The House of Representatives on Thursday was forced to delay the plenary for about an hour due to a faulty sound system. The Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. Benj Kalu arrived at the gallery a few minutes after 11 a.m. However, the faulty sound system took the engineered about an hour to fix before the plenary proceedings could commence at about 12:05 p.m TheHintsNews reports that the federal government awarded the contract for the rehabilitation of the National Assembly complex to Visible Construction Limited for the sum of N42 billion. Last Tuesday, the Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali…
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Following the wave of coup d’etat in some countries in Africa, the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library and the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation, have announced that it would be holding a summit on the state of democracy in Africa. In a statement issued Thursday by the organisers of the event, the summit, which is supported by the Ford Foundation and Trust Africa is scheduled to hold Wednesday May 22, 2024, at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre,Abuja. Former President Obasanjo, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ms. Amna Mohammed among others would deliver keynote speeches. It said the summit would evaluate and…
Ahead of the 2027 elections, the National Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria (NCIFCFI) has said that it planned to ensure that dubious politicians no longer contest elections with forged certificates in the country. Pioneer President and Chairman Governing Council of the Institute, Dr. Iliyasu Gashinbaki, stated this Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting with the leadership of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC). He said the institute will work with IPAC to help in the authentication of documents presented by of aspirants even before the primary elections in the 2027 general elections. Gashinbaki stated: “Politics is too…
A member representing Balanga/Billiri Federal Constituency, Gombe State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ali Isah has said that the faulty presidential jets have presented a rare opportunity for President Bola Tinubu and other leaders in the country to travel by road and appreciate the state of the roads. Isah stated this at the plenary on Wednesday while contributing to an urgent motion on need to investigate the airworthiness of all aircrafts in the presidential airfleet to forestall unwarranted national tragedy Hon. Ahmed Satomi. His words, “I think this will afford our President and other leaders the opportunity to travel…
Transparency International, Nigeria (TI-Nigeria) has said that weak security and surveillance at national borders was major contributor to the issue of terrorism financing in Nigeria. It added that lack of control and monitoring allows terrorists, as well as small arms and light weapons, to infiltrate the country quickly. To this end, seeks adequate and effective collaborations on the part of law enforcement and regulatory agencies to tame the problem of terrorist financing in Nigeria. In his welcome remark at a multi-stakeholder national dialogue on preventing terrorism financing and violent extremism in North Eastern part of Nigeria, the Executive Director, CISLAC/TI-Nigeria,…
The Galadima Ward executive has announced the suspension of the Chairman, Zamfara State All Progressive Congress (APC), Hon. Tukur Danfulani. The suspension of Danfulani was announced at a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja by the executive of Galadima Ward, Gusau Local Government of the State. The ward executive, therefore, called on the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to caretaker Chairman who would lead the affairs of the party before the next convention. The Youth Leader of the Ward, Abahuraira Ilyasu, who spoke on behalf of the executive after submitting a suspension letter dated May 11, 2024 and…
The Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGI) has announced that the presidential (virtual) commissioning of critical gas supply projects by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) will hold between May 15th and May 22nd. It also revealed that there would be the launching of the South-south Affiliate Conversion and Refueling Center at the Femadec Site in Port Harcourt, while an inspection tour of Total Energies Support Mother station for Auto CNG in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state on May 18. The initiative under the leadership of the Prog Director/Chief Executive, Engr. Michael Oluwagbemi, said the commissioning was of the pre-launch activities leading…
The Forum of All Progressives Congress (APC) Women Leaders has lamented that they have been neglected by the National Woman leader of the party, Mary Alele-Idile. The President of the Forum, Patricia Yakubu, who led 35 other APC states Women Leaders and the FCT stated this on Tuesday in Abuja during a courtesy call and vote on the national chairman of the party, Dr. Abdullah Ganduje. She recalled that during the 2023 elections, the women slept on the grass in open spaces during the electioneering period to ensure victory. She noted that the house of one of them was demolished…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to help it in mobilising prospective registrants for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise ahead of the Edo and Ondo State governorship elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the second quarterly consultative meeting with the CSOs. TheHintsNews reports that the Edo State Governorship election is holding on Saturday 21st September, 2024 while the Ondo Governorship election holds in the next six months on Saturday 16th November 2024. The Commission had on Monday announced the timetable for the CVR…
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday invaded a State High Court sitting in Ilaro, Ogun State, arresting two defendants. The invasion of the court by DSS operatives has generated outrage. The court was presided over by Justice A.A. Shobayo. The defendants, Isiaka Fatai and Samuel Oyero, were tried in a suit marked HCP/IC/2023 between the State vs Awode Oladosu & 13 others. The case bordered on an allegation of arson reported by one Chief Akeem Adigun (aka Socopao) against Alhaji Isiaka Fatai, Oyero and 12 others. Agosasa community in Ipokia Local Government Area of the state…