President of the National Youth Council of Nigerian (NYCN) and Board Member, North Central Development Commission (NCDC), Amb. Solomon Adodo, has debunked calls for the resignation of Godswill Akpabio as the President of the Senate, describing those behind the calls as political opponents of the Tinubu administration. Adodo made this known while appearing as a…
Agom-Jarigbe’s letter of defection was read by Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, who presided over the plenary. The lawmaker explained in the letter that his exit from PDP followed months of internal crises and irreconcilable divisions that had crippled the party at the national and state levels. “I rise to formally notify you and the…
The bill, seeking the establishment of the centre, passed second reading after a debate at the Senate on Tuesday. The bill aimed at positioning Nigeria as a major player in the global digital economy, capturing Artificial Intelligence, Innovation and Communication Technology Solutions. Senator Yemi Adaramodu (Ekiti South), who sponsored the bill said the proposed centre…
The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has declared that religion is incapable of dividing Nigeria as a nation. Akpabio made the declaration on Monday evening when he had Iftar (breaking of fast) with his Muslim colleaguescolleagues, according to the Punch. In his remarks at the occasion which was also attended by some Senators who…
The National Assembly New Media Forum (NANMF), a body of accredited online journalists covering the National Assembly, has condemned media reports that sensationalized a verbal slip made by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Wednesday’s plenary. The reports quoted Akpabio as saying: “Nigeria is proud of the way Tinubu was honored and buried,” a statement he…
INTRODUCTION: The Dual Legacy Of A Historic Day. June 12 represents Nigeria’s most profound democratic paradox: a day commemorating the freest election in the nation’s history, won by Moshood Abiola, yet annulled by military autocracy. As Nigeria marks the 32nd anniversary of this watershed moment, HallowMace Foundation Africa examines whether the day serves merely as…
By: Amb. Anderson Osiebe The Federal Government has announced a 30-day discount on petrol sold at NNPC Limited filling stations nationwide, with priority reportedly given to public transport operators. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, says the measure is not a return to petrol subsidy, but a temporary…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has congratulated Muslim faithful across the country on the occasion of 2024 Eid-el-Fitr, marking the end of the Ramadan fast. Kalu, in his Sallah message issued by his Special Assistant on Press Affairs, Udora Orizu urged Nigerians, especially Muslim faithful to continue…
All is now set for the burial of Late Mrs. Salome Paulina Oteyi Agada, mother of the Deputy Clerk (Admin) of the Nigerian Senate, Mr. Rawlings Emmanuel Agada. Late Mama Agada (Nee Ochai), a committed Catholic faithful, passed on at the age of 83, at an Otukpo Hospital, on Saturday, 20th January, 2024, after a…
