•Ibas and House of Representatives The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas has reminded Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) that by the provision of the 1999 Constitution (As amended), he must report to the National Assembly in running the affairs of the oil-rich state. The Speaker gave the c...
•Tinubu The federal government has concluded the vetting of persons nominated to fill diplomatic roles in its 109 missions, 76 embassies, 22 high commissions and 11 consulates globally. Multiple sources with knowledge of the process told our correspondent that the relevant agencies had completed security and background checks on each nominee, ...
•INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is shopping for cash to conduct by-elections to fill vacant seats in the National Assembly and some Houses of Assembly constituencies. The lack of funds is stalling polls to fill the 16 vacant positions in 12 states, reports The Nation. The electoral agenc...
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has reiterated its call for the National Assembly to expedite amendments to the existing Fake Drug Act to formalise a sustainable collaboration between the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) and NAFDAC. A press statement jointly signed by the National Chairman of the ACPN, Pharm. Ez...
•Tinubu and Fubara The Pan Niger Delta Forum has urged the National Assembly to reject the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing it as an undemocratic move that threatened constitutional governance. In a communiqué issued after an emergency meeting in Abuja, PANDEF described the move as an “undemocratic imposition” an...
•Prof Pat Utomi Professor Pat Utomi has blasted the National Assembly for endorsing President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of state of emergency in Rivers State, saying Nigeria does not have democracy anymore. The professor of political economy said the Senate and House of Representatives’ endorsement was an insult to Nigerians. Recall that follo...
•House of Representatives and Tinubu Despite opposition, the National Assembly yesterday approved President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State through voice vote, as lawyers queried the determination of the constitutional provision that mandates two-thirds votes by each chamber for such approval. President Bo...
•Peter Obi The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate for the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has slammed members of the National Assembly for using voice vote to approve President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. He described the legislators’ action on such a crucial national issue as a breach of the Constitution [...
•Tinubu, Fubara and Ibas The National Assembly will today consider a letter by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on emergency rule declaration in Rivers State. The letter to the two chambers of the Assembly was initially scheduled for reading to the members yesterday, reports The Nation. In the Senate, a motion for consideration of the letter [&hell...
•Tinubu and National Assembly complex, Abuja The National Consultative Front, NCFront, also known as the 3rd Force, has condemned in its entirety, the emergency rule declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Rivers State last night. The Professor Pat Utomi-led mass mobilisation political group made this known today in a statement made availab...
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