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Mana Balagbogbo

Broadcast Journalist with LN247 (Everything Politics).

The Jostle for the Senate Minority Leadership

The jostle for the Senate Minority Leadership seat appears to be creating uneasy calm among senators who are members of the opposition parties following moves by some vested interests to impose leadership on them. Speculations that no fewer than 22 Senators from the APC are planning to defect to the PDP, potentially causing a significant shift in the Senate, according to a media report if successful, the PDP, as the main opposition party, would become the majority in the red chamber, with an increase in their seats to 58 and a decrease in the APC'S seats to 37 an unnamed source also mentioned plans to challenge the outcome of Senator Godswill Akpabio's election as Senate President, alleging manipulation and compromise of the ballot papers. Recall that the distribution of senate in the 10th senate is as follows:  APC 59 senators; PDP, 36; LP, 8; SDP, 2; NNPP, 2; YPP, 1; and APGA, 1and positions of minority leadership areMinority leader, Deputy minority leader, Minority whip and Deputy whip

Sierra Leone election holds Today

The Sierra Leonean general election holds today as 13 candidates seek election to become the next president of the West African country. About 3.4...

Government officials, judges, and others will receive a 114% pay raise – RMAFC.

Muhammad Shehu, the RMAFC's chairman, announced that the salaries of those who occupy public office, including judicial and political positions, would be raised by...

PRESS RELEASE: PRESIDENT TINUBU RETIRES ALL SERVICE CHIEFS, ADVISERS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF CUSTOMS, APPOINTS NEW ONES

PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU RETIRES ALL SERVICE CHIEFS, ADVISERS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF CUSTOMS, APPOINTS NEW ONES President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR,  has approved the immediate retirement...

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ASUU Threatens Nationwide Strike, Issues 4-Day Ultimatum

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria to urgently implement the newly approved salary structure for university lecturers or risk a nationwide shutdown of public universities. The union issued a four-day ultimatum on Thursday, with its president, Christopher Piwuna, stating that failure to meet the deadline would...

Abia Honours Late Evangelist Uma Ukpai With State Burial

The Abia State Government has held a state burial service in honour of renowned evangelist Uma Ukpai, who passed away at the age of 80. Speaking during the ceremony at the International Conference Centre in Umuahia, Governor Alex Otti urged Nigerians to live meaningful lives that would leave lasting positive legacies. Otti said the late...

NBA Raises Alarm Over Judicial Intimidation, Warns Against Abuse Of Power

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly criticised what it described as a growing trend of judges allegedly intimidating lawyers and misusing contempt powers to suppress legal practitioners. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by its President, Afam Osigwe (SAN), and General Secretary, Mobolaji Ojibara, the association said it had received...