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Reps To Probe Ikwechegh For Assaulting E-hailing Cab Driver

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October 29, 2024

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By Gloria Ikibah

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the recent unprincipled conduct of one of its member, Rep. Mascott Ikwechegh, lawmaker representing Aba North and South Federal Constituency of Abia state, who assaulted a e-hailing cab driver on Sunday October 27, 2024, in Abuja.

This was sequel to the adoption of a prayer of the Leader of the House, Rep. Julius Ihonbvere, coming under privilege of the House rule on Tuesday at plenary.

The House Leader stated that the image of the House must be protected especially the fact that there has been a conscious efforts from previous assemblies to remove negative image when interacting with the outside world.

According to him, “It is the way you do your house, the role you have to manage your house, that outsiders will see, and give respect to the problems in your house”.

“In fact, Mr. Speaker, the tendency has been for people, particularly in certain sectors, to say how to respect the existence of the house of rules.

“In this house, we come from different professional backgrounds, and different cultures, and many of us have invested so heavily into improving the reputation before we came here. It is that reputation that we brought to the Representatives, that has a huge impact on education.

“We all have to meditate where we go, who we talk to, how we talk to them, how we relate to them. And sometimes you do not have to just allow this to happen. Sometimes you have to help the institution, and we have the responsibility to do this.

“To lead this institution to where it can go, where we can handle it, so that those that will come to the house, will have a place to be part of us. Our goal is to have together a value in that stands.

“I want to say that what has been in the news, and what we have learned about it, is that one of our members was involved with a citizen”.

But Rep. Ikwechegh coming under personal explanation, explained and apologised to the House for his unprincipled conduct and the use of derogatory words on the e-hailing cab driver and said that the matter was been resolved with the driver.

Rep. Babajimi Benson, lawmaker representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency of Lagos State, said Parliament is one of the most hated institutions in Nigeria and the reason members must be guided and know that Nigerians are authority over lawmakers.

He said: “Mr. Speaker, our elders have always said that the day we stop learning is the day we die. They also say that we learn from mistakes and not from successes. However, Parliament is one of the most hated institutions in Nigeria today.

“We are watched morning, afternoon and night, despite the fact that most of us have very noble intentions for the people of Nigeria. We should always be guided and also know that we are not an authority over Nigerians, Nigerians are an authority over us.

“They should be treated with dignity, with respect and with kindness at all times. So if we abideby this politically, Mr. Speaker, we will begin and continue to change that heavily battered image, the garment of which we all wear. So I call on you, Mr. Speaker, I raise my case on these three points”.

The presiding officer in person of the Deputy Speaker, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, said the House was guided by its rules and that if the integrity of the House was threatened then it calls for an investigative.

“The truth is that we cannot act according to our rules. We cannot act according to what anyone wants us to do. We are guided by our rules. And I also maintain that if at any point we feel that the integrity, the dignity of the parliament, has been threatened, has been scratched, we will investigate through our impartial structure in the eyes of principles of Nigerian justice, which is fair dialogue.

“That is what we put in our rules. It is not good for us to judge, you know, ahead of time and take the last decision. Therefore, in line with the prayers of the leader of the house, that this matter be referred to the committee of eighties and privilege for him to be heard”.

Whe put to vote the House unanimously adopted the motion and mandated its Commitee on Ethics and Privileges to investigate and report back within 2 weeks for further legislative action.

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Ganduje to Kwankwaso: Negotiating with bandits’ll enrich them, not good strategy

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July 21, 2026

EMMANUEL AGAJI

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Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, has declared that sitting with bandits to negotiate is not a good strategy.

He cautioned that negotiating with bandits would further enrich the terrorists, thereby worsening insecurity in the country.

He made the remark at a press conference on Tuesday in response to claims by the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabiu Kwankwaso, that he and the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, would hold talks with terrorists if elected into office in 2027.

According to Ganduje:, the role of the security agencies depends on the strategies that have been adopted. The Air Force helps to do its own due diligence, alongside the Army, Navy, the police, and the DSS. So, the issue of sitting with bandits to negotiate with them personally, I don’t appreciate that.

“Because, in Nigeria, having a gun without approval is illegal. How do you expect hundreds of bandits to come from the forests with their guns to sit down with local chiefs, chairmen of local governments, traditional rulers, or even the police and start negotiating? I think that system has failed, and it will continue to fail.

“This is because we are giving room to the bandits; we are arming them because the negotiation is that they should be allowed to operate here and there, they should be given money, transportation, motorcycles, and money for logistics. So, in a way, we are giving them an enabling environment to operate.

“And by so doing, they would enrich themselves through kidnapping, as that would give them more financial power to purchase weapons, which would be used against us to cause panic and then call them for negotiation. I don’t think that is a good strategy.”

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Angry Defence Minister, Musa threatens to sue whoever said he resigned

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July 21, 2026

EMMANUEL AGAJI

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Enraged Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, rtd, has said that he would take a legal action against whoever said he resigned from his position.

General Musa said this on Tuesday shortly after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Recall that there were rumours suggesting that the former Chief of Defense Staff had resigned.

He had earlier denied the rumour in a statement through his media aide, Leah Katung-Babatunde.

“I was shocked when I heard and saw that. I don’t know where that came from. But expect that there’ll be people that will not be happy when things are going on well.

“Security situation has improved, things are getting better. And so for them, it’s a sad point, and they will always want to make it look as if it’s not so.

“I’m not going anywhere. I have never discussed that with anybody. I don’t even know the person who brought that information. But whoever he is, we will take a legal action against him when we get him to come and who gave him such information.

“But I assure Nigerians that we are free. You can see I just came back from briefing the President on the current security situation, and he’s very happy with us.

“And now we’re going to continue doing well, and I want to seize this opportunity to appreciate Nigerians for all the support. The support has been massive, and you can see the changes.

“That’s where we say that to defeat terrorists and bandits is a whole of societal approach. And now Nigerians are keying into it, and things are getting better, and they will continue to improve,” he said.

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NNPCL jerks up fuel price by N115 per liter

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July 21, 2026

EMMANUEL AGAJI

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Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, retail outlets have increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol.

A market survey revealed on Tuesday indicated that the state-owned filling stations raised their petrol price to N1,270 per litre from N1,155 per litre in Abuja and environs.

This means that NNPCL has increased its fuel pump price by N115 per litre.

NNPCL and MRS filling stations in Abuja had closed, while other retail outlets raised their petrol prices on Monday amid heightened uncertainty in the country’s downstream oil sector.

In less than a week, depot owners and marketers have already increased their petrol prices twice.

Recall that last week, Dangote Refinery resumed the sale of refined petroleum products in dollars.

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