Government, has been dismissed.   Matawalle who filed the lawsuit following a raid on his residence where the vehicles were recovered, had claimed ownership of …

   The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II has said that the powers of traditional rulers has been reduced, saying a constitutional review to give more powers to monarchs in Nigeria is needed.  According to the Ooni, a situation where even a local government chairman is more powerful …

According to Liz Cheney’s new book, Kevin McCarthy told her that Trump was depressed and not eating, so he went to Mar-a-Lago. Jake Tapper read an excerpt from Liz Cheney’s book, “There is this part where Liz Cheney confronts Kevin McCarthy on when he …

A series of attacks on military barracks and prisons in Sierra Leone over the weekend was a failed coup attempt, government officials in the West African country have said.   Tensions in the West African nation have been on a rise since a contested election in June, with President Bio …

The Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has said that Bola Tinubu inherited an administration that was almost in comatose.   The governor stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics on Nov. 26.   He said, “The President Tinubu-led administration has been very bold and audacious.  “They’ve taken …

Reno Omokri has said it is extremely ungrateful for anyone to  accuse the Lagos State Government of demolishing their houses just because they are Igbos.   Last week, several palatial houses in various estates within the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area were pulled down by officials of the Federal Housing …

A military armoury in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown came under attack on Sunday morning in a suspected coup attempt, the government announced, as it imposed an immediate national curfew.   The government said those attempting to break into the armoury at a major army barracks had been repelled, but the …

  Kogi State Government under the leadership of Yahaya Bello has ordered the immediate freezing of all state and local government accounts.   The directive, issued on Thursday, November 22, by the Commissioner for Finance, Asiwaju Asiru Idris, prohibits any further disbursements from these accounts until further notice. The statement …

Speaker Mike Johnson’s tenure hasn’t gotten off to a great start. House Republican leadership has “abruptly” pulled the financial services spending bill because they didn’t have the votes due to a lack of support from Republicans. This is the second spending bill they’ve pulled due to a lack of support …

As the Carnival Calabar and Festival gathers momentum, in the ever-buzzing city of Calabar the capital of Cross River State, with a Carnival and Festival theme tagged;  “Season of Sweetness”, the state government has rolled out a well-curated calendar of events to make this year’s Carnival and Festival a memorable …