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…
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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…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Ibadan, magisterial district, Oyo State has sentenced a driver who assaulted Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) operatives on patrol to three years in correctional service custody. The Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, applauded the judgement, which he said, was in line with the policy thrust of the Corps that includes zero tolerance to assault on Operatives of the Corps, During the sitting, the Magistrate, Olatunji Odunola, read to the hearing of the defendant for plea, the One Count charge allegation of assault to official of Federal road safety, an offence contrary and punishable under Section 356(1)…
Three persons were on Monday evening rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed four storey building located at 23 Nkwere Street, off Ahmadu Bello Way, Area 11, Garki in the FCT. TheHintsNews reports that the FCT Emergency Management Department (FEMD) on Monday at about 8.20 pm received a distress call on the 112 emergency toll free number on the collapse of the building which was undergoing renovations. FEMD Head of Public Affairs, Nkechi Isa in a statement issued Tuesday said that the victims have been taken to the hospital, adding that they were treated and are out of the…
A former National Vice Chairman North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman has lamented that the National Assembly has involuntarily submitted itself to the narcissistic control of the President Bola Tinubu. Lukman in a statement issued Tuesday stressed that until and unless the parliament could free itself from the President, it would almost be impossible for it to develop the capacity of defending and protecting the interest of Nigerians. Against this background, he said there was a need to renegotiate Nigerian democracy, based on which new framework of political party operations, management and operations are instituted to…
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday paid a condolence visit to the victims and families of those who lost their lives in the gory suicide bomb attacks carried out on Saturday in Gwoza, Borno stateby Boko Haram. Shettima in a statement issued Monday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications,Stanley Nkwocha described the incident as pathetic. Speaking with journalists immediately after meeting and commiserating with victims of the attack at the State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri, Shettima conveyed the condolences of President Bola Tinubu to the Borno State government and the people of Gwoza. The Vice President who made…
The troops of the Nigerian army have intercepted terrorists in Imo and Kwara States in the ongoing battle against insurgency. In a statement issued Monday said the troops in collaboration with other security forces conducted successful raids on multiple hideouts of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), leading to the arrest of key terrorists’ kingpins and the seizure of a significant cache of weapons and ammunition. It said that one of the raid operations was conducted in Orlu Local Government Area (LGA), targeting notorious kingpins, namely Izuchukwu Emejuru, aka “Kingkong,” and…