By Garry Ochigbo A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order restraining the Inspector-General of Police and four others from further harassing, intimidating, and humiliating an Abuja-based housewife and her in-law and to produce them in court at the next sitting. The court gave the order in a ruling on an ex-parte order argued by their counsel, Akintayo Balogun on behalf of Mrs. Esther Stephanie Shehu and […]
By Oduyemi Odumade The House of Representatives has called for reforms in the Civil Service. The Lawmakers made the call during a special tribute to mark the nation's 63rd Independence anniversary. One of the Lawmakers from Katsina State, Mr. Sada Soli, observed that despite the progress the country has achieved, one of the issues that are affecting the country is poor public sector governance. Mr Soli stated that the […]
By Oduyemi Odumade The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu says the Parliament is working on several bills to effectively promote Small Scale and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. He also stated that Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has already witnessed transformative reforms aimed at repositioning the nation on the path to sustained economic growth. Mr. Kalu disclosed at the groundbreaking […]
Edited By Oduyemi Odumade Member representing Ndokwa/ Ukwuani Federal Constituency of Delta State, Mr. Nnamdi Ezechi, has written a petition to the House of Representives against an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ogbegbe Usman, currently serving under the Rapid Respond Squad (RRS) at Kwale for alleged harassment of constituents. This followed the alleged dehumanisation and brutalisation of one Mr Victor Ezechi and other constituents by the said officer. According to […]
By Oduyemi Odumade The House of Representatives has invited the Nigeria Copyright Commission, NCC, to protect the rights of the late Ilerioluwa Aloba, AKA Mohbad’s songs and lyrics. This followed the adoption of a motion by Mr. Babajimi Benson from Lagos State at the resumed plenary in Abuja Moving the motion, Benson, said that Mohbad tragically passed away under mysterious circumstances on Sept 12 and his name had continued to […]
Edited By Oduyemi Odumade The House of Representatives will on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, resume its annual recess to continue the first legislative year of the 10th Assembly. This is contained in a statement to Members by the Clerk of the House, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria. The 10th Assembly proceeded on the break on Thursday, July 27, 2023, following a plenary session during which the Speaker, Dr. Tajudeen Abbas announced […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Dr. Tajudeen Abbas says the 10th House is willing to partner the Directorate of Technical Aid Corps towards ensuring that patriotic Nigerians become good ambassadors of the country. Dr. Abbas who made this known when the Newly appointed Director General of the Corps , Mr. Yusuf Buba Yakub led a delegation on a courtesy call to his office in Abuja assured the Director […]
Speaker of House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abbas, has offered an insight as to why the chamber increased the number of its standing committees from 109 to about 137. Speaking during an interactive session with reporters in Abuja, he explained that the measure was to ensure efficiency. The Speaker said the reformative measure was preempted by the fact that some of the committees were too large for effective oversight. Stating […]
Troops of Operation Safe Haven, OPSH have arrested Lot Dauda, the suspected murderer of Mrs. Dorathy Jonathan, who was murdered while trying to resist a rape attempt in Afana, Zangon Kataf Local government area of Southern Kaduna. Captain Oya James, spokesperson of the OPSH, in a statement on Thursday, says the suspect, Lot Dauda, was arrested through a manhunt launched by the troops based on credible intelligence obtained. The statement […]
