The Senate has resolved to refer Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to its Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions over alleged disorderly conduct during a recent plenary session following a recent dispute over the seating arrangement. The committee, chaired by Senator Neda Imaseun, has been mandated to turn in its findings in two weeks. The resolution…

The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) and its chairman, Hashim Abioye, on Tuesday sued the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mohammad Uma Abba, for the breach of their fundamental rights. In suit no. FHC/05/CS/41/2025, filed before a Federal High Court in Osogbo, the plaintiffs are…

The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has sued the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for alleged defamation. This followed a drama that ensued in the Senate, which saw Akpoti-Uduaghan lamenting that the new sitting arrangement in the chambers was unfavourable to her. She also raised concerns that her contributions at plenary were…

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed that the Visa-on-Arrival (VOA) process has not been scrapped. The minister made this known after he met with the Director General of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu, on Tuesday in Abuja. The meeting aimed to address concerns and clarify the government's stance…

Journalists of the Correspondents' Chapel of the Abia State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) have expressed concern that despite the provisions of three (3) extant Acts—namely, the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act of 2011, the Fiscal Responsibility (FR) Act of 2007, and the Public Procurement (PP) Act of 2007—the Acts have not…