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Chairman of the House Committee on Downstream Petroleum, Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere, has denied accusations of paying $1.7 million to House leadership to secure his position. The lawmaker labeled the allegations as “false, nonsensical, and childish,” designed to distract from the widespread corruption in the oil sector. He expressed his support for the Speaker’s decision to […]

No fewer than 600 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Young Progressive Party (YPP) have decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, welcomed the defectors during a tour of electoral wards in Bende Federal

Former Governor of Edo State, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has described one of the organizers of the #EndBadGovernance protest, Omoyele Sowore, as a defeated politician. Naturenex reports that Oshiomhole, during an interview on Arise TV, said Sowore, who is still nursing his defeat from the last presidential election, can not speak for Nigerians. The All Progressives Congress

The South-East caucus in the National Assembly has formally petitioned Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun over what they describe as a “hate campaign” against the Igbo ethnic group. The petition, dated August 4, follows a concerning development related to the ongoing nationwide protests against economic hardship. Before the protests, an X account issued an

The Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, revealed that a military personnel who killed a 16-year-old protester in Zaria has been arrested. The army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement disclosed that soldiers were enforcing the 24-hour curfew imposed on Kaduna and Zaria metropolis following reports of violence during the nationwide protest. He said the soldiers were

Police authorities in Rivers say men of the command have been directed to arrest and prosecute anyone found guilty of causing violence during the ongoing protest in the state. In a statement on Wednesday morning, the Rivers Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Grace Iringe-Koko, said hoodlums had hijacked the protest resulting in criminal activities.