By NAN 09 May 2023 | 1:26 pm Sokoto State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill to regulate marriage expenses in the state. The bill, sponsored by Alhaji Abubakar Shehu (APC-Yabo) and Faruk Balle (PDP- Gudu), was earlier referred to the House Committee on Religious Affairs. Shehu, who is the Chairman of the committee, presented the report of the committee at… Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal presenting the 2020 Budget to the House of Assembly in Sokoto…yesterday. Sokoto State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill to regulate marriage expenses in the state. The bill, sponsored by Alhaji Abubakar Shehu (APC-Yabo) and Faruk Balle (PDP- Gudu), was earlier referred to the House Committee on Religious Affairs. Shehu, who is the Chairman of the committee, presented the report of the committee at plenary, which was unanimously adopted and passed into law. The bill seeks to control extravagant spendings on marriages, naming, circumcision and other local ceremonies across the state. Shehu said while tabling the report that the committee met with necessary stakeholders who made positive contributions, which were captured in the Bill. After deliberations at the plenary presided by the Deputy Speaker, Alhaji Abubakar Magaji, the Bill was unanimously passed by the lawmakers. 13 mins ago The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the election of Ademola Adeleke as the governor of Osun State. The Supreme Court said Gboyega Oyetola and All Progressives Congress (APC) failed to prove its case of improper accreditation of voters and over-voting against Adeleke. A five-member panel of the apex court held that the court of appeal… 29 mins ago The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has charged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to be proactive in delivering quality telecommunications services to Nigerians. Gbajabiamila who gave the advice at a public hearing in Abuja, said that the house was concerned that some areas in the country have no access to mobile telecommunication… 37 mins ago Three of the seven remaining kidnapped students of Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin-Yauri, Kebbi State, have regained freedom from their captors, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Those released are Aliya Abubakar, Esther Sunday and Elizabeth Ogechi-Kwafor. NAN recalled that on April 22, fou of the remaining 11 students of the schools regained freedom… 41 mins ago Sokoto State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill to regulate marriage expenses in the state. The bill, sponsored by Alhaji Abubakar Shehu (APC-Yabo) and Faruk Balle (PDP- Gudu), was earlier referred to the House Committee on Religious Affairs. Shehu, who is the Chairman of the committee, presented the report of the committee at… 2 hours ago The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has adjourned the hearing of the cases before it to Thursday, May 11, 2023. This was disclosed by the official Twitter handle of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a statement on Tuesday. “After the adoptions and arguments by counsels at the pre-hearing session, the court has adjourned to…
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