President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan; and Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the opening of plenary on Tuesday, read the communication from President Muhammadu Buhari on his rejection of the Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill. The letter, dated December 13, 2021, which was received by the House on December 21, 2021, was […]
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Nigeria’s ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC, has berated the opposing People’s Democratic Party, for “politicking” with the rising cases of banditry in the North; calling it “callous and insensitive to victims and troops”. This is as it said the activities of bandits, insurgents and other criminal rings had their roots in PDP’s “shabby handling” […]
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The Japanese Ministry of Justice said three prisoners were executed on death row on Tuesday which is the first execution in Japan since December 2019. According to the Xinhua/NAN agency report, this was the first execution under the Prime Minister Fumio Kishida administration. The three were identified as Yasutaka Fujishiro, 65, who killed seven of […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again expressed its preference for the deployment of technology in managing Nigeria’s complex electoral process, saying it is better than the best manual process. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu who disclosed this Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners RECs said with its Automatic Biometric […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday explained why he withheld assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, which he has returned to the National Assembly. His explanation was contained in letters read in the two chambers of the National Assembly on Tuesday by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, […]
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As Buhari asks Senate to quickly Consider 2021 Appropriation Virement of N13.588 trillion The President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan read on Tuesday, the letter of President Muhammadu Buhari withholding of assent to the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment bill. President Buhari in the letter is withholding assent to the bill citing the imposition of […]
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The Nigerian Army’s decision to punish a female soldier, Hannah Sofiyat Akinlabi, for allegedly flouting its rules and code of conduct has sparked an outrage. Sofiyat accepted a marriage proposal from a male corps member at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Kwara state. In one of the now-viral videos, the yet-to-be-identified […]
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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa on Tuesday said it will not offend the Constitution to include direct primaries in the Electoral Act. Urging the National Assembly to override President Muhammadu Buhari, he argued that by declining assent to the bill, the President did not properly exercise his discretion in the national interest. […]
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The Senate on Tuesday went into a closed session to take a position on President Muhammdu Buhari refusal to assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill. Senate President Ahmad Lawan arrived the Chambers, took the opening prayers at 10.42am and announced that the upper chamber would go into a closed session. Buhari had rejected the […]
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A former Chief Judge of Anambra State, Prof. Peter Umeadi, has called for the re-introduction of teaching of History in secondary schools and in tertiary institutions. This, he said, would promote the learning of peoples’ cultures. According to NAN, Umeadi made the call on Monday in Enugu at the 80th birthday celebration of Prince Chukwuemeka […]
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