A former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has been elected as the Senate President of the 10th Assembly. Akpabio is the preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress. The voting in the election of a new Senate President…
Court nullifies sections of CAMA 2020 for infringing on citizens’ fundamental rights
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja has nullified some sections of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020 which were considered to infringe on the fundamental human rights of the Nigerian citizens. Justice James Omotosho, who struck out the…
Labour Party wins 1st National Assembly seat
The Independent Electoral Commission has declared Hon. Ginger Onwusibe of the Labour Party as House of Representatives member-elect for Isialangwa North and South Federal constituency. Ginger a former Council Chairman, defeated Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s preferred candidate and his immediate past…
NIDO official urges NASS to pass Diaspora Voting bill
A President of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) in the U.S., Dr Adeola Popoola, has urged the National Assembly to pass the Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999…
President Buhari signs N21.8t 2023 budget
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Appropriation Bill, 2023 totalling N21.83 trillion. Speaking at the signing of the eighth and final annual budget of this Administration, the President said the aggregate expenditures of N21.83 trillion, is an increase…
Senegalese MPs jailed for attacking pregnant legislator in parliament
Two Senegalese opposition MPs were handed six-month jail terms on Monday for physically attacking a female colleague in parliament. In a case that sparked anguished debate about democracy in Senegal, pro-government legislator Amy Ndiaye was slapped and then kicked in…
Buhari sends N819.5b supplementary budget to National Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a N819.5 billion supplementary budget to the National Assembly. The budget is expected to be funded by domestic borrowings. This will increase the budget deficit to N8.17 trillion. According to a letter read by the…
NASS screens Lauretta Onochie, others for NDDC roles
The Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Niger Delta on Thursday screened Lauretta Onochie as Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board. Onochie, a Special Assistant on Social Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, was screened by the…
Third term, democracy and other tales: A review of Femi Oluwole’s “The Acts of Men” — Olukorede S Yishau
Tokunbo Afikuyomi was very popular in the Lagos politics of 1999-2007 era. In those eight years, he represented two different senatorial districts of the state at the National Assembly. He was one of the right hand men of Asiwaju Bola…
Abuja airport 2nd runway to be completed by November 2023 – Sirika
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Thursday in Abuja said that the construction of a second runway at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) would be completed by November 2023. Sirika made this known when he received the National…