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Back to homepage#EndSARS: National Assembly, Buhari’s Relationship Goes Sour?
Abdul Lateef Taiwo Bamgbose On Thursday, October 22 when President MuhammaduBuhari seized the opportunity to address the nation after days of pressure from both the international community and concerned Nigerians on the protests by Nigerian youths on the #EndSARS and
Read More#EndSARS: Senate Asks Buhari to Address Nigerians Immediately
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday 20th October, 2020 asked President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency address the nation on reforms being embarked upon to end police brutality. The Senate has also ordered the Nigerian police to henceforth
Read MoreN’Delta Youths To FG: Make Zamfara Gold A National Cake As Crude Oil Within 7-Days
Iniobong Sunday, Uyo Angry youths drawn from the Niger Delta region have expressed worry over the alleged manipulation of the country’s resources, arguing that allowing Zamafara state to control their resources including gold, while the crude oil proceeds from the
Read More#EndSARS: I Will Not Sign 2021 Budget, If… –Gbajabiamila
Mariam Sanni, Abuja The Speaker , House of Representative, Femi Gbajabiamila has threatened that he will not sign up the Nation’s 2021 budget if it does not include provisions for compensation for those that have suffered violence or brutality from
Read MoreOil Communities Laud NASS For Probing Crude Spill By Int’l Oil Companies
INIOBONG SUNDAY, UYO Distraught oil communities in Akwa Ibom state, who had been protesting years of environmental degradation wrought by years of oil exploration and exploitation by the International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Akwa Ibom state, have commended the National
Read MoreBuhari Begs NASS To Pass Budget Before January 2021
Moses Okorie President Muhammadu Buhari has pleaded with the National Assembly to work assiduously in order to pass the 2021 appropriation bill before the end of the year so that the implementation can start by January 1, 2021. Buhari made
Read MoreThere is Hope For Nigeria – Lar
A member, representing Langtang North and South federal constituency of Plateau State in the House of Representatives, Hon Beni Lar, has noted that the legislature is responsible for the political stability Nigerians enjoy in the country today. In an interview
Read MoreSenator Akpan To Bag FDNP Legislative Competence Award
Iniobong Sunday, Uyo For effective representation in the last five years at the National Assembly, Senator Bassey Albert Akpan, the federal lawmaker representing Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District, has been slated for an award as the ‘Most Outstanding Senator at
Read MoreDon’t Despair In Offering Prayers For Nation’s Leaders – Senate President
The President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmad Lawal, on Monday appealed to Nigerians not to despair in offering prayers for the nation’s leaders. Lawal spoke in Sokoto State when he led a delegation to condole with Sen. Aliyu Wamakko on
Read MoreSenate Never Asked Our Management Staff To Step Aside – NTA
The Nigerian Television Authority has denied reports that its management staff have been asked to step aside by the Senate Committee on Finance. The government-owned broadcast network made this known in a statement signed by its Deputy Director Corporate Affairs,
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