The Senate is enacting critical legislation to protect victims of rape against any form of stigmatization in the country. The bill, titled ‘Rape and Insurgency Victims Stigmatization Bill 2019’, scaled second reading during Wednesday’s plenary session. The bill provides for the prosecution and punishment of any person or group of persons who stigmatizes such […]

The House of Representatives on Wednesday increased the revised 2020 budget sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari to N10.805 trillion. The President had presented a revised 2020 appropriation of N10.59 trillion to the National Assembly for approval. The budget as approved by the House indicate that the budget for the National Assembly was retained […]

The apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Wednesday urged Atiku Abubakar, former Presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party, PDP, not to contest in 2023. Ohanaeze’s Deputy Publicity Secretary, Chuks Ibegbu in a chat with journalists said Atiku should support Igbos in producing Nigeria’s next president, rather than contesting again. Ibegbu was reacting to […]

By Golok Nanmwa, Jos Over 100 homes and properties worth millions of naira were destroyed on Wednesday by rainstorm in several communities in Kanke local government area of Plateau state . The rainstorm, which started on Tuesday night lasted till the early hours of Wednesday morning and was accompanied by a heavy windstorm that blew […]

PRESS STATEMENT GOVERNOR LALONG FELICITATES WITH 9TH PLATEAU ASSEMBLY ON FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY. Plateau State Governor, Simon Bako Lalong has rejoiced with the 9th State House of Assembly on its first year anniversary under the leadership of Speaker Rt. Hon. Nuhu Ayuba Abok. Governor Lalong in a congratulatory message said the legislative arm of Government […]

The University of Ibadan has confirmed Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki graduated from the institution. The university, in a statement by its Registrar, Mrs Olubunmi Faluyi, said Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, studied Classics. According to the statement, the Governor gained admission to the university in 1976 and graduated in 1979 with a Second Class Honours (Lower […]