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House of Representatives, yesterday approved the presidential declaration order, 2022 for the creation of 10 parks with national status. The parks were Allawa Game Reserve, Niger State; Apoi Forest Reserve, Bayelsa State; Edumenum Reserve, Bayelsa State; Falgore Game Reserve Kano State; Baturiya Wetland game Reserve, Jigawa State and Kampe Forest Reserve, Kwara State. Others included […]
Continue ReadingMembers of the House of Representatives at the plenary Thursday were divided over a Bill seeking to amend the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, 2004 to confer additional responsibility of the power to grant and revoke licences for the cultivation of Cannabis for medicinal purposes. The proposed legislation, which was stepped down at the […]
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Former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has lost his Local Government Area, Bogoro to the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the incumbent Governor of Bauchi state, Senator Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir. Announcing the result, INEC revealed that Abdulkadir polled a total of 16,598 votes to defeat the APC and […]
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Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June 2023, Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufa’I of Kaduna State had appealed to the President-elect,Bola Ahmed Tinubu to support the emergence of Hon.Abbas Tajudeen, the Iyan Zazzau as next Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives. Hon.Tajuddeen of the All Progressives Congress represents Zaria Federal Constituency […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Mr Thaddeus Attah of the Labour Party as the winner of the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives. Prof Funmilayo Odukoya, who is the INEC Returning Officer, made the declaration on Sunday at the Collation Centre, Lagos State Model Nursery and Primary School, Marwa, Lekki […]
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The Deputy Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon Peter Akpatason, has emerged the winner of the election into the House of Representatives to represent Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency for a record fourth term. Announcing the result in Igarra, headquarters of the constituency, the Independent National Electoral Commission collation officer, Professor Robert Okuonghae, said Akpatason, […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has removed the name of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in Imo State, Albert Agulanna, from the list of House of Representatives candidates in the February 25 elections. Agulanna is the sacked PDP candidate seeking to represent Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala federal constituency of the state in the House of Representatives. […]
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A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has commended President Muhammadu has said that history will be kind to President Muhammadu Buhari should he remain resolute and not cave in to pressure and reverse his position on the cashless policy. He said that the move will impressively curb the menace of […]
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has rejoiced with the mother of the Vice President, Mama Olubisi, on her 90th birthday. Gbajabiamila said Mama Olubisi has been a blessing to the Osinbajo family, her community and the nation as a whole. Gbajabiamila noted that it was the good training and discipline […]
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