Author: Damilola Olufemi

A fire incident broke out on Saturday at a Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) office in Abuja, sparking alarm after videos of the blaze surfaced online. The inferno affected the FIRS facility located at No. 15 Sokode Crescent, Wuse Zone 5, according to a statement issued by Sikiru Akinola, technical assistant (print media) to the executive chairman of the agency. “The fire, which broke out on the fourth floor of the building, was promptly responded to by our security personnel on duty,” the statement said. Akinola noted that officers of the Federal Capital Territory Fire Service, alongside other emergency responders,…

Earlier this month, the Trump administration ordered USCIS to pause all immigration petitions from nationals of countries listed under the travel ban first announced in June.

President Bola Tinubu has cautioned state governors that he may invoke executive powers to enforce direct disbursement of funds to local governments if they fail to comply with a recent Supreme Court judgment granting councils financial autonomy. The president issued the warning on Friday while addressing members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the party’s 15th National Executive Committee meeting held at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. Tinubu’s remarks were directed at governors accused of withholding statutory allocations meant for local councils, despite the apex court’s ruling. He signalled that continued non-compliance could compel him to order…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has claimed that the number of opposition lawmakers in the Senate has dwindled significantly, leaving only about four or five senators outside the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Akpabio made the remarks on Thursday while speaking at the APC national caucus meeting in Abuja, where he disclosed that even the few remaining minority senators are considering crossing over to the ruling party. “When we came in, the opposition had almost 50 members, but today, when I counted, there were about five or four left in the opposition,” he said. According to him, some of the remaining…

The Kwara State House of Assembly has placed Saba Gideon, who represents Edu State Constituency, on a three-month suspension over allegations of contempt and violation of legislative privilege. The decision followed findings that the lawmaker secretly recorded a private session of the assembly and circulated the audio to an unauthorised person. The issue was raised during Thursday’s plenary, where Gideon reportedly admitted to making the recording. Leading the motion without prior notice, the House Leader, Abdulkadir Magaji, cited Order 4, Rule 14 of the Assembly’s Standing Orders and Section 14(2) of the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act, 2017. “I…

The House of Representatives has given the green light to significantly raise campaign expenditure limits for candidates vying for elective offices across Nigeria. The decision was taken on Thursday during plenary after lawmakers concluded clause-by-clause consideration of a report proposing amendments to the Electoral Act 2022. Under the revised thresholds, the maximum campaign spending allowed for presidential candidates was doubled from ₦5 billion to ₦10 billion. Gubernatorial candidates will now be permitted to spend up to ₦3 billion, up from the current ₦1 billion limit. For National Assembly races, senatorial candidates’ spending cap was increased from ₦100 million to ₦500…

Farouk Ahmed has resigned from his position as chief executive officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). His resignation followed a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday. Ahmed was summoned by the president amid allegations bordering on corruption and economic sabotage linked to the operations of the regulatory authority. The Chief Executive  Officer  of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, also resigned. This was made known in a statement on Wednesday by Tinubu’s special adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga. “Tinubu has asked the Senate…

A member of the House of Representatives, Abdussamad Dasuki, has raised concerns over what he described as discrepancies between the tax bills approved by the National Assembly and the version currently gazetted and in public circulation. Dasuki brought the matter before lawmakers during Wednesday’s plenary under matters of privilege, claiming that certain provisions in the officially published tax laws do not align with the harmonised bills passed by both the Senate and the House. “I’m here today because my privilege has been breached as a member of this all-important House,” he told his colleagues. “What was passed on this floor…

Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have begun protest at the NLC Secretariat in Abuja over the worsening insecurity across the country. Among those present include the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, Omoyele Sowore and members of the Revolution Now Movement, in support of the NLC However, security personnel have been deployed to maintain law and order in the vicinity. The NLC had linked reason for the protest to worsening security crisis across the country. In a notice circulated to state councils on December 10, following its NEC-in-session meeting held on December 4, the union condemned the escalating attacks by…

Aisha Buhari, widow of former President Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed that her husband once began locking his room after rumours spread within Aso Rock that she was plotting to kill him. She said the former president briefly believed the claims and changed aspects of his daily life, a development that, according to her, disrupted his carefully managed health routine. The former president died at a London clinic on July 13, 2025. The former president died at a London clinic on July 13, 2025. Aisha made the disclosure in a newly released 600-page biography titled From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy…