The Speaker of the Niger House of Assembly, Mr Ahmed Marafa, has called for harsher penalties for the crimes of kidnapping and cattle rustling in the state.
Speaking in Minna on Tuesday at a public hearing on a bill for a law to penalise kidnapping and cattle rustling, Marafa said that the two crimes were taking a huge toll on the state, hence the need for laws to deal with the menace.
“These two crimes are taking a toll not on only Niger state...
Tuesday, 31 May 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari, PMB on Tuesday hosted the State House Press Corps to a Lunch.
One of the pictures shows the President sharing greetings with the oldest member of the Corps, Ladan Abubakar.
Ladan Abubakar has been a photojournalist for more than 40 years. He is also a veteran of the State House Press Corps.
Another of the photos shows PMB addressing State House journalists during the lunch.
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday night hosted a presidential dinner in honor of members of the National Assembly.
During the dinner which was held at the State House Conference Center, Buhari pledged to respect the principle of separation of powers by not interfering with the functions and processes of the legislature.
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MR. PRESIDENT’S REMARKS DURING DINNER WITH THE MEMBERS OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO MARK 2016 DEMOCRACY DAY AT THE STATE HOUSE CONFERENCE CENTRE ON MAY 30, 2016.
Let me welcome the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, their Deputies, and Leadership of the National Assembly the Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members of the House of Representatives, the Acting Clerk of National Assembly, the Senior Management Staff...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo left Nigeria on Sunday to represent President Buhari at the 8th summit of African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States taking place in Papua New Guinea.
He was met on arrival by that country's Minister for Public Service, Puka Temu and acting Nigerian High Commissioner to Australia, Cecilia Yahaya.
The summit which holds from May 30 to June 1 will discuss the future of the ACP Group as a “revitalised cohesive force...
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