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APC National Chairman Senator Abdullahi Adamu Faces Battle to Retain Position

6Jul

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APC National Chairman Senator Abdullahi Adamu Faces Battle to Retain Position

There are indications that the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, is facing a battle to remain the party's chairman following his disapproval of the principal officers of the National Assembly announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas on Tuesday. Multiple sources have revealed that Adamu's disowning of the principal officers named by Akpabio and Abbas is among the factors that may lead to his ouster as chairman. It has been gathered that Adamu's position on the principal officers was seen as a defiance of President Bola Tinubu's wishes, as the National Assembly leadership reportedly had the support of the presidency before making the announcements. Senate President Akpabio ha...

Bulkachuwa Denies Influencing Wife’s Judicial Decisions

18Jun

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Elections, Judiciary, Legislature, News, Nigeria

Bulkachuwa Denies Influencing Wife’s Judicial Decisions

Former Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa, who represented Bauchi North during the 9th Assembly, has refuted claims that he had influenced the decisions of his wife, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, the former President of the Court of Appeal. He specifically addressed the incident during the valedictory session in the Senate, where he alleged that he used his position to seek favors for his colleagues from his wife but was interrupted by the former Senate President, Ahmed Lawan. In an interview with the BBC Hausa Service on Sunday, Senator Bulkachuwa clarified that his words were misrepresented and that he was not given the opportunity to fully express his thoughts. He explained that he had only just begun his remarks during the valedictory session when he was cut off. He had intended to thank his wi...

16Jun

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Elections, Legislature, News, Nigeria

Why I Lost the Senate Presidency – Yari

In a surprising turn of events, former Zamfara State governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has come forward to accuse fellow senators of betraying him in the race for the Senate Presidency seat. The All Progressives Congress (APC), Yari's political party, had initially chosen Godswill Akpabio from Akwa Ibom as their preferred candidate for the prestigious position. During the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on Tuesday, Godswill Akpabio emerged victorious and was sworn in as the Senate President. Akpabio secured an impressive 63 votes, while Yari, unfortunately, fell short with only 46 votes. Expressing his disappointment, Yari revealed that he had high hopes of securing at least 61 out of the total 109 votes, which would have secured his victory as the Senate President. The f...

National Assembly: Leadership Tussle Takes an Interesting Turn

3Jun

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Legislature, News, Nigeria

National Assembly: Leadership Tussle Takes an Interesting Turn

The leadership tussle in the National Assembly is about to take an interesting dimension following a meeting between President Bola Tinubu and the duo of Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the Presidential Villa on Thursday. The meeting was held to find an amicable solution to the issue of the zoning arrangement of the principal offices in the two chambers of the federal parliament, which was already creating tension among the lawmakers. President Tinubu gave a definite assignment to Lawan and Gbajabiamila to ensure that double nomination was avoided in both chambers on June 13. However, the presiding officers told the President that there was no way a zoning arrangement which excludes the North Central and gave two slots ...

Femi Gbajabiamila Clashes with Deputy over Control of the House

25May

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Femi Gbajabiamila Clashes with Deputy over Control of the House

A crisis appears to be brewing in Nigeria's House of Representatives over who presides over the 10th assembly. Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila and his deputy, Ahmed Wase, clashed during the plenary session on Wednesday, leading to speculations that the race for the key position is getting messier by the day. The Guardian reported that Wase is eyeing the seat of the Speaker and is a member of the G-7, a group of aspirants who are not comfortable with the zoning arrangement of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Gbajabiamila, on the other hand, had recommended Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu for Speaker and Deputy Speaker, respectively, leading to their endorsement by the APC. The trouble started when Gbajabiamila asked Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Abubakar Fulat...

<strong>2023 Election: Suspend Academic Activities In All Tertiary Institutions – Reps Tells FG</strong>

27Jan

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Education, Elections, Legislature, News, Nigeria

2023 Election: Suspend Academic Activities In All Tertiary Institutions – Reps Tells FG

The house of representatives has asked for the suspension of academic activities ahead of the elections. The lower legislative chamber asked the regulatory bodies of tertiary institutions, the National Universities Commission, NUC, National Board for Technical Education, NABTEB, National Commission for Colleges of Education, NNCE, and the ministry of education to shutdown tertiary institutions to allow students travel to the areas where their polling units are located. The National Electoral Commission, INEC, was also asked to make special arrangements for students to collect their PVCs. It followed a motion which was sponsored by Kabir Ibrahim, a lawmaker representing Zuru/Fakai/Danko-Wasagu/Sakaba federal constituency of Kebbi. Ibrahim’s motion of urgent public importance w...

<strong>Buhari Set To Sign 2023 Budget On Tuesday – Lawan</strong>

31Dec

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Finance, Legislature, News, Nigeria

Buhari Set To Sign 2023 Budget On Tuesday – Lawan

The 2023 appropriation bill will on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, be signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was disclosed by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, to state house correspondents after meeting with Buhari on Friday. This follows the passage of a 21.83 trillion budget for the 2023 fiscal year by the house of representatives and senate. Both chambers of the national assembly increased the budget spending by N1.33 trillion from the proposed N20.51 trillion to N2.83 trillion. President Buhari had proposed a $70 per barrel oil benchmark but the legislators while passing the medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF), raised it to $73 per barrel. Other parameters included daily oil production estimate of 1.69 million barrels (inclusive of condensates of 300,...

<strong>Why Gbajabiamila Should Apologise To ASUU, Nigerians – Falana</strong>

29Dec

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Education, Labour, Legislature, News, Nigeria

Why Gbajabiamila Should Apologise To ASUU, Nigerians – Falana

Femi Falana, the lead counsel of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, has asked the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila to apologise to the members of the union. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, and human rights lawyer also criticized the speaker for denying the agreement reaches with ASUU. Falana in a text to a Punch correspondent said that a member of the Federal Executive Council worked against the efforts aimed at resolving the issues related to the strike between the government and the university teachers. Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, the President of ASUU, had accused the speaker of deceiving the union into suspending its strike. But several lawmakers on Wednesday defended the speaker. Falana in his reaction said, “It is public knowledg...

Why It’s Impossible To Impeach Buhari – Shehu Sani

4Aug

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Legislature, News, Nigeria, Security

Why It’s Impossible To Impeach Buhari – Shehu Sani

Shehu Sani, a former Senator, has said that even though it would have been good for President Muhammadu Buhari to be impeached, it is technically impossible. He advised the opposition lawmakers to instead channel their attention on removing the ruling party ahead of the 2022 general elections. According to Sani, even though Buhari’s impeach will serve the country good given the state of insecurity in the country, the complex process of impeachment entrenched in the 1999 Constitution makes it technically impossible to succeed before the 2023 elections. He disclosed this on Wednesday during a Premium Times forum on Twitter titled ‘Insecurity: Should President Muhammadu Buhari be impeached?’ Recall that the senate minority caucus had last week issued a six weeks ultimatum ...

Tread Softly, Kwankwanso Tells Senators Plotting To Impeach Buhari

30Jul

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Legislature, News, Nigeria, Uncategorized

Tread Softly, Kwankwanso Tells Senators Plotting To Impeach Buhari

Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has warned senators not to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. He asked the opposition senators not to be in a haste to impeach the president. Kwankwaso disclosed this during a visit to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, in Ilorin. He said: “I don’t know the facts that they have. But as their former colleague, I want them to tread very softly. “They should not be in a hurry to rock the boat. Yes, I know they have reasons to be worried – I am sure everybody in this country is worried about insecurity; because some of these things could happen to anybody – even the presidential fleet was attacked in Katsina State. So, I think we need to do more.” Recall that opposition senator...