A Federal High Court, Abuja, today, fixed Monday Feb. 5 for ruling on bail applications filed by five suspected persons accused of burning down part of the Rivers House of Assembly on Dec. 29, 2023. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon fixed the date after lawyers to the prosecution and that of the defence adopted their processes and […]
Today, the Ogun State House of Assembly swore in Hon. Oludaisi Elemide as the new Speaker of the House. Elemide, representing Odeda State Constituency, is a third-time lawmaker in the Assembly. His emergence followed the impeachment of Hon. Olakunle Oluomo on January 23 as the Speaker of the Assembly, reports Nigerian Tribune. Recall that 18 [...
•Gov Siminalayi Fubara The Rivers State House of Assembly has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of engaging in illegality with regards to his recent appointments. The Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, levelled the accusation against the governor during plenary today at the Assembly Quarters in Port Harcourt, the state capital, reports Channels TV. T...
•Siminalayi Fubara The Rivers State House of Assembly has voted to override Governor Siminalayi Fubara and pass four new bills into law. This happened during plenary today at the House of Assembly Quarters after the Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule read four letters addressed to him by the governor wherein he declined his assent [&hellip...
•National Assembly The National Assembly is set for a fresh amendment to the constitution – an exercise that has routinely cost the country an average of N1 billion yearly. Findings by this paper showed that the review has been consistent in the last 24 years, with at least 30 alterations made to the 1999 Constitution […]
•Olakunle Oluomo Kunle Oluomo has been impeached as the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly. Eighteen of the 26 members of State Assembly voted for Oluomo’s impeachment at plenary session today. Oluomo was impeached for alleged embezzlement of funds, highhandedness and related offences, reports Channels TV. The Assembly immediately ele...
•Speaker Martin Amaewhule The Rivers State House of Assembly today ordered the nine commissioners who resigned their positions last to ‘take a bow and go.’ On Monday, the parliament led by Rt Hon Martin Amaewhule invited the commissioner-nominees for screening as part of the 8-point peace agenda signed by Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State [&...
The Rivers State House of Assembly is to re-screen and re-confirm nine former Commissioners who resigned from the state executive council on Wednesday. This is contained in a statement signed by the Clerk of the house, Mr Emeka Amadi, today in Port Harcourt. The clerk said the commissioners include Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice...
The fate of 16 members of the Plateau State House of Assembly is now hanging in the balance as the Speaker, Gabriel Dewan, has said that he would only recognise eight members of the House. Dewan, the only member of the Young Peoples Party (YPP), was elected the Speaker in the wake of the sack […]
Amid the political crisis rocking Rivers State, three Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidates who contested in the 2023 general elections for seats of different constituencies in the State House of Assembly have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) with their supporters. This was as Mr. Lawrence Chuku, a former Caretaker Chairman o...
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