. mandate relevant committees to probe controversial provisions of Agreement Following the controversy trailing the Samoa Agreement, 88 members of the House of Representatives have moved a motion urging the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of the contentious accord until all the clauses are addressed and spelt out. The Samoa Agreement signed by the Federal Government with the European Union, have been receiving heavy backlash with many frowning upon what they perceive as according recognition to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender, LGBT, rights. A member of the House, Aliyu Madaki, while moving the motion on Tuesday, drew attention to…
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. Park rangers, animal keepers deployed in community to hunt down wild animal . Mgt denies hyena escaped from park due to hunger Fear, anxiety and panic, on Monday, gripped residents of Dong Community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State on Monday following the escape of a hyena from the wildlife park. It was gathered that the hyena escaped from its confinement at the park located in the community on Sunday, causing panic among residents of Dong and the neighbouring State and Federal Low-Cost estates. General Manager of the Plateau State Tourism Corporation, Chuwang Pwajok, confirmed the…
The Martin Amaehwule-led faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital teryritory (FCT),Nyesom Wike, has prohibited Governor Siminalayi Fubara, from spending from the state’s consolidated revenue fund. The lawmakers in a letter dated July 8 and signed by Martin Amaewhule, the factional Speaker of the Assembly, and addressed to Fubara, the lawmakers said the Governor had yet to present the 2024 appropriation bill to the “duly elected” Rivers Assembly. “That your attention should once again be drawn to the fact that you are yet to present the Rivers State Appropriation Bill, 2024,…
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho has asked the immediate past Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello to direct his request for the transfer of the money laundering case against him to the judge handling the case. Bello had, in a letter by his lawyer, Abdulwahab Mohammed (SAN), dated June 10, 2024 request that the alleged N8.2b money laundering charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) be transfered to the Lokoja division of the Federal High Court from the Abuja division where the charge was filed. Bello had, among others, argued that…
Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum and Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, says despite the global economic downturn, the ruling All Progressives Congress has done very well in Nigeria. He blamed the hardship being experienced in the country on the global economic meltdown, assuring Nigerians that the country will soon get out of the tunnel. Uzodinma stated this on Monday after leading three other members of the forum to pay solidarity visit on the APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. Governor Uzodinma, who addressed newsmen after a closed door meeting with the…
Federal Government on Monday announced the suspension of duties, tariffs and taxes on some essential food items imported through land and sea borders. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, made this announcement at the National Press Centre, Abuja. Kyari also disclosed that the Federal Government has inaugurated the Renewed Hope National Livestock Transformation Implementation Committee to develop and implement policies that prioritize livestock development and align with the National Livestock Transformation Plan. He said that the listed food items, including maize, wheat, husked brown rice and cowpeas, will enjoy a 150-day Duty-Free Import Window. The Minister added that…
The Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly has written to the state governor, Siminialayi Fubara, highlighting his actions that breached the provisions of the 1999 Constitution as amended. The House in the letter dated July 8 and signed by its Speaker, Martins Amaewhule, sent the letter to Fubara shortly after rising from its plenary on Monday. In the document titled, resolutions reached on the first legislative day of the second session of the 10th Rivers State House of Assembly, the House drew the governor’s attention to the 2024 Appropriation Bill saying he was yet to present it before the…
Victor Oko-Jumbo-led lawmakers in Rivers State on Monday, held a plenary during which they screened and confirmed Governor Siminialayi Fubara‘s commissioner nominee, Emmanuel Onengiye-Ofori Frank-Fubara. The nominee’s screening and confirmation followed a letter sent by Governor Fubara to Oko-Jumbo, requesting the House to confirm Frank-Fubara as a commissioner to serve in the Rivers State Executive Council. Reading the letter during plenary at the temporary facility used for Legislative business in Government House Port Harcourt on Monday, Oko-Jumbo said Fubara sent the request pursuant to Section 192 of the 1999 Constitution as amended. During the screening, Frank-Fubara explained that he hails…
…obtains order as court restrains chief judge, Assembly clerk from relating with Amaewhule-led legislators In a deft and swift move to avert possible impeachment by the factional pro-Wike lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, on Monday, obtained a fresh court order restraining the Chief Judge of Rivers State and the Clerk, of the State House of Assembly from having any dealing with the 27 lawmakers led by Martins Amaewhule. Justice D. Jumbo Stephens of the High Court of Rivers State issued the ex-parte order for interim injunction dated July 8. The order originated from suit…
A leading socio-cultural organisation in Kogi State, Kogi Collectives (KC) has praised the immediate past governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello for giving the state’s Education sector a new lease of life during his tenure. The group particularly noted that the establishment of two new universities in addition to the Prince Abubakar Audu University in Ayingba gave the three Senatorial districts a sense of belonging, as prospective university students now access admission with ease. The group led by Chief Philip Olusesan Orebiyi and Mr. Segun Arogboni, spoke after their meeting in Lokoja , the state capital at the weekend,…