A new report has indicated that 62 per cent of first-time lawmakers in the National Assembly have no bills to their names in the past one year. The performance report carried out by Order Paper revealed that 15 senators did not sponsor a bill, while 149 members of the House of Representatives, which is 12.6 per cent of the total membership, did not sponsor any bills in the period under review. The publisher of Order Paper, Oke Epia in a statement issued Tuesday added that security-related bills account for 7.2 per cent of House bills and 5.4 per cent of…
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The Northeast Unity Forum (NUF) has described the threat by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) against governors of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who support Governor Similayi Fubara of Rivers state provocative. The group stressed that the minister threat to unleash crises in various states clearly demonstrate his dangerous disposition and thuggish orientation, which it said had no place in a civilised and democratic society. The Convener of the group, Abubakar Kabir, in a statement issued Tuesday, therefore, called for his sack as the minister of the nation’s capital. The NUF contended that Wike has lost touch…
The Nigerian government has led a delegation to Beijing, China, for a crucial meeting with Senior Officials of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) on rail infrastructure development. The delegation from Nigeria’s Ministry of Transportation and the Nigerian Railway Corporation was led by the Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali. The gathering aimed to evaluate the progress made in enhancing Nigeria’s railway infrastructure through the collaborative efforts of the Ministry and CCECC. As the two parties convened, they are to reflect on the successful projects completed and those still in progress. The discussions on both sides will be on sharing…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ben Kalu recently sparked outrage in his home state of Abia following his declaration that the Governor, Alex Otti would be unseated in 2027 by whatever means, TheHintsNews reports: The dust generated by the statement credited to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ben Kalu that Governor, Alex Otti would be unseated in 2027 and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would produce the next governor was yet to settle as political actors in the state continue to react to the statement in a viral video. If the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a total of 31,124,600 pills of tramadol 225mg and bottles of codeine-based syrup worth over N17,932,200,000 in street value at the Port Harcourt Port Complex, Onne, Rivers state and Tincan seaport in Lagos. Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, ina statement issued sunday said the seizures were made following intelligence processed by the agency on the movement of the shipments from their port of origin in India, leading to a demand for a 100 per cent joint examination of the watch-listed containers with the Nigerian Customs Service and other sister…
Amnesty International (AI) Nigeria has trained 150 Nigerian youths on research, campaign and advocacy to seek, protect and promote human rights abuses in the country. The international rights organieation noted that Nigeria continues to face huge challenges and human rights violations, adding that abuses are not only escalating but also getting out of hand. Director, AI Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, disclosed this at an event hekd in Saturday in Abuja. Sanusi said: “We will continue to use research, campaign and advocacy to seek the change that will create a human rights respecting world. “The recent protest against hunger and corruption and…
The Nigeria Football Federation has revealed that stringent regulations of German tax authorities have conspired to abort the agreement between the Federation and Coach Bruno Labbadia for him to mount the saddle as Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men Team, Super Eagles. The clarification from the NFF came after the new filtered in that Labbadia has rejected the chance to become the coach of the Super Eagles. President of NFF, Ibrahim Gusau, in a statement issued on Friday said the tax issues had been the bone of contention for the past three days. He said: “We have been on the…
Daredevil bandits at the wee hours of Friday invaded Zone A, back of Primary School, in Ushafa, a community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), killing a man identified as Mr. Felix Chuks and abducting his entire family. TheHintsNews gathered that the gunmen stormed the community in the early hours with heavy gunfire. A resident of the community who did not want his name in print said efforts to reach the vigilantes during the attack proved abortive as they were not taking their calls, apparently due to the heavy gunfire by the bandits. “The bandits came to the area around…
Have you read the story of the Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara, who just passed away at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital? If you haven’t, please try to read it and have your own share of the shock. The fact that this has just happened after the pathetic story of what Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, a veteran journalist and former Commissioner for Information in Ogun State, went through in the hands of the nation’s medical practitioners in Abuja, is a cause for concern. It’s easier to call out the government and our leadership and forget that nation-building…
The troops of the Nigerian army have nutrialised eight bandits during a fighting patrol in Birnin Gwari local government of Kaduna State. TheHintsNews reports that the troops made contact with bandits during fighting patrol to Kampanin Doka general area. On arrival at the location, the troops promptly engaged, and neutralised seven of the bandits. While searching the area, the troops recovered three AK-47 rifles; Eight AK-47 magazines; four empty and four loaded with a total of 120 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition. Other items recovered are: One magazine carrier; Six motorcycles; Three mobile phones; Two Baofeng radio sets; Three pairs of…