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Governors Against Direct Primaries Should Embrace Dialogue – Lawan

23Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Governors Against Direct Primaries Should Embrace Dialogue – Lawan

Senate President Ahmad Lawan says the national assembly expects President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the electoral amendment bill 2021 into law. Lawan said this on Monday while speaking to state house correspondents after the meeting with the president. On November 19, the national assembly had transmitted the bill to Buhari for assent. The decision to adopt direct primaries has elicited varied reactions, with stakeholders such as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some All Progressives Congress (APC) governors kicking against it. There have also been reports that some APC governors are planning to influence the president not to sign the bill because of the clause. Asked how APC can ensure stability when governors are unhappy with direct primaries, Lawan said the best way...

Senator Gbenga Aluko Slumps, Dies In Abuja

21Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Legislature, News, Nigeria

Senator Gbenga Aluko Slumps, Dies In Abuja

A former governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Senator Gbenga Aluko, is dead. The Ode-Ekiti-born politician was said to have died on Saturday after he collapsed in his office in Abuja. According to Television Continental, he was rushed to a hospital where he passed on. TVC reported that one of Aluko’s aides who spoke on condition of anonymity told Radio Nigeria that Aluko was neither sick nor exhibited any symptom of sickness. Read Also: It’s Tormenting Mum And I Watched My Brother Die –Dangote Another source disclosed that the late politician died of a heart attack. He was the son of the late economist, Professor Sam Aluko. Aluko in 2018 contested the governorship ticket on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State. Aluko popularly called “SGA” was a mem...

Declare Bandits Terrorists Under 24-Hours, Reps Tell Buhari Again

6Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Legislature, News, Nigeria, Security

Declare Bandits Terrorists Under 24-Hours, Reps Tell Buhari Again

The House of Representatives Committee on Army has again urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to declare bandits terrorists to enable the Nigerian Armed Forces to fully clamp down on them. The Chairman of the committee, Abdulrazak Namdas, made the call when the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya, appeared before the committee to defend the budget proposed for 2022 in Abuja on Friday. It was the second time the committee was urging Buhari to take the action within 24 hours. The House had on September 30, 2021, a day after the Senate passed the resolution, asked Buhari to designate bandits, who have dominated the North-West and parts of the North-Central geopolitical zones, and their sponsors as terrorists. The lawmakers made the demand when the Training and Doctr...

22Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Legislature, News, Uncategorized

Republic of Benin Legalises Abortion

The Republic of Benin parliamentarians have voted to legalise abortion and authorised the process under very restricted conditions. The law was passed after a heated debate in the parliament, with some legislators strongly opposed to legalising abortion before the amendment finally passed. According to the new law, women can terminate a pregnancy within the first three months if it is likely to “aggravate or cause material, educational, professional or moral distress, incompatible with the woman or the unborn child’s interest.” Read Also: El-Zakzaky Sues AGF, DSS For N2bn Over Detention, Passport’s Seizure In Benin, abortion was initially authorised if the pregnancy “threatened the life of the mother”, was “the result of a rape or incest” or when “the unborn child has a particularly ...

Zamfara Assembly Suspends Two Lawmakers Suspected Of Aiding Kidnap Of Speaker’s Father, Colleague’s Murder

13Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, Legislature, News, Nigeria, Uncategorized

Zamfara Assembly Suspends Two Lawmakers Suspected Of Aiding Kidnap Of Speaker’s Father, Colleague’s Murder

Zamfara House of Assembly on Monday suspended two of its members for their alleged involvement in aiding and abetting banditry in the state. The two lawmakers are alleged to have aided the kidnap of the Speaker’s father, and the murder of another colleague of theirs. The suspended members, according to a Press release signed by the Director-General Press Affairs of the House, Mustafa Kaura, are Yusuf Muhammad Anka representing Anka constituency; and Ibrahim T. Tukur Bakura representing Bakura constituency. The statement said, “They have been suspended from the state House of Assembly for three months pending the conclusion of investigations on the allegation leveled against them. “They are to appear before the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges in conjunction with securit...

INEC Awaits Buhari’s Nod on e-transmission of Results

13Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, Legislature, News, Nigeria

INEC Awaits Buhari’s Nod on e-transmission of Results

The Senate bowed to pressure from the public on Tuesday when it passed a bill that gave the Independent National Electoral Commission the sole power to determine the procedure for the transmission of election results. The red chamber also approved direct primaries as the method to be adopted by all political parties to elect candidates for all elective positions. The amendments were made on Tuesday by the Senate to some clauses of the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) bill 2021, passed on July 15, 2021. In its reaction, INEC said that although it had the capacity to transmit elections results electronically, it said it could only adopt the method after President Muhammadu Buhari, had signed amendments to Electoral Act. Also on Tuesday, the Peoples Democratic Party and civ...

Designate Bandits As Terrorists, Reps Tell Buhari

30Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Legislature, News, Nigeria, Security

Designate Bandits As Terrorists, Reps Tell Buhari

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari, to designate bandits, who have dominated the North-West and parts of the North-Central geopolitical zones, and their sponsors as terrorists. The Senate had made the demand earlier on Wednesday. Chairman of the House Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson, at the plenary on Thursday, moved a motion of urgent public importance to urge the chamber to back the Senate. It was titled, ‘Declaration of Bandits and their Sponsors as Terrorists.’ The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, had asked for those who were against the motion but the lawmakers chorused, “No!” The motion was unanimously adopted through voice vote. Moving the motion, Benson said, “The Senate, on Wednesday, 29th September, 2021, adopted a m...

Akwa Ibom Assembly Passes Anti-open Grazing Bill

15Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Agriculture, Legislature, News, Nigeria

Akwa Ibom Assembly Passes Anti-open Grazing Bill

The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has passed the anti-open grazing bill into law in the state on Tuesday. The bill entitled, “A Bill for a law to prohibit open rearing and grazing of livestock and provide for the establishment of ranches and Livestock administration, regulation and control, and for other matters connected therewith” was passed after it was read the third time on the floor of the House during the plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Mr. Aniekan Bassey. Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture, and member representing Ikono State Constituency, Asuquo Udo, presented the report of Joint House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lands and Housing to the House. The lawmakers adopted the recommendations of the Joint House Committee on Agriculture an...

Lagos State Assembly Passes VAT, Open Grazing Bills

9Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Legislature, News, Nigeria

Lagos State Assembly Passes VAT, Open Grazing Bills

The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the Value Added Tax Bill into law in the state. Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the House directed the Acting Clark of the House, Mr. Olalekan Onafeko, to transmit a clean copy to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for assent. The House also passed the bill that prohibits open cattle grazing in the state. Read Also: FG suffers N1.76tn revenue shortfall in six months The two bills were passed after unanimous votes by the lawmakers at the sitting where the bills were read the third time. Immediately after their passage, Speaker Obasa commended his colleagues for their passion to see that the state continues to grow. “I thank you all for this historic exercise,” Obasa said. The House had held separate public hearings on the bills on Wedne...

Ondo Rep, Adedayo Omolafe ‘Expensive’ Has Died

16Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Legislature, News, Nigeria

Ondo Rep, Adedayo Omolafe ‘Expensive’ Has Died

A member of the House of Representatives, representing Akure South/Akure North Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Mr Adedayo Omolafe has died. Omolafe, popularly called "Expensive" passed on in Akure, the capital city of Ondo state in the early hours of Monday, August 16, 2021. He was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a former chairman of Akure South council area of Ondo state. Read Also: FG Scraps DPR, PPPRA, PEF, Sacks CEOs, Inaugurates New Agencies “He was unconscious last night (Sunday night) and rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Owo," a source said. He reportedly died around 2 am on Monday morning at his Abuja residence. Source: SaharaReporters