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The All Progressives Congress has dissociated itself from the early morning siege at the National Assembly by masked officials of the Department of State Services based on “orders from above.” In a statement signed by its Acting National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, in Abuja, on Tuesday, the APC said what happened at the National Assembly was purely a “legislative matter.” …

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday summoned the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, and the Director-General of the State Security Service, Lawal Daura, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the two security chiefs, who arrived Aso Rock at different times, were to update the acting president on security …

The meeting of the leadership of the National Assembly scheduled for Tuesday afternoon has been called off as a result of the security situation at the legislative building. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yussuff Lasun, told reporters that with the tense situation at the National Assembly, the meeting was no longer feasible. “A meeting cannot be …

Some senators who were denied entrance into the National Assembly Tuesday morning have reacted to the development. The main National Assembly entrance has been locked by officers of the State Security Services in an apparent move to oust the senate president, Bukola Saraki. Rafiu Ibrahim, a senator from Kwara state, was first to arrive among the senators. “We got here …

Armed and masked officials of the Department of State Services have blocked access into the National Assembly complex. The security agents arrived at the complex as early as 6.00 am. The armed men have prevented staff, legislators and journalists from entering the complex.

In his resignation letter sent to the Deputy Minority Leader, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, he said his resignation came into effect on August 4th. He shared a photo of the letter on his Twitter handle; @SenatorAkpabio. The letter read in part, “This letter is to formally inform you of my resignation as the senate minority leader with effect from August 4, …

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has convened a meeting of the leaderships of the two chambers of the National Assembly, PREMIUM TIMES can report. The meeting, expected to have in attendance principal officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives, is scheduled to hold Tuesday afternoon. A source who confirmed the meeting to this newspaper said the …

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s integrity remains intact, in spite of the allegation of certificate forgery against his Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun. Mr Mohammed said this on Monday when he paid an official visit to the Abuja office of The Authority Newspaper. Responding to a question from the editorial management of the …

Four weeks after the management of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) promised to investigate a certificate scandal involving the minister of finance, Kemi Adeosun, the Corps has continued to ignore Nigerians. On June 7, PREMIUM TIMES reported that the minister did not participate in the mandatory one year national service despite her eligibility for it, but went on to …

The senator representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sonni Ogbuoji, and an ex-Minister of State for Power and Steel, Goddy Ogbaga and 13 others on Saturday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. The defectors announced their defection during a rally organised by the state chapter of the APC in honour of President …