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Saraki, Dogara: Why we can’t reconvene national assembly

Senate President says no date has been fixed to reconvene national assembly President Muhammadu Buhari had urged the national assembly to reconvene so as to approve N242 billion for the 2019 elections. Last week, Yusuf Lasun, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, said the national assembly would reconvene on Tuesday to consider the request. But the lawmakers did not get a notice of resumption on Monday. In a statement on Tuesday, Yusuph Olaniyonu and Turaki Hassan, media aides of Saraki and Dogara, quoted their principals as saying there was no report to consider because the committees handling the president’s request had not met. The principal officers said it would be irresponsible to recall members from recess when there is nothing to consider. “The senate president, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and speaker, house of representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, have directed that we inform all Senators, Honorable members and the public that a dat...

President Buhari orders immediate repatriation of Nigerians stranded in Russia

President Buhari has ordered the immediate repatriation of Nigerians stranded in Russia. A statement released by Senior special assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, says the President ordered the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and the Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika to commence the process of repatriating Nigerians who travelled to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup but got stranded after the competition. Recall that last week, LIB published a report about the Nigerian football fans who got stranded in Russia after falling victims of some unscrupulous travel agents who cancelled their return tickets and abandoned them to their fate. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Aviation have in compliance with the President’s directive taken the necessary actions to bring the Nigerians back. According to Shehu, the President’s directive is in line with the policy of the current administration to ensure the ...

Van Dijk not playing for Hollabd

Virgil van Dijk will not play in the Netherlands’ final Euro 2020 qualifier against Estonia in Amsterdam for personal reasons. He played the whole game as the Dutch drew 0-0 in Northern Ireland on Saturday to qualify for the finals. But the captain left their training camp and will not feature on Tuesday. A statement released by the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) said Van Dijk’s absence for the Estonia game was due to “personal circumstances”. The 28-year-old Liverpool defender has not missed a minute of Premier League football this season, with the Reds eight points clear. The next league match for the leaders is away at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Van Dijk, who cost £75m when he joined from Southampton in January 2018, has featured in 64 of Liverpool’s 66 league matches since then.

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