President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Monrovia, Liberia called on leaders in West Africa to do all within their powers to ensure that elections are conducted in their countries in an atmosphere of trust, freedom and transparency as this is the only way the sub-region can be
insulated from the scourge of unconstitutional take overs that reared its head in three countries recently.
The House of Representatives has stepped down a motion to call on the Federal Government to halt the proposed ban on motorcycles. A member from Jigawa State, Abubakar
Yalleman, had moved the motion on Tuesday during the plenary at the green chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He prayed the House to urge the Federal Government to restrict the ban to local governments where banditry and terrorism were rife.
Boko-Haram and ISWAP terrorist groups have mobilised fighters and weapons, which they intend to use for an attack in Katsina State. Other terrorist groups are preparing to attack other parts of the country, including Lagos State.
The Inspector General of Police, IGP
Usman Alkali Baba on Tuesday allayed the fears of residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja and its environs over the increasing cases of insecurity in recent times, saying that the Nigeria Police Force is on top of the situation. #lagostalks913#news#newsupdates
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The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has joined its Senate counterpart to hand President Muhammadu Buhari a six-week ultimatum to fix insecurity or face impeachment in the National Assembly.
The British Broadcasting Corporation
(BBC) and Trust TV will not go unpunished for promoting terrorism and banditry, Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed has said.
In separate documentaries, Trust TV and BBC’s “Africa Eye” exposed the activities of the bandits. But reacting to
the documentaries, the minister said the conduct of the two media houses were unprofessional as they tended to promote terrorism in the country.
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has said it had to increase the registration fees paid for its examinations.
The Senate on Wednesday at plenary resolved to invite the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, to educate and inform senators in a closed session on the reasons forhe rapid depreciation of the value of the naira.
Senators from opposition parties have issued a six-week ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the security challenges bedevilling the country.
They also threatened to commence impeachment proceedings against the President should he fail to address the insecurity
within the period given by the lawmakers.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described as unnecessary the threat by some legislators to commence impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari over security challenges across the