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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on members of the National Assembly to apologise to Nigerians for their unruly behaviour during President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 budget presentation. National Assembly must apologize to Nigerians for booing Buhari, says Sen. Ayogu Eze The Public Relations Officer of NANS, Mr Azeez Adeyemi, made the call on Friday in Abeokuta. Adeyemi condemned the lawmakers’ behaviour, saying that it had further tarnished the external image of the country. He urged the lawmakers to always promote the integrity of the country, while according due respect to its leaders. He stressed that the legislators should jettison personal and political interests while treating matters of national interest. “Nigerian students believe that members of the National Assembly should be role models to Nigerian youths and students by displaying worthy and enviable character. “It is important to place respect for the honour and integrity of our...

Update:: The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill(PIGB) and other bills critical to national development. Saraki said this in his opening remarks at the 2019 budget presentation by President Muhammadu Buhari, the speech was however not delivered at the ceremony, but was made available to newsmen. He noted that in response to the economic recession, the National Assembly passed a number of bills to assist the executive mobilise investment into the country to stimulate economic activities. He said the PIGB alongside National Transport Commission Bill and Federal Road Authority Bill, had not been signed into law, contrary to the expectations of many. “Let me make it clear that the National Assembly appreciates Your Excellency’s assent to some of these bills. “We recognise the prerogative of the president to sign or not to sign these bills. “However, we believe that some of the is...

Update:: Will Ferrell only stopped thinking about possible career "plan Bs" seven or eight years ago. The 51-year-old actor is one of the most popular comedy stars in the movie business, but during the early part of his career, Will worried his success would evaporate and that he'd need to find an alternative job. He shared: "Up until seven or eight years ago, my wife and I still joked that if it all fell apart, what could we possibly do? Maybe open a business of kenneling dogs or be UPS drivers. "We finally stopped thinking of plan Bs." Will - who has kids Magnus, 14, Mattias, 11, and Axel, eight - also revealed that his children have inherited his love of comedy and making people laugh. He told Parade.com: "They're good kids and like to be funny, but they don't need to stand on their desk trying to get a teacher's attention. They just like making their friends laugh. That's the way I was too." Despite his success ...

Update:: The No Alternative To Buhari-Osinbajo 2019 (NATBO 2019), a polictical campaign group has expressed displeasure over the attitude of opposition lawmaker who jeered at the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria during the budget presentation. In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, National Coordinator of the Group, Vincent Uba, described the action of the lawmakers as not befitting of persons who are supposed to be honourable,\ He said that the jeering made the lawmakers seem like they were kindergartens, stressing that it was an embarrassment to the legislative arm and to the nation. “We view the action of the lawmakers as if they were kindergartens, exhibiting  political rascality and gangsterism capable of smearing the image, reputation and credibility of Nigeria that have continued to rise in the international community since the current administration assumed office. “In as much as democracy bestows freedom of expression on the citizenry, that freed...

Update:: A new British law banning all ivory sales has been welcomed by a dozen African states, and by campaigners who say poachers have been using the legal trade in antique ivory to cover their own activities. The law has been described as the best Christmas present for the world’s threatened elephants, and a significant blow for the world’s ivory smugglers. For years, Britain has been at the centre of a flourishing international trade in antique ivory. But there’s evidence that the legal trade has fuelled demand, and provided cover for criminal gangs smuggling fresh tusks to China.

Update:: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis abruptly said he was quitting on Thursday after falling out with President Donald Trump over his foreign policies, including surprise decisions to yank troops from Syria and start planning a drawdown in Afghanistan. Mattis announced plans to depart in a candid resignation letter to Trump that laid bare the growing divide between them, and implicitly criticized Trump for failing to value America’s closest allies, who fought alongside the United States in both conflicts. He released the letter after a face-to-face meeting with Trump in which the two men also aired their differences, a senior White House official said.

THE All Progressives Congress, APC national peace and reconciliation committee set up over crisis in the Southwest submitted its report to the national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in Abuja with a recommendation for persuasion to reconcile aggrieved tendencies. More than 70% of the complaints in the region as learnt, came from Ondo State where party leaders variously complained of the attitude of the governor. Chairman of the committee, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State who served as chairman of the committee in presenting the committee’s report thanked Oshiomhole for the passion he has brought to bear in pursuance of peace in the party. The committee had Governors Nasiru El-Rufai and Akinwunmi Ambode, former Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani, former deputy governor of Ekiti State, Professor Modupe Adelabu, the D-G, NIMASA, Dr Dakuku Peterside and Barrister Sa’ida Sa’ad Bugaje and members. Bolarinwa-led APC appeals Kwara High Court judgment Committee sources...