Tag: #HouseOfRepresentatives
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REP ABUBAKAR GUMMI SACKED FOR DEFECTING TO APC
In a major court ruling, the Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Rep Abubakar Gummi, who represents Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency in Zamfara, for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Obiora Egwuatu stopped the Speaker of the House from recognizing Gummi as the representative and ordered a…
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HOUSE REJECTS US SENATE MOVE TO LABEL NIGERIA “COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN”
Nigeria pushes back strongly against US Senate’s attempt to label it as a violator of religious freedom, rejecting what it calls misleading narratives. The House of Representatives unanimously dismissed the US Senate’s move to designate Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged religious rights violations. Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu led the motion, highlighting Nigeria’s…
