The spokesman for the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia), says there is no crack among the members of the House of Representatives.
In a statement he issuef on Sunday in Abuja, Kalu urged the public to ignore reports in the media suggesting there is division in the house.
He said that house led by Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has no division either among the principal officers or the membership and the leadership.
“It is important to note that comparatively, since the Fifth Republic , the 9th Assembly remains the most united house.
“Members are motivated by the leadership …
The Secretary, Media Committee, APC Kogi State Governorship Campaign Council, Mr. Tom Ohikere has revealed the commencement of house-to-house voters education and sensitization programme which will run from Thursday, November 7 to Sunday, November 10 in the five local government areas of Kogi Central Senatorial district.
A statement issued by Gabriel Atume in Lokoja on Wednesday stated that the programme aims to educate and enlighten potential voters on the electoral processes and voting procedure in the November 16 governorship election.
He said, the APC recognises the role of the grassroots in the re-election quest of Governor Yahaya Bello hence the …
Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, yesterday raised the alarm that there were evil spirits in the Government House.
Consequently, he has urged the church to pray so that the evil spirits would leave the State House.
The governor made the confession through the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwubelu at the Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka during the Province of the Niger, Anglican Prayer Rally of Anambra State (APRAS) 2019 with the theme “The Righteous shall Flourish like Palm Tree.”
The governor, whose confession came as a reaction to the ministration of the Bishop of Ogbaru, Rt. …
Storch, who was part of a high-level delegation to Bahrain for Middle East talks earlier this year, fills the role left open by Kelly Ann Shaw, the G7 and senior trade adviser whose departure was announced last week.
As head of the international division of the White House National Economic Council, Storch will report to President Donald Trump’s senior economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, head of the NEC.
Storch was
Congress formally opened a new, public phase of its presidential investigation Thursday as US lawmakers voted for the first time to advance the impeachment process against Donald Trump.
“Today, the House takes the next step forward as we establish the procedures for open hearings conducted by the House Intelligence Committee so that the public can see the facts for themselves,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said shortly before the vote.
The chamber voted largely along party lines, 232 to 196, to formalize the process, which also provides for opportunities for Trump’s counsel …
The United States House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved legislation aimed at imposing sanctions on Turkish military and government officials over Ankara’s military operation against Kurdish forces in northeast Syria.
The 403-16 vote is the latest rebuke of Trump’s decision to withdraw US forces from northeast Syria and leave Kurdish allies without military support as Turkey launched an operation in the area.
“These sanctions are specifically designed to target the Turkish officials and institutions responsible for the bloodshed in Syria without senselessly hurting the Turkish people,” said Representative Eliot Engel, the Democratic chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The US House of Representatives will hold its first formal vote Thursday on the impeachment enquiry into President Donald Trump, a senior aide said, as Democrats forge ahead with a process that includes public hearings.
The move marks a shift in strategy by Democrats who had insisted for weeks that they did not need a floor vote to proceed with an investigation into Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, a posture that angered Republicans who relentlessly attacked the process as unfair.
The chamber will go on record for the first time to “lay out the next steps for the inquiry,” a …
The federal government has commissioned the refurbished United Nations building in Abuja, eight years after a car bomb explosion by Boko Haram, destroyed the building and killed at least 21 and wounded 60.
The commissioning of the building coincided with the marking of the 2019 UN Day.
President Muhammadu Buhari was represented at the occasion by the Minister, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Malam Muhammad Musa Bello.
He stressed that the efforts of the UN over the years in addressing global issues including conflicts, health and humanitarian matters, climate change and environmental degradation, had
continued to bear positive results around the …
The House of Representatives has called on the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to establish a Quick Response Wing (QRW) in Kebbi State, which it said has two international borders with Benin and Niger Republics, to assist in curtailing increased security challenges in the area.
The Chairman, House Committee on Air Force, Mohammed Koko, made the call Thursday in Abuja when the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, appeared before the committee for NAF budget defense.
He noted that the problem of insurgency and other security problems in the country have been drastically reduced through the fighting skills and …
The House of Representatives has decried the slow pace of justice delivery in the country, saying the backlog of pending cases in various courts remains a source of concern in the judiciary.
Chairman, House committee on Judiciary, Onofiok Luke, who made the assertion yesterday in Abuja, said it was unfortunate that some matters spend up to 10 years before their final adjudication at the Supreme Court.
He added that allowing almost all cases to get to the Supreme Court without limitations was a major part of the challenge in the nation’s legal system.
He argued that not all matters …
House Democrats on Friday issued a subpoena to the White House for documents related to Ukraine, ratcheting up the Democratic impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
A BANKSY painting of chimpanzees in the House of Commons sold at auction for a whopping £9.9million last night as the artist said: “shame I didn’t still own it”.
The iconic oil painting ‘Devolved Parliament’ shows MPs as monkeys and is 13ft wide.
Its sale shattered the 2008 record for a Banksy artwork which was £1.4million for a Damien Hirst “spot” painting stenciled over by the graffiti artist.
The hammer came down after 13 minutes of bidding smashing its £2m estimate.
Banksy reacted on Instagram …
