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By Augustine Aminu The House of Representatives on Wednesday has asked the Inspector General of Police to set up a crack team to conduct a holistic investigation into the rising cases of killing young girls for ritual purpose.  The House resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance by Awaji-Inombek...

…..As Wike laments abandon  project over non payment  By Augustine Aminu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has explained that the N18 billion allocated to it in the N2.17 trillion 2023 supplementary budget being considered by the National Assembly, was not meant for the coming off cycle elections in Bayela,...

By Augustine Aminu The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on National Security, Rep. Ahmed Satomi (APC-Borno) says deepening of international collaborations is fundamental to addressing insecurity in the country. Satomi made this known at the inaugural meeting of the committee on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that it is imperative...

By Augustine Aminu The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to investigate the money expended on the postponed 2023 population and housing census by the National Population Commission (NPC), amounting to N200 billion. This followed the adoption of a moved by Hon. Dominic Okafor from Anambra State and Hon. Patrick...

Ex-national chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rufa’i Alkali, has defected to the All Progressive Congress alongside 25 other members. The APC national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday, received the 26 chieftains of the NNPP into the party in Abuja. The party made this known in a post shared...

The House of Representatives, has adopted a petition by African Centre for Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR), seeking investigation of alleged contempt and abuse of Nigeria Judicial Sovereignty by officers of British Government and their investigative agencies, National Crime Agency (NCA), Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and an investigator/prosecutor called Sara...

…As President Seeks Approval Of MTEF/FSP 2024-2026 The House of Representatives has passed through second reading, the  supplementary appropriation bill (budget) of N2.18 trillion for the 2023 fiscal year. The passage followed the debate on the general principle of bill (budget) at plenary on Tuesday, shortly after receiving a communication...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, over the implementation of the N1.1 trillion Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) for vulnerable Nigerians. The House resolution followed the adoption of a motion under ‘Matters of urgent public importance’ sponsored by Hon. Moshood...

The National Police Council on Tuesday confirmed Kayode Egbetokun as the substantive Inspector General of Police (IGP). President Bola Tinubu had appointed A Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG, Egbetokun, who was appointed as acting Inspector-General of Police has been functioin that capacity since June 20, until Tuesday’s confirmation by the...

…Demands facts, figures An anti-corruption group on the aegis of of Advocate for Social Justice (ASJ) has has challenged the Zamfara state governor, Dauda Lawal, to avail the people of Zamfara and Nigeria with facts and figures behind his financial deposit declarations with the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The...