GIOTV reports that President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has assured that the National Assembly, upon resumption on January 18, 2022, would review the Electoral Act Amendment Bill which was rejected by President Muhammadu Buhari. Lawan who disclosed this on Saturday in a New Year message he personally signed, said the 1999 Constitution would also…
Sirajo Saidu, one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s staunch supporters on Facebook, has dumped the President. He has now declared support for a former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Saidu, from Sokoto State, said his decision was influenced by the recent abduction of five of his brothers by bandits, PREMIUM TIMES reports. Bandits had on…
Presidential aide, Garba Shehu has stated that the reason Buhari refused to assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021 is that he is protecting the country’s democracy. Shehu claimed the proposed amendments entail significant legal, financial, economic and security consequences for all Nigerians, principal among which would be a severe spike in the cost…
Governor Godwin Obaseki has opened up on why he forgave the youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tony Adun aka Tony Kabaka. Mr Obaseki had gifted Tony Kabaka a cow and bags of rice in the spirit of Christmas after the latter begged for his forgiveness when he gave his life to Christ…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in Muazu Sambo as Minister of State for Works and Housing. This came after Sambo’s nomination as a minister was confirmed by the Senate earlier this week, following a screening. The new minister took an oath of office before the commencement of an ongoing security meeting at the Presidential Villa,…
Former Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has endorsed Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo for the 2023 presidency. It was reported that the former Nigerian leader endorsed him when the Osinbajo Grassroots Organisation visited him at his Hilltop residence in Minna, Niger capital, on Thursday December 23. According to him, Osinbajo has a great passion for Nigeria and should…
The Niger State House of Assembly has passed the 2022 budget of N211 billion with an additional N13 billion, representing 10% over the appropriation bill submitted by Governor Abubakar Sani Bello. It would be recalled that Governor Sani Bello had earlier presented the fiscal bill for 2022 of the sum of N198 billion. However, the…
There was palpable tension as members of Ghana Parliament exchanged blows on Monday, Dec. 21, during voting on the controversial E-levy bill. The MPs were taking votes on whether or not the E-levy should be adopted under a certificate of urgency. According to local media, Joseph Osei-Owusu who was presiding stated that he was stepping…
The Nigerian Senate has passed the 2022 appropriation bill on Wednesday, December 22. President Muhammad Buhari had on the 7th October 2021, presented the budget estimates to the joint session of the National Assembly. The version of the budget passed by the Senate contained estimates of N17,126,873,917,692, as against the N16,391,023,917,692 proposed by President Buhari…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari will be retiring to Kaduna state when he leaves office in 2023. El-Rufai said this while briefing State House Correspondents after a meeting with the Nigerian leader on Tuesday December 21. He also noted that President Buhari has spent most of his life in Kaduna even…