UK Lawmakers Ask Starmer to Challenge Tinubu Over Christian Killings During State Visit

UK Lawmakers Ask Starmer to Challenge Tinubu Over Christian Killings During State Visit

  Several lawmakers in the United Kingdom have called on British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, to raise concerns with Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, regarding the reported killings of Christians in Nigeria during the president’s ongoing state visit. TRUETELLS Nigeria reports that Tinubu and Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, are scheduled to be hosted by King…

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Why Governors Must See Legislature As Partners, Not Appendages – Obasa, Lawmakers

  – Lagos Assembly urges NASS to criminalise acts against Parliamentary independence – wants more recognitions for past Speakers The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday called on governors in Nigeria to avoid seeing state legislatures as appendages of the executive but instead, treat lawmakers as partners in the progress and development of states….

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Governor Alex Otti To Spend N13 Billion On New Vehicles For Self, Aides, Lawmakers, Others

Governor Alex Otti’s administration in Abia State proposed to spend a total sum of N13 billion on the purchase of cars, vans, trucks and buses in 2024, a copy of the state’s 2024 approved budget seen by SaharaReporters has revealed. Otti on December 28, 2023, assented to the 2024 Appropriation Bill of N567.2 billion. The…

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Oshiomhole Causes Commotion In Senate After Accusing APC, PDP Lawmakers Of Looting

Senator Adams Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo State, on Tuesday, caused disaffection among members of the upper legislative house after accusing Senators of the 9th National Assembly of looting their offices at the end of their tenure in June 2023.   The rowdy session followed a point of order moved by Senator Solomon Adeola…

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10th NASS: PDP Leadership In Disarray As Labour Party Lawmakers Resort To “Cash And Carry” Politics

Shocking details have emerged on how the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) woefully failed to determine the minority leadership of the 10th National Assembly. Truetells Nigeria understands that the PDP failed to assert any control or influence in the choice of the minority leadership in both chambers of the National Assembly. With the…

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Lawmakers Seeking Positions In 10th National Assembly To Pay $1Million For Votes

Governors on the platform of the  All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) have raised alarm over an alleged attempt by some lawmakers seeking positions in the 10th National Assembly to pay as much as $1 million to individuals to get elected. Truetells Nigeria gathered that this is as the APC…

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COVID-19: Parliament Shuts Down As Over 150 Staff Get Infected

Ghana’s parliament has shut down for at least three weeks over a surge in cases of COVID-19 among lawmakers and parliamentary staff. Truetells Nigeria reports that the Speaker of the House, Alban Bagbin, announced the legislature will be in recess until March 2 to make way for “disinfection and sanitisation of the premises.” At least…

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