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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has said that it is the wish of the National Assembly that Nigerians in diaspora are able to exercise voting right in time of elections in Nigeria. Lawan made this known when the Chairman of Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the Senate President’s office on Wednesday. “I beleive that at one point, I don’t know when and how far it will take us before we could start diaspora voting. But one thing I can assure you is that National Assembly is doing everything,…

The Senate on Wednesday considered a bill seeking to empower poor Nigerians in rural areas with guaranteed income and jobs that would provide 100 days of paid work per year. The Rural Employment Guarantee Bill, 2021, which scaled second reading on the floor was sponsored by Senator Mohammed Sani Musa (APC, Niger East). Leading debate on the general principles of the bill, Senator Musa explained that the bill among others, essentially seeks to provide livelihood security in rural communities by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household whose adult member…

Canada Tuesday granted asylum to four people who hid former NSA contractor Edward Snowden in their tiny Hong Kong apartments when he was on the run after stealing a trove of classified documents. The four – Supun Thilina Kellapatha, Nadeeka Dilrukshi Nonis and their children Sethumdi and Dinath – landed in Toronto in the afternoon and were due to go on to Montreal to “start their new lives,” non-profit For the Refugees said in a statement. The non-governmental group had in 2019 sponsored two other Snowden “Guardian Angels” Vanessa Rodel and her daughter Keana, originally from the Philippines but living…

A break-away faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB-REBRANDED has condemned the silent approach adopted by Southeast political and religious leaders towards the terrorist activities of the proscribed cult group in the region. In a statement released to newsmen in Owerri on Wednesday by the group’s Director of Media and Enlightenment, Mazi Chigozie Igboanugo, the group advocated that a State of Emergency should be declared in any state that allows IPOB terrorists to burn the Nigerian Flags on it’s soil. The group further noted that it has deployed it’s monitoring team to all the major cities of the region…

At least four persons have been killed after an attack by Fulani herdsmen who waylaid the victims around Twin Hill Road, Jebbu Miango, in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was gathered that the victims were travelling on a motorcycle around 7pm, when they were ambushed by the Fulani herdsmen. Two of them were shot dead, while one sustained gunshot injuries. In a related incident, residents confirmed that two farmers who were working on their farms were gruesomely murdered on Tuesday. The National Publicity Secretary of Irigwe Development Association (IDA), Mr Davidson Malison confirmed the incident. He said:…

The Kaduna State Government has shutdown telecommunication services in the state as it seeks to bring an end to the insecurity in the state. The northern state also banned motorcycles known as okada as well as transportation of livestock in and out of the state. At a press briefing on Tuesday, the Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security of Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan said Kaduna state the measures were put in place to assist the security agencies in parts of the state. “You will recall that Governor Nasir El-Rufai announced in a media chat yesterday (28th September 2021) that the state…

Urges President wage total war against them The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, declare bandits as terrorists and wage total war against them. This was just as the upper chamber urged the President to give orders to the military to eliminate them by bombing their hideouts. The Senate also asked President Buhari to immediately declare all known leadership of the bandits wanted, and track them wherever they are for arrest and prosecution. These formed part of resolutions reached on Wednesday after the chamber considered a motion on banditry in Sokoto during plenary.…

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has weighed in on the mysterious murder of Dr Chike Akunyili, husband of late Prof Dora Akunyili, stating that he was assassinated by politicians vying for positions in the upcoming governorship election in Anambra state. In the wake of his murder, some reports alleged that IPOB had perpetrated the attack. Akunyili was gruesomely murdered on Tuesday on his way from Onitsha to Umuoji at Eke Nkpor. However, IPOB through its spokesman, Emma Powerful has debukned all allegations levelled against the group. According to Powerful, “those who poisoned the late Dora are responsible for Chike’s death.”…

The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to replace the nomination of Engr. Sarki Auwalu as the Chief Executive Officer on the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA) board. The request was contained in a letter dated September 28, 2021, and read by the Senate President Ahmad Lawan during plenary on Wednesday. The President in a previous letter dated September 16, 2021, had requested the upper chamber to confirm Auwalu alongside three others as board members of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. Buhari appoints Board of Upstream Regulatory Commission, Petroleum Regulatory Authority…

The Senate has commenced moves to stop processing delay and illegal charges on cargo transport by freight agents in Nigeria. The decision to end multiple charges on cargo processing and transport was reached by the upper chamber in a resolution, following consideration of a motion during plenary on Wednesday. The motion tilted: “The need to streamline Import and Export Cargo Processing in the Aviation Sector” was sponsored by Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah (Kebbi South). Rising under Order 42 and 52 of the Senate Standing Rules, Na’Allah noted with dismay the loss of about N250 billion on agro-export of produce in…