The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun, says the National Assembly will reconvene Tuesday next week to consider matters of public interest.Mr. Lasun made this announcement on Thursday shortly after a meeting of the All Progressives Congress caucus in the National Assembly.“First, let me make one thing very clear that we are on a lawful break. We didn’t just adjourn in order to run away from our duties, but went on recess at the time we normally have our annual recess.“But based on the president’s request and the meeting we held with INEC Chairman on Wednesday, we…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has lifted restrictions on bank accounts run by two state governments.Authorities in Benue and Akwa Ibom States recently raised alarm that their accounts had been frozen, trapping workers’ salaries, pensions and crippling public activities.But while Benue officials have confirmed unblocking of all the accounts affected, Akwa Ibom was only able to confirm a partial relaxing of limited access imposed on its accounts in commercial banks.“Some of them have been unfrozen, not all of them,” Akwa Ibom information commissioner Charles Udoh said.The confirmation comes hours after Governor Samuel Ortom confirmed in a statement that Benue…

Intelligence authorities have released Lawal Daura and confiscated his international passport, according to sources.The top spy chief was disgraced out of office and taken into custody on Tuesday after ordering the deployment of SSS operatives to lay siege to the National Assembly.Mr Daura was released on Wednesday evening from a guest house run by the State Security Service in Gwarimpa area of Abuja where he had been placed on house arrest since Acting-President Yemi Osinbajo ordered his dismissal on Tuesday. The presidency said the deployment of the SSS officials to the National Assembly was unauthorised.The presence of masked SSS agents…

The acting Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Matthew Seiyefa, says the service is reviewing all cases of alleged unlawful detentions and human rights abuses by the service.The acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, appointed Mr Seiyefa after sacking the former Director-General, Lawal Daura, for unauthorised deployment of operatives of the service to lay siege to the National Assembly complex.Mr Seiyefa, who disclosed this during his maiden interaction with journalists on Thursday in Abuja, said the service would remain focused and professional in protecting national interest.“We are reviewing all issues that have brought about unhealthy perceptions about the service in recent…