By the grace of Almighty God, today, the President of the Senate of the FRN announced Chair and VChair of Senate standing and special committees.
I am highly elated and deeply humbled by my appointment as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service.
I am indeed grateful to the leadership of the Senate for finding me worthy of this an all encompassing responsibility. May Allah bless us all
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The senator representing Kano Central constituency, Ibrahim Shekarau has asked about plans to teach Science and Technology in Nigerian languages.
Mr Shekarau asked the question during the screening of former Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu as a ministerial nominee at the Senate on Wednesday.
“While minister you were recorded to have said at a certain function that until and unless we begin to teach Science and Technology in our local languages we may not reach up to that position of competing with other nations.” He said.
“What have you done to initiate that vision of teaching Science and Technology in local languages and to what extent did you collaborate with the ministry of education to implement the vision?” He asked.
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Kano state correspondents Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ) has congratulated Alhaji Ghali Sadeeq for his appointment as the Managing Director, Radio Kano. The Chapel Also congratulated Lawan Sabo Ibrahim for his reappointment as the Managing Director of the Triumph Newspapers and Hajiya Sa’a Ibrahim as the Managing Director, Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV).
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Buba Galadima, a factional member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday testified at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, Abuja, where he attacked President Muhammadu Buhari.
Nigeria’s major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its presidential candidate in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, presented Galadima as one of their witnesses in their suit challenging Buhari’s victory at the February 23 poll.
Claiming to be the National Chairman of the Reformed APC (rAPC) on Monday, Galadima said he had known Buhari since the 1960s and had worked with him since his presidential campaigns in 2003.
But he said he left Buhari’s camp because, according to him, the president failed to deliver on his promises to Nigerians.
Being cross examined by Buhari’s lead counsel, Wole Olanipekun (SAN), on whether he was aware his daughter serves in Buhari’s government, Galadima said his daughter assisted in the president’s victory.
He said, “I want to say that my daughter you mentioned is one of the most qualified Nigerians and is more qualified than anybody in this government. She has two first degrees, three Master’s degrees, and is doing her fourth Master’s degree.”
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The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission will investigate the payment of salaries to civil servants, Chairman of the Commission, Barrister Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado, said. Addressing participants at a symposium on the commission and its laws, Barrister Gado said they suspect foul play in the way and manner salaries are being paid to workers in the state, hence the need to investigate.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Mr Boss Mustapha as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and Malam Abba Kyari as Chief of Staff (COS) to the President. In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Garba Shehu, both appointments take effect from May 29, 2019.
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Kano State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Abba Kabiru Yusuf, yesterday filed fresh motion on notice before the election petition tribunal for withdrawal of two applications against Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
The motions on notice earlier challenged paragraphs in some sections of Ganduje’s response to PDP’s petition before the Justice Halima S. Mohammad- led tribunal.
He said action was adopted for accelerated proceedings to enable the respondents to tidy up their responses accordingly.
However, coordinator of Ganduje’s legal team, Mohammad A. Lawan, who opposed PDP’s decision to withdraw the motion, insisted that the party was aware that the applications lacked merit and amounted to waste of time before the tribunal.
Aliyu Umar (SAN), lead counsel to Ganduje, had applied for fresh motion on notice asking the court to strike out PDP’s petition for lack of merit.
But counsel to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) filed preliminary objection on contempt proceeding, asking the tribunal to vacate the criminal charges against Kano Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Professor Shehu Arabi initiated by PDP through forms 48 and 49.
PDP challenged Arabi to explain why he should not be jailed for ignoring a court order, which granted PDP permission to inspect electoral materials.
In his defense, counsel to INEC, Adedayo Adedeji, who insisted that INEC did not disobey court order asked the tribunal to set the contempt proceeding aside.
On a motion on notice pursuance to section 72 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act and section 36 of the1999 Constitution (as amended), Adedeji insisted that the petitioner’s argument was a flagrant abuse of the judicial process at the tribunal, since the alleged contemnor did not disobey its orders.
In his ruling Justice Mohammad adopted all applications and motions filed by the petitioner and respondents and adjourned further hearing to Saturday, July 13, 2019, for ruling on the applications.
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Two justices of the Supreme Court have delivered dissenting judgments and upheld Senator Ademola Adeleke as winner of the Osun governorship election. Justices Adamu Galinje and Kumai Akaahs have held that Senator Adeleke scored the majority votes in the September 22 governorship election and fulfilled the constitutional requirement to be declared winner.
Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/update-two-s-court-justices-uphold-sen-adelekes-appeal.html
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has named Alhassan Doguwa (APC, Kano) as Majority Leader of the 9th House. Also announced were Tahir Monguno (APC, Borno) as Chief Whip; Peter Akpatason (APC, Edo) as Deputy Leader; and Nkeiruka Onyejeocha (APC, Abia) as Deputy Chief Whip.
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The Senate on Thursday passed a motion to increase budgetary allocation for the management of Primary Health Care(PHC) in the country. The resolution of the Senate was hinged on a motion sponsored by Sen. Oluremi Tinubu(APC Lagos Central) on the need to increase funding of PHC for the benefits of Nigerians.
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In what appears like display of disloyalty to the leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) and the decision of some party stalwarts at the states level, by Speaker Femi Gbajagbiamila, he clandestinely plans to change the decision reached over the endorsement of Hon Alhassan Ado Doguwa, from Kano, as the House Leader.
According to our source, close to the House of Representatives leadership, it reveals that decision was taken by all stakeholders, including the national leadership of the party, in which the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole was with all the stakeholders when he announced, to their hearing, that the party goes for Doguwa for the position of the House Leader.
But few hours after that decision, information started dishing out that, one of the top most House Principal officers started making U-turn on that decision, arguing that he wanted the position to go to his long standing friend, another Member from Kano.
An argument which surreptitiously be convincing to the Speaker, who backed Doguwa before, and now backs another contestant from Kano too. This seeming change of position by the Speaker, is regarded as looking down at the party leadership structure with disdain.
Many people were surprised how the Speaker turns back rejecting what the Kano government and all other stakeholders, including Caucus of APC legislators from Kano and other stakeholders concerning the position of the House Leader.
While it was very clear for him how Kano gave him all the backing when he was vying for the Speakership position. But it turned out to be paying back to Kano with inflicting consequences.
A source close to the House leadership, reveals that, “It is very disheartening to see that our Speaker Mr Gbajagbiamila has started with messy steps. Look at how he is paying back to Kano state, who unanimously gave him all the votes he needed to become Speaker. He doesn’t give a damn to Kano’s interest and the interest of the national leadership of our great party, the APC.”
“It is very disappointing, to begin with such wrong calculation from the part of the Speaker. I doubt if he can survive his chair very well. Senate leadership’s loyalty to the party is intact and worth appreciating. They have since announced their set of leadership arrangement. All principal officers are known within few days,” says the source.
Investigation reveals that, with his indecision mind, Gbajagbiamila is bound to fail his new tenure as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in a near future.
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