The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, on Thursday denied owing a businesswoman, Mrs Tracynither Ohiri, N200 million for promotional materials she supplied during his 2014 governorship campaign. Umahi denied the allegation while fielding questions from journalists during his tour of the Independence Bridge in Lagos. He said: “When I left office and then became…

The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok Ete Ekwe Ibas, has said that a new Appropriation Bill for 2025 is being articulated to provide for critical development concerns in healthcare delivery, education, agriculture and infrastructure. Ibas also said that the anticipated budget will cater to create more employment opportunities for Rivers people and…

Constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District have thanked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for validating 208,132 (43.86%) of the signatures submitted in their petition for the recall of the suspended lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents the District in the National Assembly. While the constituents noted that they had mobilised more than the required…

An anti-corruption advocacy group, Young Guardians of Accountability (YGA), has withdrawn its petitions to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Abubakar Badaru. The group said it was wrong in its allegation against the minister. In an April…

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Thursday, called for caution over a bill seeking to confer indigene-ship on a person who has stayed in a particular place for upward of ten years “to avoid the possibility of aggravating ethnic tension and violence”. The House of Representatives recently passed for a second reading, some bills for…