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A fresh twist appears to have deepened the crisis over the race for the Senate presidency and speakership of the House of Representatives of the 10th National

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase; and Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Aliyu Betara, have mourned the death…

Yushau Maihanchi, a member of the PDP, was elected to represent Jalingo, Yerro, and Zing Federal Constituency of Taraba State.

Armed bandits, in their numbers, yesterday, stormed a community general hospital named after former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), in Gulu, Lapai Local Council of Niger State,

House of Representatives special committee on constitution review yesterday said that the zonal public hearing would hold between June try.

Constitution Review: Reps begin zonal public hearings June 1 The House Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution says the public hearings will hold simultaneously in the six geo-political zones. The House of Representatives Special Committee on Constitution Review has fixed June 1 to June 3 for its zonal public hearings taking place across the country’s six geopolitical zones. Umar Puma, chief press secretary to the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase, said this in a ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Leke Baiyewu, Ada Wodu, Chima Azubuike and Tukur Muntari Published 14 April 2021 Published 14 April 2021 The Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, has charged Muslims in the country to use the holy month of Ramadan to pray for God’s intervention in the challenges facing the country. The governor, in a Ramadan message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Christian Ita, also called for a peaceful coexistence among Nigerians. “The month of Rama...

Why I stopped presentation of petition during plenary – Deputy Speaker Mr Wase says his decision to stop a member from presenting a petition during plenary was strictly based on parliamentary procedures. 3 min read The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, said his decision to prevent a member of the House, Mark Gbilah, from laying a petition last Thursday “was strictly based on rules of parliamentary procedures”. The deputy speaker disclosed this in ...

Blocked Petition: Nigerians In Diaspora Write Buhari, Others, Threaten To Stop Sending Money Home The group said it was wondering if Wase’s view and position were the same as those of other members of the National Assembly. by saharaReporters, New York Mar 16, 2021 The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation has petitioned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, after the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, dismissed a petition written by some Nigerians based in the United States o...

Punch Newspapers Sections Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase, on Tuesday said he sacked one of his legislative aides over alleged fraud. This was made known by his Chief Press Secretary, Umar Puma, in a statement on Tuesday titled, ‘Wase replaces Legislative Aide.’ The Chief of Staff to the Deputy Speaker was quoted in the statement to have said Ahmed Tijjani Abubakar was been sacked in 2020 and did not resign his appointment as being reported...