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Introduction: The House had referred a number of Bills to the Committee for further legislative input.  The Committee treated most of them which formed part of the Report submitted to the House in July, based on which the House conducted the votes on amendment of the Constitution on 25th July, 2013. A few of the […]

Members of the federal House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously resolved to investigate the arrest of 320 people allegedly linked with the Boko Haram Islamist sect in River State. To this extent, the House mandated its Joint Committee on Police and Human Rights to investigate the activities of the Police. Deputy Minority Leader of the House, Suleiman […]

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has extended US$700 million (N113 billion) in funding to different investors towards the acquisition of power assets in Nigeria’s recently privatized power sector. Phillips Oduoza, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO), UBA Plc, said this while speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in […]

A member of the Senate Committee on Defence and Army and a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Babafemi Ojudu has explained that his action and that of his colleagues who were part of the screening of service chiefs on Monday was not tantamount to flouting their party’s directive.   In a statement issued […]

A pro-Jonathan group, National Unity Group emerged from the House of Representatives, Monday with a threat to tackle All Progressive Congress (APC) over the plot to block the 2014 budget and confirmation of the newly appointed service chiefs sequel to lingering political crisis in Rivers State. The newly formed group, which comprises of lawmakers from […]

We have many leaders and actually lots of people occupy public offices, from the local governments, to the state and national levels and the business community as well. We have many leaders but we have only few leaders who can make meaningful difference in the scheme of things. Frankly, the quality of leadership that is […]

Pharmacist Sam Nda-Isaiah, publisher of Leadership newspapers, discovered the enormous power of the written word a long time ago and moved in the consciousness of that fact in 2004 to fully appropriate and deploy it with the establishment of the Leadership newspapers.  Writers in different climes, including Nigeria, have made the written words a tool […]

Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega has implored Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) and other members of staff to be more vigilant and cautious as preparations for the 2015 general election intensify. An INEC daily bulletin issued by the commission’s deputy director (publicity), Mr. Nick Dazang, quoted Jega as rendering the advice while […]

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Monday lent his weight to the directives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to all its National Assembly representatives to block all Federal Government legislation, stating that the withdrawal of support by parliamentary representative from the executive does not in any way threaten democracy Speaking in an interview with newsmen […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Monday handed over the Ejigbo-Ajao Estate Link Bridge with a pledge that his administration would continue to increase the network of inner city roads where the ordinary people live in the state. He named the bridge January 27 to immortalise victims of the bomb blast that happened in the state […]

An Abuja Federal High Court on Monday ordered fresh service of court processes on five former governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC). PDP had filed a case seeking to sack the governors — Murtala Nyako (Adamawa State), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers State), Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto State), Rabiu […]

Six members of the upper legislative chamber belonging to the All progressives Congress (APC) on Monday participated in the screening of service chiefs by the Senate, despite last week’s directive by the national leadership of the party for its legislators to block all executive bills or confirmation of nominations from the president. In a communique issued […]