Concerned Kogi Citizens Forum has petitioned the National Assembly, and called for the replacements of Professors with traditionalists retired soldiers, pastors, and Imams in the conduct of the country’s elections. The leaders of the group, Isaiah Ijele and Abdullahi Hamza stated this while addressing a press conference on Thursday in Abuja. The group in a letter dated June 4, 2024 and addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas pointed out that their reason was premised the fact that the have lost hope in Professors conducting elections, adding that the…
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The immediate-past former Director General of National Inland Waterways (NIWA), Chief George Moghalu, in this interview, bears his mind on arrays of issues including the recent social media reports that he has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Labour Party. He also said he was still consulting ahead of the governorship 2025 election in Anambra state. How would you describe life outside active politics? It has been very interesting. The problem people have is not being able to tell themselves the truth that whatever has a beginning must have an end. When you are given a letter of…
There was confusion on Wednesday following the decision of the National leadership of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to disown its national leader, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso over the letter he wrote to the members of the party in the National Assembly. TheHintsNews reports that Kwankwaso had written a letter signed by one Dr. Ajuji Ahmed, directing the party’s lawmakers to start criticising President Bola Tinubu and the federal government over the ongoing Kano Emirate crisis. However, the party in a statement jointly signed by its National Chairman, Agbo Gilbert Major and National Secretary, Comrade Oginni Olaposi Sunday addressed to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that 300 ballot boxes, 270 voting cubicles and 10 generators set were burnt on Wednesday when protesting Benue youths set the commission’s office ablaze. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun in a statement issued Wednesday said its Local Government Area office in Sankara, headquarters of Ukum Local Government Area of Benue state was attacked at exactly 2pm. He explained that the incident occurred at 2pm when the youths in the area said to be protesting against the activities of bandits attacked facilities of government agencies, including…
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has revealed that he received the sum of N25 million as monthly allowance when he was a presiding officer. TheHintsNews reports that the jombo salaries of the members of the National Assembly has been a recurrent topic of discussion. However, Dogara while speaking on Tuesday in Abuja at the open week of the House of Representatives, further revealed that as Speaker of the House, he earned N400,000 as monthly salary. He stressed the earnings of members of the National Assembly have been on the front burner for a while…
The House of Representatives has called on the federal and respective State governments to urgently put in place measures to effectively check the outbreak of cholera in the country. It also mandated the House Committees on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values to oversee rigorous public orientation, enlightenment and education of the citizenry on the need to maintain personal hygiene at all times. The House further mandated its Committee on Healthcare services to urgently liaise with relevant leaders in the health sector to investigate the root cause and solution and report back to the House within two weeks for further…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has revealed that the House introduced a total of 1,351 bills and successfully passed 89 of them in the first legislative year The Speaker disclosed this on Tuesday while giving his remarks to mark the commencement of the second session of the legislative year. Abbas who was represented at the plenary by his Deputy, Hon. Ben Kalu noted that with 1,351 bills, the 10th House has surpassed the previous ones since the return of democracy in 1999. He added that 679 motions were equally introduced within the period under review to…
The House of Representatives has described the criticism of the National Assembly by a former National Vice Chairman North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman as an attempt to Assert political relevance. Lukman had in a statement earlier in Tuesday decried that the National Assembly has involuntarily submitted itself to the narcissistic control of the President Bola Tinubu. He further lamented that the President and members of the executive arm seamlessly turned on the ‘gaslight’, which leaves members with no option but to believe and approve every proposal submitted even when they are injurious to public interests. …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction and sentence of two internet fraudsters, Rauf Rokeeb Abayomi and Odeh Godspower, before Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The suspects were arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the agency on June 28, 2024 on separate charges bordering on internet fraud, contrary to and punishable under Section 22(3) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act, 2015. The agency in a statement issued Tuesday said the convicts began their journey to the correctional centre when they were arrested for internet crimes. When charged…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has called for harmonisation of aviation policies to achieving the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). The minister made the call on Tuesday in Johannesburg, South Africa at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) conference titled; ‘’Wings of Change Focus Africa 2024.” Keyamo in a statement issued by his Special Adviser of Communications, Tunde Moshood, underscored the need for collaborative efforts among African nations to realise the goals of SAATM. The minister highlighted the potential for increased trade, tourism, and investment opportunities that a unified air transport market could bring. The…