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The  House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a motion looking to reverse President Buhari’s Executive Order prohibiting the issuance of licenses for firearms by the police in Nigeria. Rep. Uzoma Nkem Abonta (PDP- Abia) who presented the motion failed to present the motion on notice when the public address system…

Rotimi Akeredolu(SAN) has been sworn in for a second term in office as the Governor of Ondo State. Akeredolu was sworn in alongside his deputy, Mr Lucky Ayedatiwa, at the International Culture and Events Centre, Akure, the state capital. The ceremony was performed by the state Chief Judge, Justice Olanrewaju…

The Senator representing Kogi West senatorial zone, Senator Smart Adeyemi, is facing serious criticism over his remarks that “Abia is governed by drunkards”. Adeyemi made those remarks while contributing to a debate on the floor of the Senate yesterday, veered off from the subject on the ground and began to…

A member of the House of Representatives, Abiola Makinde, has defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). His defection was announced on the official Twitter handle of the lower legislative chamber. #HousePlenary Citing irreconcilable differences and crises, Rep. Abiola Makinde of the Action…

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma on Tuesday says the reason there was an airstrike in Orlu, was not to “crush” his people but to prevent a repeat of last October’s #EndSARS protests in the state. Uzodimma stressed that the situation in Orlu had gone beyond what could be handled locally…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received Hope Uzodinma, Imo state governor, in a closed-door meeting at Aso Rock, Abuja. The meeting which was also attended by Ibrahim Gambari, chief of staff to the president comes amid a heated feud between the Imo governor and his predecessor, Rochas Okorocha. The latter was…

The House of Representatives have confirmed the appointment of the newly appointed Service Chiefs. The confirmation came after Babajimi Benson, chairman of the house committee on defence, presented a report on their screening. Benson said the nominees were thoroughly screened and their performance was satisfactory. The confirmed service chiefs are…

The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs has confirmed all the immediate past service chiefs as ambassadors. The nominees were screened for the position of non-career ambassadors. They include the former Chief of Defence Staff, Gabriel Olonisakin; former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai; former Chief of Air Staff, Ibok Ibas; and former…

The newly appointed service chiefs will on Tuesday (today) be screened by The Senate committees responsible for the oversight of the Nigerian military forces. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Senator Thompson Sekibo, told THE PUNCH that the screening would be behind closed doors. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, had…

President Muhammadu Buhari has a new Aide-De-Camp (ADC). Lt-Col Yusuf Muktar Dodo has officially resumed duties to replace the exiting Col Mohammed Lawal Abubakar. Dodo, the Academy Adjutant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), was appointed ADC last month but had understudied Abubakar for three weeks to learn more on…