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2 days ago | 
allafrica.com | Saawua Terzungwe |Itodo Daniel Sule |Balarabe Alkassim
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has ruled out automatic tickets for its first term members at the National Assembly. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka, in a statement said the party would not give automatic tickets to federal lawmakers who are members of the party as reported by an online medium.
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1 week ago | 
dailytrust.com | Itodo Daniel Sule
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives seeking approval for three major financial proposals involving external and domestic borrowings amounting to billions of dollars, euros, and naira.
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1 week ago | 
dailytrust.com | Itodo Daniel Sule
The House of Representatives is taking steps to revolutionise Nigeria’s emergency response system through the establishment of a centralised emergency call centre and a unified short code for distress calls nationwide. This move is spearheaded by Hon. Emeka Martins Chinedu, who represents Ahiazu Mbaise/Ezinihitte Federal Constituency, via the sponsorship of the National Emergency Call Centre and Short Code (Establishment) Bill 2025 (HB.2343).
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1 week ago | 
dailytrust.com | Itodo Daniel Sule
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has withdrawn a controversial bill seeking to make voting compulsory for eligible Nigerians—his second legislative U-turn in nine months following public backlash over bills widely criticised as undemocratic. This latest withdrawal comes after fierce opposition from civil society organisations, legal experts, and the public, who described the proposed law as unconstitutional and impractical.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailytrust.com | Itodo Daniel Sule
President Bola Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives seeking the consideration and approval of N1.48 trillion appropriation bill for Rivers State. The president’s letter was read at Thursday’s plenary by the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen.
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3 weeks ago | 
allafrica.com | Itodo Daniel Sule
Bandits terrorising North West residents have fed newborn twins to dogs, according to Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji, the lawmaker representing Kaura Namoda and Birnin Magaji federal constituency of Zamfara State. In a chat with newsmen on Wednesday, Jaji said the victim was abducted from a community in Zamfara while pregnant. He said while she was delivered of twin babies, the bandits threw the newborns to dogs which ate them. "That is where we are now. That is the level of inhumanity we are facing," he said.
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3 weeks ago | 
dailytrust.com | Itodo Daniel Sule
Bandits terrorising North West residents have fed newborn twins to dogs, according to Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji, the lawmaker representing Kaura Namoda and Birnin Magaji federal constituency of Zamfara State. In a chat with newsmen on Wednesday, Jaji said the victim was abducted from a community in Zamfara while pregnant. He said while she was delivered of twin babies, the bandits threw the newborns to dogs which ate them. SPONSOR AD“That is where we are now.
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3 weeks ago | 
allafrica.com | Itodo Daniel Sule
The House of Representatives has rejected a bill seeking to amend the 1999 constitution to provide for rotation of the offices of the president and vice president among the six geopolitical zones of the country. The bill which was sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Okezie Kalu was titled: "A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Cap.
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3 weeks ago | 
dailytrust.com | Itodo Daniel Sule
The House of Representatives has rejected a bill seeking to amend the 1999 constitution to provide for rotation of the offices of the president and vice president among the six geopolitical zones of the country. The bill which was sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Okezie Kalu was titled: “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Cap.
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3 weeks ago | 
dailytrust.com | Itodo Daniel Sule
The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to deploy gunboats to urgently rescue 18 passengers abducted by sea pirates along the Bile and Bonny waterways in Rivers State. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Rep Hart Cyril Godwin representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency of Rivers State.
