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Why we delayed action – Ologunagba   The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria is working towards bringing an end to the crisis that engulfed the party since the conduct of its presidential primary in May, 2022, Daily Trust Saturday has learnt. Party sources told Daily Trust Saturday that even though there were…

Members of the House of Assembly and the Senate cannot be excluded from the list of public people included in the Integrity in Public Life Bill, 2023 as they can affect or change Government policy. So said Senator Lisa Cummins, Minister of Energy and Business Development, as she lead off the debate on the bill yesterday. Cummins, who is also Leader of Government Business, was watched by students from the …

Reid Hamer-Jackson said he “neither approved nor authorized” release of the Aug. 4 missive

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is not permitted to meet with or call Trawin and three other city staff members without a third party present

But in and out of power, PDP can’t manage itself. Internal wranglings cost it the 2015 presidential election and, largely, this year’s presidential poll. In both elections, a ruthless APC aggressively exploited PDP’s crises, luring out its influential members. Is it coincidental that many APC leaders are former PDP chieftains? No, APC hollowed out PDP!

The nomination of former Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike for a ministerial position by President Bola Tinubu has remained a subject of controversy. Wike, who

Reid Hamer-Jackson is prohibited from making telephone calls to or meeting in person with complainants unless a third party is present

Businessman Aron D'Souza plans to launch the Enhanced Games in 2024 — a multi-sport competition aiming to break world records, and which will allow athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs.

Political scientists, the Integrity Group and the Private Sector have urged the Senate to pass the Integrity in Public Life Bill (2023) without delay. They claim that it is in our national interest. If these groups are politically compromised, then passing the Bill may not be in the public's interest.

The Chairperson, Federal Character Commission (FCC), Muheeba Dankaka, says the commission was like a marketplace for selling job slots before she assumed office, stating that an attempt to stop the alleged corruption pitched her against some commissioners. Dankaka made the revelation during the week while appearing before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating alleged…