Speaker of the House Mike Johnson held onto his job on Friday, securing enough votes from his Republican colleagues to be reelected in one round. It’s an abbreviated journey for Johnson, compared to the fifteen rounds that his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, endured to become speaker. “What we’re proposing now is just simply, as President Trump … Read more
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over the alleged involvement of its officers in smuggling. The House directed its Committees on Defence and Customs to conduct the probe into the allegations against NCS officers. This resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Sesi Whingan (APC, … Read more
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, says the House Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has received proposals for amendments in approximately 161 areas. Mr Kalu stated this in an interview with journalists shortly after his presentation at the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) meeting in Abuja. The News Agency … Read more
The House of Representatives has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to relocate its offices from local government headquarters to more neutral and secure venues. This resolution followed a motion moved by Sunday Nnamchi (LP, Enugu) during Wednesday’s plenary session. In the motion, Mr Nnamchi argued that INEC’s current practice of using local government … Read more
PREMIUM TIMES reported that the embattled crossdresser Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, known for his flamboyant lifestyle and controversies, was arrested by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at Seme Border, Benin Republic, on Monday. While earlier reports suggested that Bobrisky was hospitalised after complaining of breast pain while in custody, the Federal Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) … Read more
More details have emerged on how popular cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, was arrested on Seme Border on Monday. Witnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Bobrisky arrived at the departure axis of the border post around 1.30 a.m. on Monday in a black SUV Mercedes Benz. According to the … Read more
CrowdStrike will come under scrutiny on Tuesday when a senior executive takes questions from a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee regarding the company’s catastrophic software update in July that led to a global IT outage. Adam Meyers, senior vice president of counter adversary operations at CrowdStrike, will go before lawmakers to explain what caused the … Read more
Investors are increasingly tracking congressional trades as popular Congress members continue to retain high stock market returns amid prolonged economic volatility. California representative and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is also known for making highly profitable trades that helped her stock portfolio return over 700% since 2014. While Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, carries out the … Read more
The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill that would prohibit new drones from Shenzhen-based DJI from operating in the country and accessing domestic communication infrastructure, part of a series of China-focused measures that American lawmakers are considering this week. The bill, known as the Countering CCP Drones Act, aims to put DJI … Read more
The affidavit of an FBI special agent, and the Russian documents attached to it, offer a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a vast Russian network of disinformation. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted two Russians — both employees of state broadcaster RT — accused of illegally funnelling $9.7 million into a Tennessee media company. … Read more
