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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. State reporters informed that the lawsuit, filed against the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, challenges the alleged unlawful practice of the National Assembly setting its own allowances and running costs without transparency or accountability. The lawsuit follows allegations made by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that lawmakers have been fixing their own salaries and allowances, disregarding the recommendations of the Revenue Mobilisation Fiscal Allocation Commission (RMAFC). In the suit, numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/1289/2024 and…

Former spokesman for Obi/Datti Campaign Organization, Kenneth Okonkwo, has blamed the party’s national chairman, Julius Abure for the party crisis. Kenneth Okonkwo accused Abure of turning the Labour Party into a personal business. He said the party has no elected officials at the ward, local government and state levels because Abure appointed leaders of the party across the nation contrary to the party’s constitution. Okonkwo further claimed that despite court judgements on an inclusive convention, Abure refused to obey the court orders. He further stated that Abure and his executive have hijacked the party that was supposed to represent the…

Some leading figures within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have responded to comments made by the former Governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, insisting that he does not have the power to dismantle the party. State reporters revealed that Wike made provocative statements during the PDP state congress in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, threatening to interfere in the affairs of other states governed by the PDP if the party’s leadership in Rivers was tampered with. He warned governors against attempting to take control of the PDP structure in Rivers, asserting that any…

15-year-old Goodluck Bison has been taken into custody by the military for battering and raping a 14-year-old girl to near death in Ebonyi State on August 28, 2024. Goodluck, the son of an army official, forced entry into his neighbour’s house by tearing the net of their window. Upon seeing 14-year-old Mercy Vangervihi fast asleep, he snuck into the house’s kitchen, picked up a pestle, and entered Mercy’s room. He then hit Mercy with the pestle and raped her while she was in bed. The commotion caught the attention of community members who had thought there had been a thief…

The father of a 300-level student of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has petitioned the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Akure (UNIMEDTH) after his son died at the hospital due to the alleged negligence of a consultant doctor at the Ondo State government-owned institution. The father, Prince Bola Adebobola, alleged that the consultant doctor, Dr (Mrs) Alabi, repeatedly refused to attend to his son, Goodness Adedotun Adebobola, after he had been assigned to her care upon the boy’s admission at UNIMEDTH for an ailment, leading to his death. In the petition, addressed to the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of…

Former BBNaija star and two-time Nigerian high jump champion Mike Edwards has made an entry into professional boxing, securing a victory against Jake Cornish in his debut fight. The bout, held at the Dublin Arena, went all rounds, with Edwards emerging victorious by unanimous decision from the judges. Former BBNaija star and two-time Nigerian high jump champion Mike Edwards has made an entry into professional boxing, securing a victory against Jake Cornish in his debut fight. The bout, held at the Dublin Arena, went all rounds, with Edwards emerging victorious by unanimous decision from the judges. Edwards competed in the…

Strong indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu is planning to reshuffle his cabinet in a bid to remove underperforming ministers. The move comes amid growing pressure from within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and from other stakeholders who have expressed concerns about the inactivity of some ministers. According to sources within the Presidency who spoke with Punch, the reshuffle is expected to result in the dismissal of certain ministers, while others may be reassigned to different ministries to enhance their effectiveness. These developments follow the recent resignation and subsequent replacement of the directors-general of the National Intelligence Agency…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed his contentment with serving under President Bola Tinubu, despite the criticisms and speculations surrounding his appointment. Wike, a longstanding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the only opposition member in Tinubu’s cabinet, addressed the issue during the PDP Congress in Rivers State. Wike’s appointment as FCT Minister has sparked discussions, with many suggesting that his ministerial role was a reward for his alleged role in undermining former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election. However, Wike remains unapologetic, stating that he has…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a summons for the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso and the Head of the Legal Services Department of the apex bank to appear before the court on Monday, September 2. The court has requested specific documents as part of the ongoing money laundering trial against Binance Holdings Limited and its executives. This development comes after the court, presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite, had initially scheduled the continuation of the trial for October 11. However, the defence counsel successfully requested an earlier date, leading to the rescheduling…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, vowed to cause political crisis in the state of any governor who tries to interfere in the affairs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State. Wike made this threat at the PDP secretariat in Port Harcourt, during the party’s state congress. He said, “Let me assure all of you, not while we live will anybody take away the structure of PDP from us. But let me tell people, I hear some governors who say they will take over the structure and give back to somebody, I…