MEMBERS of the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus in the House of Representatives have warned the factional lawmakers in the state Assembly that the National Assembly could to take over their legislative activities if they fail to resolve the three-weeks old crisis. In a statement to newsmen in Benin City Sunday, the House […]
BY CHARLES KUMOLU NOBEL laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, wants President Goodluck Jonathan to tell Nigerians who authorised the military to prevent some governors of the All Progressives Congress,APC, from attending the final governorship election campaign in Ekiti State, describing the action of the army as unconstitutional. He also called on the National Assembly to set […]
The Senate leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan may not present the report of the National Conference to the National Assembly. Ndoma-Egba, who stated this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday, explained that the current move by the Senate to amend Section 9 of the 1999 Constitution […]
The Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, said on Monday that some members of the state House of Assembly, who recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party from the All Progressives Congress, were given N50m each to sell their mandates. The governor, who said this while addressing different groups of youths on peaceful protest to the […]
By Marie-Therese Nanlong. The Member representing Jos South/Jos East in the House of Representatives, Hon. Bitrus Kaze has described as a step in the wrong direction, the reported efforts being made by the Federal Government to offer amnesty to Boko Haram terrorist sect despite its continued bombings and killings of innocent citizens. In a statement […]
Service Chiefs brief lawmakers on extension The House of Representatives has approved President Goodluck Jonathan ‘s request for an extension of the State of Emergency currently in place in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States. The President had in a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House, Hon Aminu Waziri and read on the floor […]
Chairman of the Northern Senators’ Umaru Dahiru Clear signs that President Goodluck Jonathan’s bid to extend emergency rule in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states will not have a smooth sail in the National Assembly emerged on Wednesday as members sharply disagreed on its desirability. In the Senate, members from the North met behind closed-doors for […]
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke FEDERAL lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Monday described as unfortunate President Goodluck Jonathan’s comment on the credibility of the probes being conducted by the House during his Sunday’s media chat. Stopping short of saying they were disappointed in the President, the legislators said Jonathan had been […]
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The Senate President, David Mark, has appealed to the captors of female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State, to heed the voice of reason and free the girls. The appeal is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Senate President, Mr Paul […]
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