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Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has said that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo wanted senators to hear from him directly over his presidential ambition and the senators did Tuesday night. Reacting after the meeting which held at the State House, Lawan said the Vice President said he had expressed his interests to contest the presidential election come next year. The briefing, which was part of Osinbajo’s consultations with critical stakeholders, held over Iftar dinner at his official residence at Aguda House within the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting held behind closed doors but the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan who led…

The Nigerian government said Tuesday that there should no forgiveness or mercy for terrorists. President Muhammadu Buhari stated this in his first response to the killings in Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria. This was just as details of the invasion and attacks on Kanam and Wase communities emerged. President Buhari and the Nigerian authorities had issued similar responses in the past killings. The President described the killings as heinous, saying that the perpetrators should not be allowed to escape justice. “They should not be spared or forgiven,” directed the President. He ordered law enforcement agencies to work strenuously with the government…

A gun was recovered in a subway station, where 10 people were shot during rush hour in Brooklyn Tuesday, two law enforcement sources tell CNN Investigators have also recovered multiple high capacity magazines from the scene, three law enforcement officials say. Two officials said they believe the gun jammed during the shooting. Investigators also recovered fireworks and gunpowder at the scene of the Brooklyn subway shooting, two law enforcement sources say. NYPD officials said at a news conference earlier Tuesday there is no known motive for the shooting at this time. They added they are “not ruling out anything” in…

The Senate on Tuesday, passed the Nigerian Peace Corps (Establishment) Bill, 2020. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Interior. The bill was sponsored by Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South). Senator Sulieman Sadiq Umar (Kwara North), in a presentation on behalf of the Chairman of the Committee, Kashim Shettima, said the panel consolidated the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill and National Unity Corps Bill into one for “ease of advancing its work.” He said the Nigerian Peace Corps bill seeks to empower, develop and provide gainful employment for the youths, facilitate peace, volunteerism,…

Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, says he has no control over the current impasse between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Ngige said some things are above his control because he is not the Minister of Education. He said this when the government representatives of the 2009 Federal Government/University-based unions agreement re-negotiation committee led by the Chairman, Prof. Nimi Briggs, visited him in Abuja. Describing himself as a conciliator, Ngige said he can’t dictate to those at the Ministry of Education. “As a conciliator, I have to make use of the labour…

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday dismissed a No Case Submission filed by a Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Ayodeji Oluokun, standing trial for alleged issuance of dud cheques of $1.6 million. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in her ruling held that the prosecution had established a sufficient prima facie case against the defendant. “After carefully considering the submissions of the prosecution and the defence, the court at this stage is not to review the evidence of the prosecution but to see whether the prosecution has put enough evidence before the court to warrant the defendant to…

US president Joe Biden’s announcement on gun control throws the spotlight once again on Americans’ attitudes to firearms. Here is a selection of charts and maps on where America stands on the right to bear arms. How does the US compare with other countries? There were 14,400 gun-related homicides in 2019. Killings involving a gun accounted for nearly three quarters of all homicides in the US in that year. That’s a larger proportion of homicides than in Canada, Australia, England and Wales, and many other countries. Who owns the world’s guns? While it is difficult to know exactly how many…

Mr. Daniel Abarshi, the Director, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in Bauchi State has cautioned farmers against hasty planting of crops following the early rains in the state. Abarshi gave the warning in an in with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Bauchi. NAN reports that rainfall were recorded in parts of the state on April 7. Abarshi urged farmers to exercise caution and not to be overwhelmed with the early arrival of the rain. He said the rain was not enough to start planting crops, adding that farmers should strictly adhere to the…

The Senate, on Tuesday at plenary received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to approve adjustments to the 2022 fiscal framework. The request was contained in a letter dated April 5, read at plenary by Senate President Ahmad Lawan. President Buhari, in the letter, explained that an adjustment to the 2022 became imperative in view of new developments in both the global and domestic economies. Buhari said that the developments were occasioned by spikes in the market price of crude oil, which were a fallout of the Russian-Ukraine war. “As you are aware, there have been new developments both in…

A Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom Mark Drakeford has insisted that Prime Minister Boris Johnson must quit his office. Drakeford’s call for resignation is hinged on the penalty slammed on the Prime Minister over the lockdown party saga. Johnson faces huge fines over his alleged indiscretion while pressure mounts on him to resign. “I’ve always said throughout the whole ‘Partygate’ business that you cannot be a law maker and a law breaker at the same time,” the Welsh Labour leader – who was responsible for setting Covid rules in Wales – tells the BBC. “And if the prime…