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This is contained in a letter Buhari wrote to the President of Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan and read at plenary on Tuesday.

He left the party with hundreds of his loyalists in Isiala Ngwa North and Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Areas.

The Validation Meeting, scheduled to hold at Nigerian Airforce Conference Centre, Abuja, is convoked by the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, with support from the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project.

This was as the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC published the names of All Progressives Congress APC Presidential Aspirant, Godswill Akpabio as the party’s candidate for Akwa Ibom Northwest Senatorial District, and Ibrahim Shekarau as candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP for Kano Central Senatorial District, despite having defected from the NNPP about a month ago.

This decision was reached on Friday by the Assembly after deliberation, observations and recommendations on the report.

The news, which had gone viral on online platforms, stated that the bill was sponsored by two Kaduna State senators.

At about 6pm on Thursday, passers-by who noticed smoke coming out from a store on the second floor of the New Building, House of Reps Wing of the Complex, raised the alarm.

The Director of Information, National Assembly, Rawlings Agada, confirmed the fire in a statement titled: ‘Reported Fire Incident at the House of Representatives New Wing Today, Thursday, August 11, 2022, in the National Assembly Complex.’  issued Thursday night,

Consequently, the next parliamentary elections will now hold on October 2, the head of State’s Press Secretariat said.

Some members of the upper legislative chamber led by PDP Senate minority leader, Philip Aduda, on Wednesday, raised a point of order on the floor of the Senate on the need to discuss the rising insecurity in the country, particularly the threat by terrorists to storm Abuja and kidnap President Buhari and Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-rufai.

Abe, who disclosed this when he appeared on a live programme of the African Independent Television (AIT), over the weekend, insisted that the future of Rivers State is more important to the people of the state than the pleasure of any individual.

Abe in a statement signed by his spokesman, Parry Benson, on Wednesday afternoon, however, pledged his continued support to the presidential bid of APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.

Abe, who made the call while addressing members of City of David International Church, Odani, Elelenwo, Port Harcourt, as part of the society, said whatever happens to society affects the church.

The Committee therefore summoned the Chairmen of the Senate and House Committees on Environment to appear before it to explain their role in the spending following allegations by the Chief Executive of the agency, Professor Aliyu Jauro that the budget was approved by the committees.

The party spoke on Wednesday following the attack on the Medium Security Prison in Kuje, Abuja on Tuesday night.

If this happened, the Legislative organ of government should largely be blamed.  Firstly, for failing to invoke the doctrine of checks and balances to ensure the President discharges his statutory obligations in line with national interest and aspirations. Secondly, for failing to halt breach of federal character principle by the President.  Thirdly, for failing to interrogate the Executive for sliding economic indices, worsening corruption, rising insecurity, capital flight, mounting loans, multiple tax burden, unemployment, and decaying infrastructure, including poor electricity and education.

The bills were sponsored by the Deputy Senate Leader, Sen. Ajayi Boroffice (APC-Ondo) at plenary.

Abdullahi spoke with reporters after a closed-door meeting with the APC Senators at the National Assembly, Abuja.

Adamu arrived at the National Assembly complex Wednesday afternoon, after, moved to the office of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, where he stayed briefly before the meeting commenced.

He stood up and did some small jumping up and down to show that all was well and his doctors confirmed same to be true.