Fellow Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding the political crisis in Rivers State. Like many of you, I have watched with concern the development with the hope that the parties involved would allow good sense to prevail at the soonest, but all that hope burned out without any…
…Says, He Has United The State Across Party Lines In Eleven Months President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has congratulated the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, on his 60th birthday. Akpabio, in a birthday message personally signed by him, described Governor Eno as as a peace loving leader, who has united Akwa…
By David Okoh In a landmark push to combat Nigeria’s deepening hunger crisis, the House of Representatives is set to host a high-level summit themed “Curbing Malnutrition and Food Insecurity Through Effective Synergies” as part of its Green Chamber Open Week activities. Announcing the initiative at a press conference on Thursday, Hon. Chike Okafor, Chairman…
A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. John Agoda, has dismissed Senator Ovie Omo-Agege’s reported ambition to contest the 2027 governorship election in Delta State, insisting that “Delta APC has moved on with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori as leader and sole candidate.” In an interview with The Nation, Agoda declared: “Omo-Agege should have the…
The sweeping changes, adopted after a closed-door session that lasted about three hours, restrict eligibility for presiding offices in the 11th National Assembly to ranking members of the current 10th Senate who win re-election in 2027, effectively shutting out first-time entrants and returning politicians outside the present Assembly. Presiding offices in the Senate are the…
As a frontline aspirant for the 2027 House of Representatives election and a democratic icon, I found the recent appeal by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen for “continuity” and the implicit push for automatic party tickets for legislators at the just concluded national convention of our party , All Progressives Congress deeply troubling with shockwave,. This is…
At about 1:40 p.m., just as senators returned from the closed-door meeting, Mr Dickson, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Bayelsa State governor, was seen walking out of the chamber, visibly angry. Although he did not publicly state the reason for his sudden exit from the chamber, it was apparent…
The Federal House of Representatives Committee on Disabilities has invited the operators of the fast-food restaurant Kentucky Fried Chicken over the ill-treatment of Mr Adebola Daniel, a person living with a disability. Adebola is the son of former Ogun State Governor and current senator representing Ogun East District, Gbenga Daniel. The Chairman of the House…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has strongly advised individuals who are not well grounded in the rules of the Senate to desist from running uninformed commentaries on the Upper Chamber. Akpabio made the remarks against the backdrop of the recent decision of the Senate to suspend the Kogi Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Oduaghan for flouting…
The Clerk to the National Assembly, Mr. Kamoru Ogunlana, Esq., has reiterated his dedication to advancing key legislative reforms, including the amendment of the National Assembly Service Act and the National Assembly Pension Board (Establishment) Bill. These initiatives are part of ongoing efforts to enhance the efficiency of the parliamentary bureaucracy. According to the statement…
