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Posts tagged with "House of Representatives"

Trump becomes first ever US president to be impeached twice as 10 Republicans vote against him Headline

Trump becomes first ever US president to be impeached twice as 10 Republicans vote against him

DONALD Trump has become the first ever US president  to be impeached twice after the House of Representatives voted to remove him from office today in a historic development that saw 10 members of his Republican Party break ranks and vote with the Democrats.   After an extensive three hour plenary session, 232 members of the...
Boris Johnson breaks ranks with Trump and condemns attack on US Congress as disgraceful Headline

Boris Johnson breaks ranks with Trump and condemns attack on US Congress as disgraceful

BRITISH prime minister Boris Johnson has broken ranks with his key ally President Donald Trump and condemned the invasion of the US Congress by his supporters describing the action as a disgraceful attack on democracy.   This afternoon at 1pm, the US Congress was meeting to formalise the election of president-elect Joe Biden,...
Trump suffers major setback in bid to overturn election results as Pelosi get re-elected speaker Headline

Trump suffers major setback in bid to overturn election results as Pelosi get re-elected speaker

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has suffered a major setback in his quest to get the results of last year's presidential elections overturned by the US Congress after Nancy Pelosi was re-elected as the speaker of the House of Representatives yesterday.   In November 20, President Trump was soundly beaten by former vice president Joe...
Seven Borno hunters killed by landmine as they went in pursuit of Boko Haram African News

Seven Borno hunters killed by landmine as they went in pursuit of Boko Haram

SEVEN hunters from Borno State who went in pursuit of Boko Haram terrorists have died after their vehicle stepped on a landmine laid down by the insurgents near the village of Kayamla in Jere Local Government Area.   Since 2009, Boko Haram insurgents have been waging a war against the Nigerian state as the sect seeks to create...
National Assembly to increase budget by $1.3bn to help fund Covid-19 vaccination programme African News

National Assembly to increase budget by $1.3bn to help fund Covid-19 vaccination programme

NIGERIAN lawmakers are to add N500bn ($1.3bn) to next year's budget to help cover unanticipated costs before passing the 2021 Appropriation Bill in the National Assembly today.   In October, President Muhammadu Buhari presented Nigeria's most ambitious budget ever to the National Assembly when he unveiled a record-breaking...
House of Rep members force down bill aimed at putting age limits on elective posts African News

House of Rep members force down bill aimed at putting age limits on elective posts

MEMBERS of the House of Representatives have forced down a bill to amend the Nigerian constitution that will place an age limit on some elective posts including pegging the age of those willing to run for president at 70.   Yesterday, lawmakers ran down a debate on a bill which sought to place a cap of 70 on anyone willing to...
House of Reps remains hopeful that Buhari will still honour its invitation to appear before it African News

House of Reps remains hopeful that Buhari will still honour its invitation to appear before it

MEMBERS of Nigeria's House of Representatives are still hopeful that President Muhammadu Buhari will appear before them to answer questions about what his administration is doing about tackling insecurity despite not appearing yesterday.   Yesterday, President Buhari failed to appear before the National Assembly despite...
Buhari fails to show up before National Assembly to answer questions on insecurity News

Buhari fails to show up before National Assembly to answer questions on insecurity

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari failed to appear before the National Assembly today despite promising to do so last week to answer questions about what his administration is doing to curb the growing spare of insecurity across the country.   Late last month, Boko Haram beheaded 43 farmers in Zabarmari, in Jere Local Government Area...
Buhari will appear before joint session of National Assembly this Thursday to discuss insecurity News

Buhari will appear before joint session of National Assembly this Thursday to discuss insecurity

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has announced that he will appear before the National Assembly on Thursday to address both houses of parliament and update them on what his government is doing to tackle the growing insecurity across the country.   Last weekend, Boko Haram beheaded 43 farmers in Zabarmari, in Jere Local Government...
Bill to stop Nigeria taking out irresponsible loans passes second reading in House of Reps African News

Bill to stop Nigeria taking out irresponsible loans passes second reading in House of Reps

NIGERIA'S House of Representatives has initiated moves to stop the country from signing what lawmakers have described as obnoxious loan agreements as part of a move to address the ballooning public debt and the growing inability of the government to service these debts.   According to a World Bank report published earlier this...
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