Members of the joint session of the National Assembly sang the old national anthem, ‘Nigeria, we hail thee’ for the first time at the marking the Silver Jubilee of Nigeria’s 4th Republic. The singing commenced after the President signed the National Anthem bill 2024 into law, and spoke to the members of the National Assembly. The Senate and the House of Representatives had previously passed the legislation to replace the national anthem from “Arise, O Compatriots” to “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” at separate sittings. Here are the stanza of Nigeria We Hail Thee: Nigeria, we hail thee, Our own dear…
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President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau, has bemoaned the role of some lawyers and the courts in the conflicting injunctions regarding the Kano Emirate crisis. Two courts in Kano State have issued conflicting interim injunctions on the Kano Emirate tussle. Justice S. A. Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano on Tuesday ordered the eviction of the reinstated emir, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II from Gidan Rumfa palace. However, Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of Kano State High Court issued a separate order, restraining the police, the State Security Services (SSS) and the Nigerian Army from evicting, harassing…
By Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja Hon Abas Momoh Jega, a former commissioner of works during the tenure of Professor Osariemen Osunbor as Governor in Edo State and one of the strong People’s Democratic Party’s leader in the state has resigned from the party. Hon. Jege, also a former member of the state House of Assembly, in his letter of resignation said “deceit and total disregard have become the current order of the day within the party, I found it extremely difficult to continue to belong to such an assemblage of persons.” In his letter addressed to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ward…
…says Gov Otti providing visionary leadership in Abia … By Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja Former Edo State deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, on Wednesday, commended the efforts of the President Bola Tinubu-led government in tackling security challenges in the country. Speaking with journalists shortly after he was confirmed as Patron of the Edo State Journalists Forum, Abuja, Shaibu said in terms of security, the performance of the present administration in the country was relative. According him, the situation is not as bad as it used to be, noting, “I can bet that it’s gradually stabilising. I can tell you that the…
Some Nigerians have expressed outrage over the bill President Bola Tinubu signed into law on Wednesday morning. The bill, which was simultaneously introduced in the Senate and the House of Representatives last week, received an accelerated consideration and passage. The speed with which both chambers of the National Assembly considered and passed the bill at a time Nigerians are facing more pressing issues occasioned by rising inflation and security challenges, has been criticised. While launching the National Anthem at the National Assembly, Tinubu commended the lawmakers. “Please, let’s continue to collaborate and build our country. We have no other institutions…
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has summoned the chief judges of the Federal High Court and the Kano State High Court over the recent legal turmoil surrounding the Kano Emirate. CJN’s summons follows the issuance of conflicting interim injunctions by the two courts. This situation has resulted in creating uncertainty and tension within the state. The coordinate courts conflicting rulings have aggravated the current legal and political disputes over the Kano Emirate, compelling the CJN to intervene to restore order and coherence. The crux of the matter is the status and authority within the Kano Emirate, resulting in…
President Bola Tinubu says his victory in the 2023 election could be attributed to his stint in National Assembly during the aborted Third Republic. Tinubu represented Lagos Central District on the platform of the Social Democratic Party during the botched third Republic. He served as a Senator from December 5, 1992, till November 17, 1993, when the Third Republic collapsed following the seizure of power by Gen Sani Abacha from the Chief Earnest Adegunle Shonekan-led Interim National Government. Tinubu, who spoke at the inauguration of the old ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’ anthem at a joint sitting of the Senate and…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law. The bill seeks to reinstate the old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.” Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this during the joint plenary attended by Tinubu. The President’s final assent to the passage of the bill will bring about a shift from the now-recognised, “Arise O Compatriots.” The old National Anthem bill was given express clearance by both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Details later…
House of Representatives, on Wednesday, resolved to investigate the recent sacking of about 600 staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The House’s resolution followed the adoption of a motion on urgent public importance moved by the member representing Karu/Keffi/Kokona Federal Constituency, Nasarawa State, Mr Jonathan Gbefwi, on the floor during plenary on Wednesday. Last week, the CBN anchored its decision to lay off some of its staff members on the need to reposition the bank for effective operation. Gbefwi while addressing the House, noted that the apex bank as part of an extensive reform, has been downsizing the workforce…
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has allegedly detained Dayo Aiyetan, the executive director of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), and Nurudeen Akewushola, a reporter. On Tuesday, Aiyetan, Akewusola, and ICIR lawyers honoured the invitation of the NPF-NCCC in Abuja, the nation’s capital. In the invitation letter, the police cybercrime centre said it is investigating a “case of cyberstalking and defamation of character” against the reporter and the “managing director” of the ICIR. Hours after the ICIR publisher, reporter, and lawyers visited the NPF-NCCC office in Abuja, they are yet to be released. In a statement, the…