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Nigeria’s democracy is in limbo as a result of constitutional interpretation

2 years ago59311 min

Bola Tinubu will take office as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on May 29 in less than three weeks. However, election petitions to overturn his declaration as the winner of this year’s presidential election are actively underway in parallel. Given that the petitions won’t be decided before May 29, Tinubu could be facing the sword of Damocles of being forced from office. That is theoretically a possibility; otherwise, what purpose do...

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Illegal explosive manufacturers face life imprisonment

2 years ago6473 min

The Senate passed legislation yesterday to regulate the manufacture, use, importation, sale, and possession of explosives in the country. The Senate Committee on Solid Minerals, Mines, Steel Development, and Metallurgy, chaired by Senator Tanko Al-Makura, considered and adopted a report. Section 11 of the bill to repeal the Explosives Act of 1964 and enact the Explosives Act of 2023, which was passed for third reading by the Senate on Wednesday, recommends life imprisonment without the...

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Doguwa: It’s my turn to be House of Reps speaker

2 years ago6534 min

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...

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Senate requires tribunal to look into audit report issues

2 years ago6323 min

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...

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On May 8, Tribunal begin hearing petitions challenging Tinubu’s election

2 years ago6266 min

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...

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APC Leadership Crisis Resolved, Lukman Has Withdrawn His Lawsuit

2 years ago6342 min

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...

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Factional Speaker of Abia Assembly suspends Orji and six other members

2 years ago6165 min

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,...

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Buhari: I Have Delivered The Change I Promised Nigerians

2 years ago6334 min

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...

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Joe Igbokwe: If Osibanjo got party ticket, APC would have lost to Atiku

2 years ago812 min

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...

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Abia Assembly suspends Deputy Speaker, eight other people

2 years ago6422 min

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...

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