President Bola Tinubu has called on the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas to justify the confidence reposed in them by their colleagues. Tinubu in a statement he personally signed on Tuesday described their election as a good development. Akpabio scored 63 votes to defeat a former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, who scored 46 votes to emerge as the Senate President; while Abbas polled 353 votes to defeat former Deputy Speaker, Hon. Idris Wase and Hon. Aminu Jaji who scored three votes each. The president said, “The election…
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The Presidential Election Petition Court on Tuesday admitted more exhibits tendered as evidence by the Labour Party and its presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, against Bola Tinubu, who was declared as the winner of the february 25 presidential election. The LP and Obi are challenging the outcome of the election that saw Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) announced as the elected president by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). However, at the resumed hearing, the exhibits submitted by LP and OBI were mainly results sheets and reports used by INEC during the election. Counsel for…
Human Rights Writers Association (HURIWA), says with the emergence of Senator Godswill Akpabio as the President of the 10th Senate and Hon. Abbas Tajudeen as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nigerians should expect another rubber stamp and docile Assembly just like the 9th Assembly. In a statement issued Tuesday by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, expressed doubts that Nigerians may witness a robust independent minded and pro-people National legislature. The Rights group said it was unfortunate that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has created the impression that the Senators and members of the House of Representatives are…
Guinness World Record Tuesday officially announced Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, as the new record holder of longest cooking marathon by an individual. GWR, in a statement through its Twitter handle said Hilda’s confirmation followed review of the footage submitted by the Nigerian chef. It tweeted: “Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes. “
Hon. Tajudeen Abass as emerged as the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives. Abass polled 353 votes, while Aminu Jaji and former Deputy Speaker of the House, Idris Wase scored three votes each. TheHintsNews reports that Abass was endorsed as the Speaker by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), while Hon. Ben Kalu was also anointed as the Deputy Speaker of the House. Details later…
Senator Godswill Akpabio as emerged as the President of the 10th Senate. Akpabio defeated his closest rival and former Governor of Zamfara state, Senator Abdulaziz Yari. TheHintsNews reports that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had endorsed Akpabio as the Senate President and Senator Jibrin Barau as the Deputy Senate President. Akpabio scored 63 votes while Yari scored 46 votes. However, Jirbin emerged as the Deputy Senate President unopposed after Senator Sani Musa, one of the contestants for the position stepped down. Details later
President Bola Tinubu on Monday signed the Students Loan Bill into law in fulfillment of one of his campaign promises to liberalize funding of education in the country. However, the law recommends two years imprisonment or N500,000 or both for students who default in repayment or anyone found aiding defaulters. The Bill titled, “A Bill for an Act to Provide for easy access to higher education for Nigerians through an interest-free loan from the Nigerian Education Bank established in this Act to provide education for Nigerians and other purposes connected thereto,” was sponsored by the Speaker of House of Representatives,…
The Delta State Police Command Monday said it killed a suspected kidnapper, arrested one and rescued a kidnapped victim at Abraka. This was coming days after suspected gunmen kidnapped three persons in Ughelli metropolis. Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe in a statement revealed that about 21:09hrs, operatives of Abraka police station led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Fabian Ayameh, while on routine patrol along campus III road Abraka, Ethiope East LGA, they were alerted of a kidnap incident at a filling station in Abraka by a gang of four armed men operating in a silver…
The Oodua People’s Frontier (OPF) and the Yoruba Patriots Alliance (YPA) have frowned at the interference of the Bola Tinubu-led government in the election of principal officers of the National Assembly ahead of Tuesday’s inauguration. The groups stated categorically that such actions are not only undemocratic, but also threaten the very foundations of our democracy. The groups in a statement issued Monday by the Convener of OPF, Moses Odewale and National President of YPA, Anuoluwabamise Adetutu, that it was disheartening to witness the relentless attempts by the government to utilize security agencies as tools of intimidation, coercing aspiring candidates into…
A group, the Progressive Foundational Movement (PFM), has called on the governor of Kano state, Abba Yusuf to focus on his mandate instead of embarking on a mission to destroy Dr. Ganduje’s huge footprint in Kano state the achievements of former governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The group in a statement issued Monday by its spokesman, Jamilu Sani, said the demolition of Daula Hotel, which was a Public Private Partnership between the state and a private company, sent a wrong signal to prospective investors. TheHintsNews reports that a private firm, Lamash Property Limited, had recently threatened to sue the Kano state government…