LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The session of the House of Representatives on Thursday became rowdy as members disagreed over the declaration of June 12 as new Democracy Day by President Muhammadu Buhari. While some feel the President was right and has the power to so declare the June 12 as Democracy Day, others are of the…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The two chambers of the National Assembly are currently holding a joint session. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara announced that members of the House of Representatives and Senate will be having the joint executive session. Members of the Senate have since moved into the Green chamber for the joint…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has urged the federal ministry of education to review downward the cost of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) by about 50% from the current N7, 500.00 to not more than N3, 000.00. The House, while adopting a motion by James Faleke (APC, Lagos) urged the Federal Ministry of…
LAGOS APRIL25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives was in a rowdy session yesterday following calls by some lawmakers for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari over the unauthorised withdrawal and spending of $496,374,470.00 million on war planes. The House was sharply divided over the decision by Buhari to expend the unbudgeted $496,374,470.00 million from the Excess…
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As politicians start announcing their candidacies and parties begin devising their platforms ahead of Nigeria’s 2019 general elections, a few crucial details remain in the air. Due to a political tug of war in Abuja, it is still unclear when exactly voters will go to the ballot and in what order they…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Popular Nollywood actor and comedy sensation Osita Iheme, popularly known as Paw Paw, has revealed his personal desire to serve the people of Mbaitolu/Ikeduru Federal Constituency of Imo State in the Federal House of Representatives in 2019. He gave this hint in Lagos when he was spotted at Eko Hotels over the…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-– As the plot by the leadership of the National Assembly to ensure that President Muhammadu Buhari is defeated in the 2019 general elections thickens, the House of Representatives has amended the Electoral Act to change the order of elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Buhari is yet…