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Imo Governor Signs Two New Bills Into Law

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The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has signed two new bills into law which was passed by the State House of Assembly. ABN TV reports that the two new bills are “Imo Waste Management Agency bill” and the “Consolidation of Property and Land Use Charges Bill”. Governor Uzodinma while accenting to the bills at the Government House in Owerri, explained that...

Sowore Condemns Appointment Of Gambari As Buhari’s New Chief Of Staff

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The convener of the Coalition for Revolution (CORE), Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the appointment of Professor Ibrahim Gambari as the new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. ABN TV reported that President Buhari has appointed a former Minister of External Affairs as his new CoS, following the death of Abba Kyari, who lost his life to the dreaded COVID-19...

Senate Condemns Breach Of Interstate Travel Ban, Asks IGP To Investigate Complicity Of Officers

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The Senate has condemned in strong terms the barefaced breach of the presidential order on overnight curfew and ban on non-essential interstate travel aimed at containing the COVID-19 pandemic. Suspicious of compromise by some security officials, it has also directed the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu and the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Mr. Abdullahi...

Reps Ask FG To Stop Repatriation Of Almajiri Children

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Members of the House of Representatives have called on the Federal Government to intervene and immediately halt the repatriation of the Almajiri children to their states of origin. This formed part of the resolutions of the lawmakers during Tuesday’s plenary at the lower chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. They made the call following a motion sponsored by a member...

JUST IN: Supreme Court Affirms Ifeanyi Uba’s Election

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the election of Sen. Ifeanyi Uba of Young Progressives Party (YPP) as duly elected to represent Anambra South Senatorial District at the National Assembly. The apex court in a unanimous decision dismissed the appeals brought by Chief Chris Uba and Dr. Obinna Uzor, challenging the election of Ifeanyi Ubah. Justice Sylvester Ngwuta who led four...

House Of Representatives Approve Buhari’s N850bn Loan

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The House of Representatives has approved the request by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to borrow N850bn to fund the 2020 budget. The Senate had earlier okayed the borrowing plan amidst controversy. The approval was however given by the House at the plenary on Tuesday within about seven minutes. Details soon... Read Also: God Revealed That Hard Times Will Follow After Lockdown – Prophet...

BREAKING: Appeal Court Affirms Diri As Bayelsa Governor

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The court of appeal sitting in Owerri, Imo state on Tues dismissed an appeal filed by Ndutimi Alaibe which challenged the emergence of Douye Diri as the winner of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) primary election in Bayelsa. Alaibe, who was also a governorship aspirant of the PDP for the 2019 election, had instituted a suit against the party, Diri...

BREAKING: President Buhari Appoints New Chief Of Staff

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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Prof. Ibrahim Gambari as the new Chief of Staff (COS). ABN TV reports that Prof. Gambari replaces former Chief of Staff, late Abba Kyari who died of coronavirus. More to come…

House Of Reps To Hold Two-Day Public Hearing On Infectious Disease Bill

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has given the assurance that transparency and accountability will be upheld in the conduct of the public hearing stage of the Control of Infectious Disease Bill, 2020. He said the public hearing, which is expected to take place in the next few weeks, would be for two days and would be...

“You Have Betrayed Almajirai After Using Them To Get Power” – PDP Blasts Buhari, APC

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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has accused the President, Muhammadu Buhari, and the All Progressives Congress, APC of betraying Almajirai and Nigeria’s poor and vulnerable after using them to grab power in 2015. The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbodiyan, said this in a statement in Abuja, on Monday. The party noted that the APC and its regime had...

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