Tribunal upholds PDP Rep. Kamale’s election
The Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal for Adamawa sitting in Abuja on Tuesday upheld the election of Rep. Adamu Kamale of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr Umar Duhu of the All Progressives Congress had challenged the victory of Kamale in the rescheduled Adamawa polls on April 11.
Women not required to cover faces under Sharia, say clerics
women are not required to cover their faces, hands or feet under Islamic Sharia law, a rare judgement from the conservative council of clerics seen as “encouraging” by rights activists Tuesday.
Senate to screen three ministerial nominees
The Senate will screen only three ministerial nominees on Tuesday.
Rivals eye FIFA presidency amidst crisis meeting
FIFA’s executive committee gathered for Tuesday’s crisis meeting as potential candidates consider standing for the presidency next February to claim the most powerful job in football.
Senate moves Amaechi screening to Wednesday
The Senate has declared that the embattled former governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi will not be screened today. However, he will be at the chamber on Wednesday for his screening.
Imperative of strengthening Buhari-NASS relationship
SINCE 1999, the dominant thinking in the executive branch of government in Nigeria has been one that favours the ancient aristocratic system of government in which small elite that constitutes the executive arm held sway.
