The Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned some governorship aspirants for the September 3 primaries to focus on their campaigns and stop attacking the state Governor, Seriake Dickson. The state Secretary of the party, Godspower Keku, insisted that the 21 aspirants should devote their energy and attention to their electoral […]

The Presidency appears unhappy with the taxes the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has collected in the last three years. This is despite the fact that the FIRS generated the largest revenue in the nation’s tax history when it collected N5.3 trillion in taxes in 2018 and is targeting N8 trillion in 2019. The Presidency […]

…Sahara Energy, Duke Oil make list In line with its avowed commitment to transparency and accountability in all its activities as committed by the new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, the National Oil Company has announced winners of its 2019/2020 Direct Sale of Crude Oil and Direct […]

Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has pledged to work closely with the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation to promote integrity in data collation, validation and management on revenues from extractive industries. The Executive Secretary of NEITI, Mr. Waziri Adio gave the assurance in Abuja while receiving the Auditor General of the Federation, Mr. Anthony […]

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, Thursday said his administration had completed the payment of N104bn bond it inherited from his predecessor, Chief Timipre Sylva. Dickson spoke through his Commissioner for Finance; Mr. Maxwell Ebibai spoke during the state’s monthly transparency briefing for June and July, 2019 in Yenagoa. Ebibai explained that the state government painstakingly […]

The United States (US) has described as baseless the allegation raised by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) that it colluded with the federal government to disrupt the treatment of their leader in India. IMN leader Ibrahim El-Zakzaky travelled to India to receive medical care as ordered by a Kaduna High Court. But he has […]

Lagos-based political activist, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri has advised the Federal Government to release Mr. Omoyele Sowore from detention in the interest of peace, democracy, and his constitutional right. According to a statement, Onitiri said the detention was unnecessary, undemocratic and unpopular, and could not stand the test of time and law. “I wish on behalf […]

WITH a promise that the Ninth Senate will work for the nation’s progress, Senate President Ahmad Lawan yesterday cautioned Nigerians against compromising unity. He described the constitution of relevant parliamentary committees as a demonstration of National Assembly’s preparedness to work for the nation’s progress. The Senate President stressed the importance of unity to national development […]

Northern youths under the auspices of United Northern Youth and Students (UNYS) have endorsed former Lagos State governor and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for Presidency in 2023. The group also condemned the call by Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai for the abolition of power rotation in the country. […]

THe Federal High Court Abuja will, on Monday, deliver its ruling in a suit seeking to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from inaugurating the 43 ministerial nominees over the exclusion of an FCT indigene from his cabinet list. The applicant, Mr Musa Baba-Panya, who is also the counsel in the case, yesterday approached the court with […]