Conservative MP Sir David Amess has died after being stabbed at his constituency surgery in Essex. Police said a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after the attack at a church in Leigh-on-Sea. They said they recovered a knife and were not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said “our hearts Read More
Ongoing mobilization towards ensuring that Vice President Yemi succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari has received further boost with the APC National Headquarters formal recognition of the Progressive Consolidation Group (PCG). An October 4, 2021 letter issued by the APC and titled ‘Letter of Recognition as Support Group’ formally makes the pro-Osinbajo PCG the first 2023 presidential mobilization group to be granted Read More
Clement Chiwaya, a former deputy speaker in Malawi, on Thursday shot himself in the head inside parliament over alleged frustrations with the implementation of his benefits at the National Assembly. According to AFP, Chiwaya, 50, who served as a member of parliament from 2004, had gone to parliament to discuss vehicle benefits entitled to him when he left office in 2019. Read More
Bamidele Salam, the legislator representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has decried the continuous fall of the value of Naira against dollar. Salam, in an interview on Tuesday in Abuja decried the continuous devaluation of the Naira, saying that the Nigerian currency was doing badly when compared to other currencies of Read More
Senator Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) has donated a Toyota coaster bus for the operational use of the Oluyin-in-Council. The council comprises of all the traditional chiefs and title holders in Iyin-Ekiti, hometown of the senator, is headed by HRM Oba Adeola Adeniyi Ajakaiye, the Oyinyosaye Uyin III. The senator, Read More
A group under the aegis of Amalgamated Atiku Support Group (AASG) has said that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is the most adequately prepared and experienced politician in Nigeria to confront and rescue power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023. The National Coordinator of the group, Mr. Oladimeji Fabiyi in a statement issued Friday, however condemned a Read More
The Benue State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus of the in the House of Representatives, has condemned the call for energy rule in the state, by Minister for Special Duties, Sen. George Akume, asking the former governor to retract the statement. Akume on Monday in Abuja addressed a press conference during which he made the call, after reeling out a Read More
Campaign directors of the senator representing Bauchi south Lawal Yahya Gumau, Monday resigned their positions over their alleged abandonment by the lawmaker. The former directors disclosed their resignation in a press statement issued to our correspondent. They include Alhaji Aminu Abubakar who was the director general of the senator, former director of publicity Alhaji Salmanu Buzaye and director for disabled Read More
Following the attack launched by suspected terrorists on the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna state, Tuesday, a lawmaker in Ekiti state House of Assembly, Hon. Adeoye Aribasoye, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency declare state of emergency in the security sector. Aribasoye, who represents Ikole constituency II at the Ekiti state House of Read More
What differentiate a lawmaker from another is his or her ability to carry out responsibilities outside the scope of his duties and performed them excellently, even when he is not prescribed under duress. He does it because of his love and benevolence to the people he is representing. This is what Hon. Shehu Barwa Beji, is doing in the National Assembly, since the commencement of the 9th Assembly, Beji has not rested on his Read More
A serving member of the House of Representatives Adebayo Isaac Omolafe has ‘suddenly’ passed on. Omolafe popularly known as Expensive represents Akure north and south federal constituency. He reportedly died early Monday morning, according to a close family source who said the legislator didn’t show sign of sickness before he slept last night. Hon Omolafe was elected in 2019 under Read More
A former lawmaker representing Niger East Senatorial District, Senator David Umaru, has said he would continue with the sponsorship of underprivileged children to acquire education as a way of eradicating poverty in the zone. He stated this in Minna when he played host to 35 students who had benefitted from his scholarship programme in the past four years. “The scholarship Read More
The Senator representing Bayelsa East, Biobarakuma Wangagha Degi-Eremienyo, has warned former governor of Bayelsa state Senator Henry Seriake Dickson to stop instigating violence in the Niger Delta over the contentious Petroleum Industry Bill ((PIB). Degi-Eremienyo was reacting to a press conference by Dicskon on Thursday where where he accused the Minister of State (Petroleum resources), Chief Timipre Sylva of allegedly Read More
The House of Representatives has asked the Nigerian Navy to suspend its planned pre-screening exercise for the 44 shortlisted candidates for its 2021/2022 recruitment exercise, with a view to strengthening the Federal Character law. The House has further demanded the Navy to provide details of all its recruitment from 2014 to date showing the geographical spread. It also mandated its Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday morning informed 109 Senators of the 9th Senate of his readiness to dine with them inside the Presidential Villa in Abuja. This was disclosed in a letter to the Senate which was read on the floor of the plenary same day by the Senate President Ahmad Lawan. The President’s invitation to the lawmakers is coming same Read More
The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the authourisation of N2.343 trillions! ($6.183 billion USD) as External Borrowing in the 2021 Appropriation Act. This was just as it directed the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, the Director General of the Debt Management Office, Patience Oniha, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Read More
Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation Ethics and Values, Hon Segun Odebunmi on Monday promised speedy action on the Journalism Enhancement Bill presently before the National Assembly. Hon Odebunmi who stated this in Ibadan said that in doing this, he is determined to ensure that the bill gets the desired attention at the lower chamber. Read More
A member of the House of Representatives from Gombe state representing Balanga-Billiri federal constituency, Mr Victor Mela, has distributed empowerment items to his constituents in two local government areas with the aim of alleviating poverty and improving their well-being. Addressing the beneficiaries in Billiri town weekend, Mela said the items were to be distributed to support the youth, women and Read More
The Edo state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Mr. Philip Shaibu have no representative at the State House of Assembly two years after the seventh assembly was inaugurated. The State constituencies are Oredo West whose member-elect is Chris Okaeben and Etsako West I, Mr. Ganniyu Audu respectively. The members-elect for the constituencies were among 14 seats that were Read More
The newly inaugurated senator representing Imo North, Frank Ibezim, has called for an additional state to be created for the South-east. He said an additional state for the region would go a long way to pacify the people, while suggesting restructuring to help strengthen the nation’s democracy. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Friday, on the gains of democracy, to Read More
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has given the federal government a one week ultimatum to inaugurate a board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Speaking Friday in Abuja, leader of the forum, Chief Edwin Clark, who gave the altimatum, said the inauguration of a board for the commission was critical in the interest of the people of the Read More
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Kazaure local government chapter has suspended a member representing Kazaure federal constituency, Honourable Muhammad Gudaji Danbaffa for six months. In the suspension letter signed by the local government chairman of the party, Honourable Hassan Lawan declared that the lawmaker was suspended by his Kazaure Yamma ward and endorsed by the local government chapter of the Read More
Prosecutor for the disbanded Okoi Obono-Obla’s Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Mr Tosin Ojaomo has disclosed that the panel prior to its doslution, uncovered an account with about $60 billion, belonging to Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), domiciled in Texas, U.S. He made the disclosure Wednesday while making submissions before the House of Representatives’ Read More
The Cross Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed confidence that more National Assembly members will soon join the party, adding that the state is now fully APC officially. Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the APC, Sen. Mathew Mbu Jnr, also told newsmen Tuesday in Abuja, during his visit to the national secretariat that more Read More
The senator representing Plateau North, Istifanus Gyang, has called on President Muhammad Buhari to rise up to his responsibility as the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces and bring the challenge of insecurity under his control. According to the lawmaker, failure to take the bold step now would allow those who want to overrun the country to succeed in their mission. Read More
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