The Primate, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Most Revd. Nicholas Okoh, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to pull out of the United Nations Organization, UNO, if it continued in its recognition of gay marriage in the guise of promoting fundamental human rights.
Elite Race Walking Instructor, Samuel Babatoba, said on Tuesday that two new national records had been set in the 20 km walk by Adeyemi Kazeem and Seyi Lawal.
The Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, yesterday, said it would scrutinise the personal assets of all the nominees for ministerial appointments, stressing that it would not hesitate to commence criminal action against any of them found wanting.
Senate Leader, Chief Victor Ndoma-Egba, has said that barely five years after the Green Tree Agreement between Nigeria and Cameroon was signed and Nigeria finally surrendered its sovereignty of the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula to the Cameroon, the Senate is yet to ratify the agreement.
GOVERNOR Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State yesterday said it may be difficult for the state government to immediately commence the payment of the N18, 000 minimum wage, saying the financial situation of the state was precarious.
NATIONAL Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, has said labour will battle governors and other employers who refuse to pay the N18,000 new minimum wage to submission.
SPEAKER House of Representatives, Mr Aminu Tambuwal, yesterday set an all encompassing legislative agenda to span the four-year duration of the 7th Assembly and pledged to be transparent in all legislative duties within this period.
The North East caucus of the Senate has rejected the deputy leadership position offered it by the Peoples Democratic Party.
Erstwhile governor of Lagos State and national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has praised the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo among other African statesmen for his wisdom in projecting the interests of the African continent.
The Senate, yesterday, concluded the composition of its principal officers, with the former Senate Deputy Majority Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, emerging the new Senate Leader, while former governor of Benue State, Senator George Akume, was made Senate Minority Leader.
DAVID Bonaventure Achelenu Mark, senate president for a historic second term, has another chance at becoming a famous democrat.
After establishing control of the Senate, we had thought he would use the huge goodwill he has generated in addressing issues that would strengthen the federation. No, he is returning to his primal desires of creating States.
Lagos State House of Assembly will, today, commence the screening of about 37 commissioner-nominees forwarded to it by Governor Babatunde Fashola for approval.
THE Senate, yesterday, resolved to discard its much criticised bow and go policy for some ministerial nominees as it pledged to conduct tough screening for the 34 ministerial nominees submitted to it.
The increasing insecurity in the country took centre- stage at the House of Representatives yesterday, even as it began fresh amendment of the constitution.
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