Tag: Femi Gbajabiamila
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Electoral Act: Whatever you are doing is a nullity – opposition Reps tell Gbajabiamila
Opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Friday declared that whatever the Speaker of the House, Femi is doing on the Electoral Act amendment is a nullity. The lawmakers sensing the situation, politely staged a walk out from the chamber to address the press TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Ndudi Elumelu the minority leader of…
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Electronic voting: We did not alter Electoral Bill – Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has said the National Assembly (NASS) did not alter the report on the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill 2020. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Gbajabiamila stated this on Tuesday while reacting to claims that the leadership of NASS altered the report on the Electoral Bill that is still…
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BREAKING: Finally, Senate fixes date to consider joint committee report on PIB
The Nigerian Senate has finally fixed a date to consider the report of the Joint Committee on Petroleum (Downstream); Petroleum (Upstream) and Gas Resources on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), 2021 (SB. 510). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Senate President Ahmad Lawan made this known on Tuesday, saying the Senate will consider the joint committee report on…
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Nigeria witnessing bloodshed usually associated with war -Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the rising security crises across Nigeria can be likened to war, saying it appears like the country is living on borrowed time. Gbajabiamila stated that the recent Special Summit on National Security organised by the House would address some of the issues, especially relating…
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LG autonomy not for NASS to address – Gbajabiamila
Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that the issue of local government autonomy is not for the National Assembly to address. Gbajabiamila said this during a two-day leadership capacity training, organised by the Minority Leader of the House, Mr Ndudi Elumelu, for ward councillors from Delta, on Monday in Abuja. He said…
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Gbajabiamila, Minority caucus laud Okonjo-Iweala’s emergence as WTO Head
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on her emergence as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Gbajabiamila, in a statement by Lanre Lasisi, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, on Monday in Abuja, said that Okonjo-Iweala’s track record speaks volumes. Similarly, Minority Caucus in the…
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Slain Abuja vendor’s wife disassociates self from N500m lawsuit against Gbajabiamila
Mrs Josephine Okereke, wife of Abuja newspaper vendor killed by a security detail, has disassociated herself from the N500 million compensation lawsuit. Okereke told newsmen on Thursday in Abuja that she was not privy to the N500 million compensation requested by the family. She said what was paramount now is how to get justice for…
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Speaker Gbajabiamila visits wife of slain Abuja vendor [PHOTOS]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on Sunday visited the wife of Ifeanyi Okereke Elechi, the newspaper vendor reportedly shot dead by one of his security aides. The woman was just delivered of a child and the family was preparing for the naming ceremony before the unfortunate incident. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Speaker…
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Speaker Gbajabiamila reveals identity of killer aide
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has revealed the identity of his security aide who killed Abuja vendor, Ifeanyi Okereke Elechi. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Gbajabiamila revealed the aide’s identity on Friday following street protest by association of newspaper vendors in the federal capital territory (FCT). In a statement, Gbajabiamila revealed the security…
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Newspaper vendors stage protest against Gbajabiamila over Ifeanyi Elechi’s death
The association of newspaper vendors has taken to the streets of Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT) to stage a protest against Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila over the killing of Ifeanyi Elechi. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports a security officer attached to the Speaker of the House of Representatives killed Ifeanyi on Thursday. Gbajabiamila explained that the tragic…