The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, has dismissed the petitions of two All Progressives Congress (APC) senators, Binta Garba (Adamawa North) and Ahmad Abubakar Adamawa South), on the ground that they lack legal ingredients.

Senator Binta Garba (APC-Adamawa) says being the only female senator from the 19 Northern States is not something for her to be proud of.

A bill for an Act to incorporate and enforce certain provisions of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women passed second reading in Senate on Thursday.