A protester throws back a tear gas canister at Kenyan anti-riot police officers during a demonstration against tax hikes as Members of the Parliament continue to debate the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi on June 20, 2024. - Thousands of mostly young demonstrators took to the streets across Kenya on June 20, 2024 to protest contentious tax hikes, with police deploying tear gas and water cannon in the capital Nairobi. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)

Obi asks political leaders to learn from Kenya’s experience

Liberian President slashes own salary by 40% Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has challenged political leaders in the country to learn from the recent
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LP FCT tackles Wike for threatening Ireti Kingibe

The Federal Capital Territory Chapter of the Labour Party (LP) on Thursday berated FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, for allegedly issuing threats to Senator Ireti Kingibe after the latter drew public attention to
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Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (left); Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; Minority Leader, Abba Moro; Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Muntari Dandutse; Chairman, Senate Committee on Steel Development, Patrick Ndubueze and Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, Ahmed Lawan after appointing Bamidele to chair the Senate Ad hoc Committee on Hazardous Petroleum Products, at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja... yesterday.

Senate rejects motion to probe security funds used for yacht, others

Moves against hazardous petroleum products import The Senate has rejected a motion seeking investigation into misuse of security funds, to halt their diversion towards building of universities and purchase of yacht. It
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Senate tasks security agencies on collaboration

To achieve target objectives of the National Defence Policy, the Senate has charged the Nigerian Armed Forces, the Nigerian Police Force, and other paramilitary organisations to prioritise inter-agency cooperation and collaboration. The
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