US Democrats’ Bid For Federal Abortion Law Fails In The Senate
US Senate Democrats have failed to pass a bill to make the right to abortion a federal law, as the nation’s top court is poised to curtail it. The move, meant to counter the Supreme Court’s expected ruling that abortions can be banned, was seen as doomed from the start. The Democrat-led House passed the […]
United States Passes One Million Covid Deaths
The US has passed more than one million Covid-related deaths, says the White House. President Joe Biden said the country was marking “a tragic milestone” and each death was “an irreplaceable loss”. It’s the highest official total in the world – although the World Health Organization believes the true death toll may be much higher […]
Senator Saraki: I’ll Combat Insecurity With Technology
Former Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, on Monday, said he remains the only presidential aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that has the energy, knowledge, experience, and capacity to solve the numerous problems bedeviling the country. Saraki, who spoke when he consulted with the Lagos PDP delegates and other stakeholders, promised to deploy modern […]
INEC: Online Voter Pre-registration Will Be Suspended On May 30
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announces it will suspend the online voter pre-registration exercise on May 30. INEC had said the online pre-registration and physical registration will subsist simultaneously until the CVR exercise is suspended on June 30, 2022. But speaking on Wednesday at the second quarterly meeting with civil society organizations for 2022, […]
Governor Buni Pleads With ASUU To End Strike
Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has called on the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) of the state-owned university, Yobe State University, to reweigh their position in the ongoing strike by the union’s national body. Buni, who met with the management of the school and the union, said the state government and the university […]
Sanwo-Olu: I Am Confident Of Victory
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed optimism about his chances of being reelected by the Lagos electorate in the 2023 general election in the state, saying he is very confident of victory at the polls. Governor Sanwo-Olu stated this when he submitted the Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for his re-election on the […]
Buhari Orders Members Of His Cabinet With Political Ambitions, Other Ministers To Resign
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered members of his cabinet with political ambitions to submit their resignation letters by Monday, May 16th, 2022. Buhari issued directives during the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. At the conclusion of the FEC meeting, Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed revealed this to State House Correspondents. The […]
ASUP Sets A Date For The Start Of A Two-Week Warning Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has announced the commencement date of the two-week warning strike. The two-week strike is set to begin on Monday. The decision was made at an emergency meeting of the Union’s National Executive Council on Wednesday, according to reports. The planned strike, according to ASUP President Anderson Ezeibe, was […]
House Of Rep Amends Electoral Act 2022 To Include Statutory Delegates Participation
The Nigerian House of Representatives revised the Electoral Act 2022 to allow statutory delegates to participate in political parties’ congresses and conventions. After Hon Abubakar Hassan Fulata sponsored a bill titled “A Bill for an Act to amend the Electoral Act No 13, 2022; and for Related Matters,” (HB. 1984), Lawmakers decided to amend the […]
Canada MP Regrets Calling Into Debate From Toilet
A Canadian lawmaker has apologised for appearing remotely for a parliamentary session from a toilet cubicle. Liberal MP Shafqat Ali was panned by a Conservative party lawmaker on Friday after colleagues noticed the familiar background of the building’s washroom. “The camera was mounted on the ledge or ridge on the wall just above the back […]
