Following the resignation of Femi Gbajabiamila as the lawmaker representing Surulere Lagos Constituency, the speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has declared his seat vacant.The declaration followed Mr Gbajabiamila’s letter of resignation in Abuja on Wednesday at the plenary under personal explanation.“We have today declared the seat of
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Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has advised the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to summon the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, to appear before it.Atiku, who was the first runner-up in the February 25
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President Bola Tinubu has ordered a thorough investigation of the recent boat mishap in Kwara State which reportedly claimed over 100 lives.He has also expressed sadness over the accident that led to the death of some of the wedding guests at Egbu village in Patigi Local Government Area of the
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Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has sacked boards and Chief Executive Officers of the state government agencies with immediate effect.Muhammad Dagaceri, the Permanent Secretary, Administration and Finance, Office of the Secretary to the State Government, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Dutse.“The governor has relieved the appointments
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to effect exchange rate convergence, a move that will end the multiple exchange windows that have been widely criticised over the years.Banking sources told THEWILL Wednesday that the CBN has told banks that the rate cap has been removed at I &
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Peter Obi and the Labour Party clashed on Wednesday with the Independent National Electoral Commission over INEC’s refusal to obey a court order to furnish them with more documents for their case.At the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), the lead counsel to Mr Obi and LP, Livy Uzoukwu, prayed the
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Congratulations to Hon Tajudeen Abbas and Hon Benjamin Kalu on their well-deserved emergence as Speaker and Deputy Speaker, respectively, of the 10th House of Representatives. June 13, 2023, will go down in history as the day the House of Representatives without rancour choose Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu to lead
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A former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), yesterday, called on President Bola Tinubu to order a probe into the statement made by Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa that he allegedly influenced his wife’s judgements as President of the Court of Appeal in favour of his fellow
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Civil Rights Advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), yesterday, asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to speed up investigation and immediately let the court decide the fate of suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele.HURIWA, in a statement by its national coordinator, Comrade
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) squadron leader and national coordinator of the Road Traffic and Vehicle Inspection Officers Mayors and a prominent civil society representative on road safety matters, Yusuf John Suberu, has urged the new Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Tajudeen Abbas
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