This followed a point of order moved by Rep. Nicholas Ossai (Delta-PDP), who cited the Attorney General’s instruction to the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, to reopen the assembly for proceedings
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Jonathan’s latest remark is pregnant with meanings. It exposes the cunning subterfuge behind the reluctant handover of power on May 29, 2015. That handover was never meant to be and the ex-president had meticulously laid landmines on all paths that led to Aso Rock
The governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, and the good people of the state feel very highly embarrassed by the report which is capable of causing ethnic/communal crisis in the country. The Governor believes that stakeholders in information management in the country should be conscious of national security and therefore be cautious and reticent in their approach to such sensitive news
He said all legal avenues must be exhausted in an issue involving impeachments, adding that the National Assembly is to act as an advisory in the matter since the issue does not directly affect the security of the state that may amount to the declaration of a State of Emergency
“He gave each of the ministers, departments and agencies the opportunity to look at the details as submitted by the National Assembly
The SSG said the corpses were those of youth members of the Islam Movement in Nigeria, who allegedly attempted to attack the convoy of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, on December 12, 2015 in Zaria.
Stating that the media reports were meant to cause disaffection between the National Assembly and a section of the country, he said the Lagos-Calabar rail project was never included in the budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari
He said: “We discovered that Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company, which executed over 21 contracts totaling almost N30 billion, had continuously paid over N1 billion into the accounts of Speeds International Limited and Bamaina Holding Company – both accounts whose sole signatory is Alhaji Sule Lamido.”
The position of the Senate was contained in a reaction to claims in the media credited to the Executive arm of government on the 2016 budget that the National Assembly left out some critical aspects, which resulted in President Muhammadu Buhari not assenting to it
The Secretary to the Kaduna State Government, Alhaji Lawal Babalare Abbas, was said to have admitted on Monday to the burial in a mass grave
The protest, which initially started on a peaceful note, later turned violent with the students, in their hundreds, destroying school property.
They demanded the withdrawal of the policy, which, they argued, was unfair to poor students
The position of FIFA was contained in a letter by its Acting Secretary General, Markus Kattner
As such, it appears all the appointments announced by the Giwa group are all on paper as none of those pronounced appointed showed up at the Glass House on Monday
Dalung, who held series of meetings on Monday to find a solution to the fresh crisis, said those who have been accusing him of partisanship in the crisis are the actual beneficiaries
‘While the committee did not completely agree with all the changes made in the subsequent document, being fully aware of the critical importance of the rail sector to the development of our dear country, distinguished members of the Senate Committee on Land transport keyed into the laudable (Lagos to Calabar, rail modernisation) project and found ways of appropriating funds for the project without exceeding the envelope provided for the ministry’
Against the objection of government, the international court in Abuja on Tuesday ruled that it has jurisdiction to entertain the suit brought before it by Dasuki for the enforcement of his fundamental rights to liberty and to own property as enshrined in the provisions of the Nigerian constitution and African Charter on fundamental rights of persons
One of those at the meeting is a Permanent Secretary, Christian Ohai
The staff, at the Abuja headquarters of the NFF, popularly known as Glass House, were earlier on Monday prevented by stern looking soldiers and riot policemen from entering their offices
The deployment of the security men to the Glass House followed a court order obtained on Thursday by the Proprietor of Giwa FC, Chris Giwa, who is laying claim to the presidency of the NFF
“But the most important thing is that we’ve gone through this route before and until and when we establish the credibility of this source and the truth behind it, the government will not be in a hurry to make a statement