Assembly – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:00:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Assembly – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Desmond Elliot Wins Lagos State Assembly Election https://www.theinfostride.com/desmond-elliot-wins-lagos-state-assembly-election/ Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:00:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=228629 INEC has announced Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot, candidate of the APC as the winner of the the Surulere 1 state Constituency election in Lagos State. The Returning Officer, Dr Bolajoko Dixon-Ogbechi from the University of Lagos recently revealed the result of State Assembly elections at the Surulere Local Government Collation Centre in Lagos today. She [...]

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]]> Enugu State Assembly Confirms 3 Commissioner Nominees https://www.theinfostride.com/enugu-state-assembly-confirms-3-commissioner-nominees/ Fri, 21 Jul 2017 02:16:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172974 The Enugu State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed the three commissioner nominees forwarded to it by Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. The commissioners-designate are Messrs Udidi Joseph, Robert Anikwe and Donatus Ani. Joseph told the lawmakers during screening, that he would use his knowledge in the power sector, if confirmed, to develop the state. Ani, a [...]

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]]> Ondo State Assembly Passes N170.8 Bn 2017 Budget https://www.theinfostride.com/ondo-state-assembly-passes-n170-8-bn-2017-budget/ Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:00:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=168956 The Ondo State House of Assembly on Monday passed the N170.8 billion 2017 appropriation bill. The Chairman of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Sunday Olajide, had presented the report of the committee to the House at plenary. Olajide said that the bill had undergone proper scrutiny by members while public sittings were held [...]

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]]> APC Expels Assembly Minority Leader https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-expels-assembly-minority-leader/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 01:54:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=155435 The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers has expelled Mr Benibo Fredrick Anabraba, the Minority Leader in the state House of Assembly, over alleged anti-party activities. This is contained in a copy of the expulsion letter signed by Chief Davies Ikanya, the APC Chairman in the state, and made available to journalists in Port Harcourt [...]

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]]> Rauf Aregbesola Presents N138.2bn 2017 Budget To Assembly https://www.theinfostride.com/rauf-aregbesola-presents-n138-2bn-2017-budget-to-assembly/ Thu, 22 Dec 2016 11:22:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=152028 Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, on Wednesday presented a budget of N138,232,946,670 for the 2017 fiscal year before the state House of Assembly for consideration. Presenting the ‘Budget of Recovery’, on behalf of the governor, the Permanent Secretary, Osun Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Mr Segun Olorunsogo, puts reccurrent expenditure at N75,823,942,160.00, representing 54.85 [...]

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]]> PMB To Attend 71st UN General Assembly https://www.theinfostride.com/pmb-to-attend-71st-un-general-assembly/ Sat, 17 Sep 2016 01:14:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=144297 President Muhammadu Buhari will from Monday in New York, United States, participate in the five-day 71st session United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) beginning on Monday. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina. The statement said that the president would [...]

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]]> National Assembly Should Be Part-time – Babangida https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-should-be-part-time-babangida/ Tue, 16 Aug 2016 17:09:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=140394 According to former Head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), Nigeria’s National Assembly should be part-time. Babangida said further that making the Assembly part-time would be a great way to cut down the cost of governance. The former military ruler made the comments on Tuesday, August 16, 2016, while speaking to journalists in Minna, Niger [...]

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]]> PMB Send Budget Estimates Of NAFDAC, NNPC To Assembly https://www.theinfostride.com/pmb-send-budget-estimates-of-nafdac-nnpc-to-assembly/ Wed, 13 Jul 2016 23:28:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=135977 President Muhammadu Buhari sent the budgets of some agencies and corporations to the National Assembly for approval. This is in accordance with the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007 The President in a letter to Hon. Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, stated he was submitting the budgets of 38 agencies and corporations in [...]

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]]> Rivers Assembly Reject Female Member-Elect Over Forgery https://www.theinfostride.com/rivers-assembly-reject-female-member-elect-over-forgery/ Fri, 22 Apr 2016 23:10:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=126380 The Rivers State House of Assembly has has refused to swear in a member-elect for Port Harcourt Local Government 1, Mrs Victoria Nyeche, on allegations of forgery. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Assembly sworn in nine other lawmakers in Port Harcourt on Thursday, April 21, leaving out Nyeche. Nyeche exemption followed [...]

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]]> I Need Legal Advice Before Decision On Kogi Assembly – Solomon Arase https://www.theinfostride.com/i-need-legal-advice-before-decision-on-kogi-assembly-solomon-arase/ Sat, 26 Mar 2016 14:12:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=123996 The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase said he needed the advice of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice before enforcing the resolution of the National Assembly to seal Kogi House of Assembly complex. Arase disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Saturday at the sidelines of an exercise [...]

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]]> Ekiti Assembly To Sue DSS Over Lawmaker’s ‘Unlawful’ Detention https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-assembly-to-sue-dss-over-lawmakers-unlawful-detention/ Thu, 24 Mar 2016 11:38:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=123815 The Ekiti State House of Assembly has moved to sue the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Federal Government over what it calls “undemocratic, unpatriotic, dictatorial and brutish” detention of one of its members, Mr Afolabi Akanni. The House disclosed this to newsmen at a press conference held on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at [...]

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]]> Taraba’s House Of Assembly Elect New Speaker https://www.theinfostride.com/tatabas-house-of-assembly-elect-new-speaker/ Thu, 17 Mar 2016 23:23:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=123295 The House of Assembly in Taraba State has re-elected former speaker, Peter Abel Diah as the new speaker of the state house following the resignation of Hon. Mark Bako Useni. Useni resigned today, March 17, 2016, during the plenary session of the assembly, giving personal reasons for his action. The deputy speaker Hon. Muhamed Danladi [...]

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]]> Election Petitions Tribunal Nullifies Election Of Taraba Speaker https://www.theinfostride.com/election-petitions-tribunal-nullifies-election-of-taraba-speaker/ Thu, 29 Oct 2015 11:01:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=104145 Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Jalingo, Taraba State capital has set aside the election of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Abel Peter Diah. In his judgement on Wednesday in the petition filed by the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate for Mbamga state constituency, Mr Emmanuel Bongo, the tribunal ordered the Independent [...]

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]]> We’ll Not Be Executive’s Rubber Stamp – Plateau Assembly https://www.theinfostride.com/well-not-be-executives-rubber-stamp-plateau-assembly/ Mon, 05 Oct 2015 09:18:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101967 The Plateau State House of Assembly will not be a rubber stamp of the Executive, a lawmaker has said. The Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Yusuf Gagdi, said “although 90 per cent of the members of the 8th Assembly are first-timers, the legislature is already doing things in a different way, unlike previous assemblies”. “‘The [...]

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]]> Pastor Bakare Blasts NANS For Supporting Obasanjo’s Botched Third Term Bid https://www.theinfostride.com/pastor-bakare-blasts-nans-for-supporting-obasanjos-botched-third-term-bid/ Sun, 04 Oct 2015 20:23:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101932 Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly has lampooned students in the country for losing their voice against the socio-economic and moral decadence in the country. He observed that the society ills has replicated itself on campuses. Bakare said this at the first National Students’ Summit organised by the Campus Life Project, the National [...]

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]]> Nigeria Needs To Declare State Of Emergency In Education Sector – Ben Murray-Bruce https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-needs-to-declare-state-of-emergency-in-education-sector-ben-murray-bruce/ Sat, 03 Oct 2015 11:31:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101772 Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency on Nigeria’s educational sector. Murray-Bruce said this in reaction to a recent statement by the National Programme Advisor on Education for The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Dr. Mohammed Alkali who said that about 65 million Nigerians [...]

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]]> Senator Emmanuel Blasts PDP For Lack Of Internal Democracy https://www.theinfostride.com/senator-emmanuel-blasts-pdp-for-lack-of-internal-democracy/ Mon, 28 Sep 2015 23:45:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101245 The Senator representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Paulker Emmanuel, has lampooned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for “lack of internal democracy”. Paulker, one of the disqualified governorship aspirants on the platform of PDP for the forthcoming Bayelsa guber polls, said this in Yenagoa on Saturday at a forum with members [...]

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]]> Non-payment Of Salaries: Imo Assembly Workers Threaten To Disrupt Legislative Activities https://www.theinfostride.com/non-payment-of-salaries-imo-assembly-workers-threaten-to-disrupt-legislative-activities/ Sat, 26 Sep 2015 08:06:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100974 Imo State House of Assembly workers are getting ready to disrupt legislative activities when the lawmakers resume plenary next Tuesday, following “the apparent unwillingness or inability of the state government to clear their arrears of salaries, since it received the Federal Government’s bailout fund.” The workers’ anger it was gathered stemmed from the fact that two weeks [...]

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]]> Benue State Will Soon Commence Payment Of Salary Arrears To Workers – Speaker https://www.theinfostride.com/benue-state-will-soon-commence-payment-of-salary-arrears-to-workers-speaker/ Mon, 21 Sep 2015 08:03:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100193 The Speaker of the Benue House of Assembly, Mr. Terkimbi Ikyange, on Saturday said payment of salary arrears to the state workers will commence soon. Ikyange gave the assurance while speaking with newsmen in Makurdi. He said though he could not tell the definite date when the payment would start, the backlog would be cleared [...]

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]]> #Politics > Election Petition Tribunal Nullifies PDP Lawmaker’s Election In Kaduna https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-tribunal-nullifies-pdp-lawmakers-election-in-kaduna/ Wed, 16 Sep 2015 21:30:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-tribunal-nullifies-pdp-lawmakers-election-in-kaduna/ The National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna, on Wednesday, nullified the election of Mrs Comfort Amwe of the Peoples’ Democratic Party as member representing Sanga Constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly. The tribunal equally ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue Certificate of Return to Mr Haliru Dangana [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Lagos House of Assembly calls for FERMA probe https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-lagos-assembly-calls-for-ferma-probe/ Wed, 16 Sep 2015 15:30:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-lagos-assembly-calls-for-ferma-probe/ The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) to institute a proper probe into the activities and funding of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA in the state in the past eight years. The Assembly decried agency’s failure to carry out its responsibilities in the state, noting that despite the [...]

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]]> #Plateau > Jonah Jang Went Away With 15 Vehicles Belonging To The Government – Committee https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-jang-went-away-with-15-vehicles-belonging-to-plateau-government-committee-says/ Wed, 16 Sep 2015 09:30:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-jang-went-away-with-15-vehicles-belonging-to-plateau-government-committee-says/ Former Governor of Plateau State and Senator Representing Plateau North in the National Assembly, Jonah David Jang allegedly carted away 15 vehicles belonging to the state illegally, a committee investigating the hoarding of government vehicles by the Jang’s administration said. The committee constituted by Governor Simon Lalong said Jang and his wife, Talatu illegally went [...]

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]]> #Bayelsa > With APC Presenting Expired Politicians, Governor Dickson Will Win Re-election – Ogola https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-with-apc-presenting-expired-politicians-dickson-will-win-re-election-ogola/ Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:30:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-with-apc-presenting-expired-politicians-dickson-will-win-re-election-ogola/ Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial district at the National Assembly Foster Ogola has assured that the incumbent People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Seriaki Dickson will be returned with ease in the December 5 governorship election in the state. He said that there were no serious contenders from the opposition. According to him, Dickson’s re-election has [...]

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]]> #Plateau > Cattle Rustling: Miyetti’s Allegation Is A Deliberate Attempt To Tanish My Image – Gen. Useni https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-cattle-rustling-miyettis-allegation-deliberate-attempt-to-smear-my-image-useni/ Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:30:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-cattle-rustling-miyettis-allegation-deliberate-attempt-to-smear-my-image-useni/ The senator representing Plateau South senatorial district in the National Assembly, Gen. Jeremiah Useni (retd.), has described claims that he, alongside the paramount ruler of Tarok, Gen. Domkat Bali (retd.) are behind the cattle rustling in Southern Plateau, as a deliberate attempt to smear their image by Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN). [...]

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]]> #Leadership > No Matter How Hard Tinubu Tries, He Can Never Be In The Same Class As Awolowo – Tunde Bakare https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-no-matter-how-hard-tinubu-tries-he-can-never-be-in-the-same-class-as-awolowo-tunde-bakare/ Sun, 13 Sep 2015 13:30:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-no-matter-how-hard-tinubu-tries-he-can-never-be-in-the-same-class-as-awolowo-tunde-bakare/ Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, Tunde Bakare, has said a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, does not belong in the same class with the former Premier of Western Region, Obafemi Awolowo, and does not deserve to take the place of the late sage as the leader of the [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Declare What You Benefited From Jonathan – Tunde Bakare Challenges Pastors, Others https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-declare-what-you-benefited-from-jonathan-bakare-challenges-pastors-others/ Sat, 12 Sep 2015 13:30:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-declare-what-you-benefited-from-jonathan-bakare-challenges-pastors-others/ Controversial televangelist and founder, Latter Rain Assembly church, Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has disclosed details of his meetings with former President Goodluck Jonathan, and what he benefitted from the former leader while he was in office. Mr. Bakare, who was President Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate in the 2011 presidential election on the platform of the [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Emulate President Buhari, VP Osinbajo On Asset Declaration, Nwuche Urges Public Office Holders https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-emulate-buhari-osinbajo-on-asset-declaration-nwuche-urges-public-office-holders/ Fri, 11 Sep 2015 11:30:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-emulate-buhari-osinbajo-on-asset-declaration-nwuche-urges-public-office-holders/ A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 4th National Assembly, Prince Chibudom Nwuche, has urged all public office holders in the country to emulate President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo by declaring their assets publicly.Nwuche, in a statement he issued in Abuja on Thursday, lauded Buhari and Osinbajo for [...]

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]]> #Ekiti > House of Assembly Endorses Governor Fayose’s 19.6bn Naira Loan Request https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-ekiti-assembly-okays-fayoses-n19-6bn-loan-request/ Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:30:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-ekiti-assembly-okays-fayoses-n19-6bn-loan-request/ Ekiti State House of Assembly on Wednesday unanimously approved N19.6bn loan facilities for the state government. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the approval followed two different letters written by Governor Ayodele Fayose requesting the house consent to access the loans. The letters are, “Consideration of the proposal of the State Government to Partake [...]

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]]> #Adamawa > Election Petitions Tribunal Adjourns Indefinitely https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-adamawa-election-petitions-tribunal-adjourns-indefinitely/ Tue, 08 Sep 2015 21:30:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-adamawa-election-petitions-tribunal-adjourns-indefinitely/ The National and State Legislative Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal for Adamawa State has adjourned indefinitely to allow the judges prepare judgment on seven petitions filed before it. The Secretary of the tribunal, Falilat Orire, said in Abuja on Tuesday that the Justice Anthony Onovo-led three-member tribunal would notify counsel in the petitions on the day [...]

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]]> NASS APC Caucus Defends President Buhari’s Appointments | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-apc-caucus-defends-buharis-appointments-news/ Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:30:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/national-assembly-apc-caucus-defends-buharis-appointments-news/ The North-East caucus of the All Progressives Congress in the National Assembly on Wednesday threw their weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB), who has received flaks of recent for the appointments he has so far made. A cross section of Nigerians accused the president of being sectional in his appointments, arguing that about 75 per [...]

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]]> Igbo Group Canvass Support For Buhari | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/igbo-group-canvass-support-for-buhari-news/ Wed, 02 Sep 2015 23:30:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/igbo-group-canvass-support-for-buhari-news/ The Igbo Delegates Assembly (IDA), a socio-cultural/political group, on Wednesday in Makurdi urged Nigerians to exercise caution in assessing the new administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement after its meeting in the Benue capital, IDA said Nigerians need to apply caution because the success or failure of President Buhari would rub off on [...]

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]]> Anambra Assembly Urges Obiano To Immortalize Akunyili | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/anambra-assembly-urges-obiano-to-immortalize-akunyili-news/ Wed, 02 Sep 2015 17:30:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/anambra-assembly-urges-obiano-to-immortalize-akunyili-news/ The Anambra state House of Assembly on Tuesday urged Governor Willie Obiano to immortalise a former Minister of Information and Communication, Prof. Dora Akunyili. Akunyili passed on after a protracted battle with cancer at an Indian hospital on June 7, 2014. She was aged The motion to immortalise Akunyili was moved by the member representing [...]

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]]> Osun Workers Owed Salaries Will Be Paid Soon – House of Assembly | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/workers-owed-salaries-will-be-paid-soon-osun-assembly-news/ Wed, 02 Sep 2015 07:30:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/workers-owed-salaries-will-be-paid-soon-osun-assembly-news/ Osun State House of Assembly has assured that the relief package given to the state would be judiciously administered, saying genuine workers would soon have their outstanding salaries payed. The public infrastructure abandoned until would also be attended to. The Assembly also vowed to drive the anti-corruption crusade with its oversight functions, promising to break [...]

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]]> Election Tribunal: Rivers Caucus In NASS Petition Buhari Over Alleged Interferences | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/election-tribunal-rivers-caucus-in-nass-petition-buhari-over-alleged-interferences-nigeria/ Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:26:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/election-tribunal-rivers-caucus-in-nass-petition-buhari-over-alleged-interferences-nigeria/ The Rivers State caucus in the National Assembly has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged interference by security agencies in the processes of the election petitions tribunal in the state. The lawmakers, in the petition dated August 25, said that with the way things were going on in the state’s election petitions tribunal, the people’s [...]

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]]> Kano Tribunal Upholds Rabiu Kwankwaso’s Election As Senator | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/tribunal-upholds-kwankwasos-election-as-senator-nigeria/ Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:30:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/tribunal-upholds-kwankwasos-election-as-senator-nigeria/ States and National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Kano, Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by Alhaji Bashir Garba Lado of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the election of Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the All Progressives Congress as Senator representing Kano Central Senatorial District. Dismissing the petition, the presiding judge, Justice Cornelius Akintayo said [...]

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]]> We Won’t Rely On President Buhari Or Federal Might To Win Ekiti In 2018 – Ex-Assembly Speaker | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/we-wont-rely-on-buhari-or-federal-might-to-win-ekiti-in-2018-ex-assembly-speaker-nigeria/ Sat, 22 Aug 2015 19:30:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/we-wont-rely-on-buhari-or-federal-might-to-win-ekiti-in-2018-ex-assembly-speaker-nigeria/ A former Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Femi Bamisile, has said the All Progressives Congress won’t rely on federal might to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2018 governorship election. Incumbent Governor Ayodele Fayose is not eligible to contest in the election but his popularity will go a long way in deciding [...]

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]]> Speaker Dogara Not Planning To Strip Me Of My Powers, Says Lasun | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/speaker-dogara-not-planning-to-strip-me-of-my-powers-says-lasun-nigeria/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 19:30:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/speaker-dogara-not-planning-to-strip-me-of-my-powers-says-lasun-nigeria/ Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yussuf Lasun has denied that the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara is planning to strip him of some legislative responsibilities. There were unconfirmed reports on Thursday that an ad-hoc committee set up by the speaker had in its report recommended that the deputy speaker cease to be the Chairman of [...]

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]]> NDDC Director Faults AGF Report On ‘Missing’ N183bn Fund | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/nddc-director-faults-agf-report-on-missing-n183bn-fund-nigeria/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 19:30:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/nddc-director-faults-agf-report-on-missing-n183bn-fund-nigeria/ The Niger Delta Development Commission on Wednesday faulted the Auditor General of the Federation’s report, which claimed that N183.7 billion could not be accounted for by the commission. The AGF, Mr. Samuel Ukura, had after submitting three special reports to the National Assembly last week, told journalists in Abuja that N183.7 billion could not be [...]

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]]> PIB Not Senate’s Priority At The Moment – Ndume | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/pib-not-senates-priority-at-the-moment-ndume-nigeria/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 15:30:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/pib-not-senates-priority-at-the-moment-ndume-nigeria/ Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, on Wednesday, said the red chamber had no time to consider the all-important Petroleum Industry Bill now because it was not the priority of the current administration. Ndume said rather than dedicate time and resources on the PIB, stalled in the 7th National Assembly, senators had been focused on how [...]

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]]> Will The 8th Senate Score Another Goal? https://www.theinfostride.com/will-the-8th-senate-score-another-goal/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 13:56:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=93751 Over the years, as our collective national purse has gotten smaller, Nigerians home and abroad have been clamouring for a reduction of the National Assembly’s budget. These calls for reduction have also been accompanied with parallel calls for more transparency in the funding of the National Assembly. As it stands, the Senate – under the [...]

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]]> EFCC, ICPC Cannot Help Buhari’s Fight Against Corruption, Former NEITI Chairman Says | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-icpc-cannot-help-buharis-fight-against-corruption-former-neiti-chairman-says-nigeria/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:30:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/efcc-icpc-cannot-help-buharis-fight-against-corruption-former-neiti-chairman-says-nigeria/ Prof. Assisi Asobie Former Chairman of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Prof. Assisi Asobie has slammed the National Assembly for not doing enough to fight corruption in the country. Asobie, who noted that the country should not concentrate on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other [...]

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]]> Majority of Senators Reject Pay Cut | #Politics https://www.theinfostride.com/senators-reject-pay-cut-politics/ Thu, 13 Aug 2015 06:15:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/senators-reject-pay-cut-politics/ Majority of Senators elected into the 8th National Assembly have rejected a proposed pay cut in line with the promise of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who had earlier hinted that his leadership consider a downward review of the salaries received by the lawmakers. The Senate President had constituted an ad-hoc committee on the review of [...]

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]]> Benue State Assembly Approves Governor Ortom’s Request To Obtain 5 Billion Naira Loan | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/benue-assembly-approves-gov-ortoms-request-to-obtain-n5bn-loan-nigeria/ Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:30:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/benue-assembly-approves-gov-ortoms-request-to-obtain-n5bn-loan-nigeria/ Benue House of Assembly on Wednesday gave approval to the state government to obtain a loan of over 5 billion naira to settle accumulated counterpart fund contributions. The request, contained in a letter by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Targema Takema, on behalf of Governor Samuel Ortom, was read on the floor of [...]

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]]> Financial Crisis: Osun Legislators Organize Summit, Invite Omisore, Others | #Politics https://www.theinfostride.com/financial-crisis-osun-legislators-organize-summit-invite-omisore-others-politics/ Sat, 08 Aug 2015 17:30:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/financial-crisis-osun-legislators-organize-summit-invite-omisore-others-politics/ The Osun Legislators’ Forum, comprising lawmakers at the National Assembly and Osun State House of Assembly, have invited stakeholders in the state, including a former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Senator Iyiola Omisore, to a conference on how to move the state out of its present economic woes.The lawmakers, who [...]

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]]> Forged Senate Rules: Saraki Should Honourably Resign – Ex-Lawmaker | #Politics https://www.theinfostride.com/forged-senate-rules-saraki-should-honourably-resign-ex-lawmaker-politics/ Thu, 06 Aug 2015 14:15:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/forged-senate-rules-saraki-should-honourably-resign-ex-lawmaker-politics/ Former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mufutau Egberongbe, has said Senate President Bukola Saraki can still make the country proud by resigning honourably as fresh facts emerge that the Senate rules under which he was elected, was forged. The police investigation of the allegation by the Senate Unity Forum confirms that the [...]

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]]> Elections: FG shuts land, sea borders, to suspend international flights https://www.theinfostride.com/elections-fg-shuts-land-sea-borders-to-suspend-international-flights/ Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:15:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/03/elections-fg-shuts-land-sea-borders-to-suspend-international-flights/ Nigeria has shut its land and sea borders and will suspend international flights to and from Nigeria by midnight today as Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday to elect the President and members of the National Assembly on March 28. “All borders will effectively be closed from midnight March 25, to midnight Saturday, March [...]

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]]> Saraki Receives 5000 LP Defectors To APC In Kwara State https://www.theinfostride.com/saraki-receives-5000-lp-defectors-to-apc-in-kwara-state/ Thu, 19 Mar 2015 23:15:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/03/saraki-receives-5000-lp-defectors-to-apc-in-kwara-state/ No fewer than 5,000 members of the Labour Party in Kwara State have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress as the party’s campaign train stopped at Offa in Kwara State on Tuesday. The visibly-excited defectors were received into the APC by a national leader and senator representing Kwara Central senatorial district at the National Assembly, [...]

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]]> 2015 Budget: $65 Per Barrel Benchmark Unrealistic – Reps https://www.theinfostride.com/2015-budget-65-per-barrel-benchmark-unrealistic-reps/ Sun, 22 Feb 2015 11:15:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/02/2015-budget-65-per-barrel-benchmark-unrealistic-reps/ The House of Representatives has rejected the $65 oil benchmark proposed in the 2015 budget by the executive. The House noted that the 2015 budget proposal was hinged on certain policy thrusts, instruments and assumptions that were flawed and must be “critically” addressed. With this argument, there are strong indications the House will stick to [...]

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]]> CRUDAN Urges NASS To Hasten Passage Of Whistle-Blower Protection Bill https://www.theinfostride.com/crudan-urges-nass-to-hasten-passage-of-whistle-blower-protection-bill/ Sun, 07 Dec 2014 13:15:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/12/crudan-urges-nass-to-hasten-passage-of-whistle-blower-protection-bill/ The National Assembly has been urged to speed up passage of the Whistle-blower Protection Bill. The call was made by the Christian Rural Urban Development Association of Nigeria, CRUDAN, through its South-West Zonal facilitator, Mr. Adewale Adeduntan. According to the development and advocacy organization, “The Whistle-blower Protection Bill is one of the tools that can [...]

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]]> RVHA COMMITTED TO MAKING GOOD LAWS – HON EWOR https://www.theinfostride.com/rvha-committed-to-making-good-laws-hon-ewor/ Thu, 04 Dec 2014 17:22:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/12/rvha-committed-to-making-good-laws-hon-ewor/ The Deputy Leader, Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Nname Ewor, has reiterated the commitment of the Assembly to making laws that will stand the test of time.Hon. Ewor stated this during the public hearing on a Bill to regulate outdoor, signage, Hoarding and Advertisement in the State. The Deputy leader who is also the [...]

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