Chief Edwin Clark, leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has said that the mismanagement of the 13 percent derivation fund is responsible for militancy in the region. While speaking on Arise TV on Wednesday, Clark noted that governors in Niger Delta are now richer than the Niger Delta states and berated former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for failure to account for the 13 percent derivation received during his tenure as governor. He said, “The 13...

Femi Gbajabiamila, the immediate past speaker of the House of Representatives, has resigned as a lawmaker to assume his duty as the chief of the staff to President Bola Tinubu. Gbajabiamila tendered his letter of resignation yesterday and it was read by the newly-elected Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, before the members of the House during plenary. Gbajabiamila was re-elected to represent Surulere 1 federal constituency in the green chamber during the 2023 general election. He was,...

International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, has said that the Jihadist Fulani herdsmen killed over 700 Christians between April 12 and June 12, 2023, as a “farewell” gift to the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari. This is contained in a June 12 Democracy Day report by Emeka Umeagbalasi, the board chair of the civil society group. Intersociety says the massacres were witnessed in Plateau, Benue, Kaduna and Nasarawa states at the...

“On behalf of my Deputy Senator Jibrin Barau we appreciate you Distinguished colleagues. We are very happy for his great opportunity. We thank God for the opportunity to serve and congratulate all of you for being sworn as Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We thank God for being able to wade through the very difficult election that we passed through. “I will say that this is the first cashless election that we have...

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has sent his congratulations to Senator Godswill Akpabio on his victory and election as the President of the Senate of the 10th Senate. The governor in a congratulatory message, commended the flawless and peaceful conduct of the election, which according to him stand as a testament to the commendable workings of internal democracy within the National Assembly. Governor Bello firmly believes that Senator Akpabio’s extensive experience as a former...

On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the Ahmad Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila-led ninth National Assembly, NASS, came to an end with the inauguration of the tenth NASS. As part of the activities for the inauguration, elections for the positions of Senate President, Deputy Senate President, Speaker of the House of Assembly and Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly were held. At the end of the elections, President Bola Tinubu’s anointed candidates for the positions emerged...