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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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Tinubu Sends Shettima to Lead Nigeria’s Delegation at 81st UNGA

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mandated Vice President Kashim Shettima to represent him and lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. Shettima will lead a high-level Nigerian delegation that includes Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal, ministers and...

SERAP Urges UN Probe Into 37 NSCDC Custody Deaths

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the United Nations to intervene over the reported deaths of 37 people in Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) custody in Niger State, as well as reports of lethal force used during protests that followed the deaths...

37 Detainees Die in NSCDC Custody: FG Suspends 20 Officers, Sets Up Probe Panel

The Federal Government has taken fresh action following the deaths of 37 people in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State, suspending 20 officers and setting up an independent panel to investigate what happened. The measures were announced by Interior Minister...