The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alhassan Ado-Dogwua, has stated that he has paid his dues and that it is time to reward his stewardship in his bid to become the Speaker of the Tenth House of Representatives. On Wednesday in Abuja, Doguwa declared his intention to run for speaker of the 10th House of Representatives. “I have paid my dues; it is time to reward my stewardship to both the legislature...
The Senate has begun the process of establishing a tribunal to ensure strict implementation of the Audit report, which was adopted by both chambers of the National Assembly. The Senate debated and passed a bill sponsored by its Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Mathew Urhoghide (PDP Edo South), to establish an Audit Report Tribunal. In his lead debate on the bill seeking an Act to provide for strict implementation of the National...
The Presidential Election Petitions Court, sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, has scheduled a pre-hearing on Monday, May 8, to hear petitions challenging President-elect Bola Tinubu’s victory. Prof Yakubu Mahmood, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate the winner of the February 25 presidential election on March 1. A reliable source at the Presidential Election Petition Court registry in Abuja confirmed the date for...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Vice Chairman (North-East), Comrade Saliu Mustapha, announced on Wednesday that Salihu Lukman, the party’s National Vice Chairman (North-West), will withdraw his lawsuit against the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, and National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore. Lukman had asked Adamu to call a meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to discuss the party’s finances, but Adamu did not. As a result, Lukman filed a lawsuit last Thursday. In a...
The Abia State House of Assembly’s leadership issue assumed a new dimension on Wednesday as two factions of the House met in separate parts of Umuahia, the state’s capital. On Tuesday, a few state assembly members allegedly impeached the Speaker, Chief Chinedum Orji, while seated in a secret location. Chief Chukwudi Apugo, who represents the state seat of Umuahia East, was also chosen as the new Speaker by the group led by Chief Ifeanyi Uchendu,...
Buhari made the remarks while handing over keys to some new homeowners at the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) in Zuba, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). He handed over the keys shortly after the housing estate, which spans 18.5 hectares and includes 748 units of various house types in 75 blocks in Zuba, was inaugurated on Tuesday. The president urged the residents to live in peace and harmony, emphasising that the new housing estate is critical to...
Joe Igbokwe, Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Drainages, has refuted former Kano Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s claim that Nigeria is worse off without someone like Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as president. Remember that Osinbajo ran for President of the All Progressives Congress, APC, against President-elect Bola Tinubu, former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, and others in May 2022. Sanusi, who spoke at the virtual launch of a book titled “Osinbajo Strides: Defining...
Chief Ifeanyi Uchendu, Deputy Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, and eight other members have been suspended. Members were suspended during Tuesday’s plenary, which was presided over by the embattled Speaker, Chinedum Orji. It was previously reported that Orji was impeached by 18 of the House’s 24 members on Tuesday. The police took over the Assembly premises prior to the reported impeachment of Orji. It was soon announced that the Speaker had been...
Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, mni, the controversial Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Adamawa State, has been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force. CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, confirmed his arrest in a statement issued Tuesday. CSP Adejobi stated that Yunusa-Ari is being questioned about his actions during the Adamawa State supplementary elections. It was recalled that the REC declared Aisha Binani, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the winner...
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has declared Wednesday, May 3, a public holiday. The holiday is to allow people in the state to welcome President-elect Bola Tinubu, who will be in the state for two days to commission projects. Tinubu is scheduled to visit the state on Wednesday, May 3 and Thursday, May 4. When Tinubu campaigned for votes in the state before the last election, the governor promised to invite him to commission...
