National Assembly
5 Jun 2018
The National Assembly on Tuesday, gave President Muhammadu Buhari 12-point condition to address urgently or face the invocation of its powers against him.
5 Jun 2018
The signing of the Not too Young to Run bill by President Muhammadu Buhari is a positive development representing a classic constitutional amendment that not only satisfied the desires and aspirations...
5 Jun 2018
Politics can be defined as a game of intrigue in which the participant seeks to maximise his or her own advantage at the expense of his or her adversary. With this definition in mind...
2 Jun 2018
Former President of Igbo think thank, Aka Ikenga, Goddy Uwazurike, has described the enacted “Not Too Young To-Run” Act assented on Thursday by President Muhammadu Buhari “as a mere humorous law.”
29 May 2018
A new Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Abdullahi Sambo, has taken over security at the National Assembly.He replaced the erstwhile DPO, Abdul Sulu-Gambari, who was redeployed on Saturday to Adamawa State.Sulu-Gambari did the handing over in mufti at about 1:00p.m at the police designated office at the lobby of the National Assembly.
28 May 2018
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum has urged the National Assembly to dropped the Executive Bill seeking to concentrate control of water resources in the hands of the Federal Government. In a statement by the representatives of the forum, Mr. Yinka Odumakin for Southwest, Senator Henshaw Bassey for South South; Dr. Isuwa Dogo for…
21 May 2018
There is only one route to making Nigeria great: let the nation have the blessing of conscientious leadership that is committed to the people, but let it be governed by law and not just by men.
21 May 2018
Since the proclamation of the Eighth Assembly, I have noticed a consistent effort to emasculate the National Assembly, particularly the Senate. This matter has assumed an alarming intensity...
16 May 2018
The National Assembly joint committee set up to investigate the April 18, 2018, invasion of Senate chamber has invited former Senate leader, Ali Ndume, as well as embattled Senator Ovie Omo-Agege to explain their alleged roles. They are to answer questions on allegations of aiding the invaders who forced their way into the chamber and…
16 May 2018
The origin of the frosty relationship between the Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki-led National Assembly and the executive arm of government is best traced to the disquiet that characterised the sharing of political offices after the victory of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 election. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wing of the…
15 May 2018
It has been an interesting fortnight or thereabouts for Nigeria’s constitutional theorists, debating the ongoing face-off between the Senate and the Inspector General of Police.
15 May 2018
Democracy adjudged as probably the best form of government and embraced by most advanced countries of the world is built on trust, probity and responsibility. Trust is when someone reposes...