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Nigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday jokingly said that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) was dead following a fresh wave of defections that saw lawmakers move en masse to other political parties, including the Nigerian Democratic Congress and the Labour Party. Akpabio made the remark while presiding over plenary, shortly after the Senate formally […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate was thrown into mourning on Thursday following the death of the Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works, Senator Barinada Mpigi. A National Assembly source disclosed that Mpigi passed away on Thursday at the age of 64 after a brief illness. Before his death, Mpigi represented […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, on Monday led a group of protesters to the National Assembly, demanding the inclusion of mandatory electronic transmission of results from the polling booth to IREV in Nigeria’s Electoral Act amendment. The protesters gathered at the entrance of the National Assembly to […]
Continue ReadingA kind of drama arose at the entrance of Nigeria’s National Assembly complex in Abuja on Tuesday as security operatives prevented suspended Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, from gaining access to the premises. Natasha arrived at the gate accompanied by activist Aisha Yesufu, rights advocate Mama P, activist Randy, and a crowd of supporters, […]
Continue ReadingMy Fellow Nigerians, In fulfilment of one of my constitutional duties and with an unyielding commitment to rebuilding Nigeria towards ensuring that we remain steadfast on the journey to a prosperous future, I hereby present the 2025 Budget to the Joint Session of the 10th National Assembly. On this day, before this hallowed chamber, I […]
Continue ReadingRenowned economist, Prof Pat Utomi, has claimed that the nation is presently a failure, made worse by the lack of alternative thinking to turn things around. According to Utomi, the lack of alternative thinking was worsened by a total capture of the legislature and the judiciary, as he described the present National Assembly as the […]
Continue ReadingIn the previous article I wrote regarding popular crossdresser and transgender Bobrisky, real name; Idris Okuneye, I suggested that if there is a way her antics have proved useful, it is how much they manage to reveal us to us. Well, Bobrisky did it again when she became a topic at the National Assembly. Credit […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement dated 17th August 2024, signed by an organisation, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project’s (SERAP’s) Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, has asked the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to disclose the “exact amount of monthly running costs” allocated to members of the National Assembly. […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, presented the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget proposal to a joint session of the 10th National Assembly in Abuja. See the full speech below: 1. In furtherance of my sacred duties and obligations as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is my honour to be here today to present […]
Continue ReadingNational Broadcasting Commission of Nigeria (NBC) has sent a bill seeking to regulate the social media to Nigeria’s national assembly. Director-General of NBC, Balarabe Ilelah made this known on Tuesday when he hosted the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. He said the current law does not […]
Continue ReadingOut of sheer insensitivity coupled with impunity, the members of the National Assembly, regardless of political affliation, conspired to breach the relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 by padding the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2023 to provide the so called palliative of N70 billion for 306 newly elected members. While […]
Continue ReadingClerk of Nigeria’s National Assembly (CNA) has been directed by the Nigerian senate to transmit a constitution alteration bill No. 58 to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent in line with the provisions of the Authentication Act. The bill seeks to provide for independent candidacy in presidential, governorship, national and state assemblies and local government councils […]
Continue ReadingSome Senior Advocates of Nigeria on Monday rejected the proposed immunity clause for the Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate President just as voting on the amendment to the 1999 Constitution begins on Tuesday (today). The Joint Senate and House of Representatives Special Ad Hoc Committee on […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, while sending it back, has asked the National Assembly to remove the clause that has to do with direct primaries from the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Reports have it on Monday that the President, who stated this in his letter to the Senate, asked the National Assembly to remove the controversial […]
Continue ReadingActor and politician, Desmond Elliott, was pictured with his wife of 15 years, Victoria, at the National Assembly this morning for the inauguration of the 9th Assembly. Elliott is from Surulere, Lagos like Femi Gbajabiamila. We guess he and his wife must have gone to the National Assembly to give solidarity support to the latter […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian VP and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Atiku Abubakar, has lambasted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for failing to investigate how Alhaji Isa Funtua, a close ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, acquired Keystone Bank and 9Mobile (formerly Etisalat). In a statement by his Special Assistant on Public […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s National Assembly Legislative Aides Forum (NASSLAF), Tuesday, staged a protest against their unpaid allowances as the National Assembly resumed plenary. They staged the protest at the lobby of the Assembly complex where the Senate and House of Representatives members can be accessed. The NASS aides displayed placards with inscriptions: ‘Lack is killing aides S.O.S’, […]
Continue ReadingResumption date of Nigerian National Assembly plenary has been postponed. This was contained in a terse statement released Sunday night by M.A. Sani- Omolori, Clerk of the National Assembly. The Clerk wrote: “This is to inform all Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members that resumption of plenary session earlier scheduled for Tuesday, 25th September has been […]
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