•Ibok-Ete Ibas and House of Reps The Rivers State sole Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has appealed to the National Assembly’s Ad-hoc Committee for additional time to adequately prepare a detailed briefing on the ongoing situation in the state, citing the fragile security and political environment under the current state of emergency. Addressing...
•Rotimi Amaechi Former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday, expressed sadness over the removal of Siminalayi Fubara as governor of Rivers State, saying the declaration of a state of emergency by President Bola Tinubu was in breach of the constitution. The former minister of transportation, who expressed dismay over the ineffect...
•APC national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, has hinted that the ruling party is working closely with the National Assembly to ensure that Nigerians in the diaspora vote during elections. Ganduje made this disclosure while unveiling a new executive committee for the France...
•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...
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