•Late Melissa Hortman and wounded John Hoffman A gunman shot two Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota early yesterday, killing one and her husband and wounding the other, in what the northern US state’s governor said were politically motivated attacks. The shootings came at a moment of deep political divisions in the United States, as thous...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to order the removal of Rep Oluwole Oke as lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP, in a fresh suit filed today by its lead counsel, Raphael Oyewole, prayed the court to […]
•JAMB candidates A member of the House of Representatives, Iduma Igariwey, has called for the cancellation of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), citing what he described as a “catastrophic institutional failure” that has compromised the integrity and fairness of the process. Speaking on Channels TV last night, Igariwey...
•Wild dog eating Bandits terrorising North West residents have fed newborn twins to dogs, according to Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji, the lawmaker representing Kaura Namoda and Birnin Magaji federal constituency of Zamfara State. In a chat with newsmen today, Jaji said the victim was abducted from a community in Zamfara while pregnant. He said while [&...
•Nigerian Senate A lawmaker in Ogun State, Bisi Oyedele, says Nigerian legislature, especially at the state level, has not ceased to be an appendage of the executive because the constitution which guarantees its financial autonomy has not been strictly adhered to. Oyedele, who is representing Ipokia/Idiroko at the House of Assembly, argued tha...
•Abiodun Mohammed Fadeyi Rt. Hon Abiodun Mohammed Fadeyi is the Deputy Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly who also represents Ona-Ara state constituency in the House. In this interview, he speaks about the legislature, the controversy around local government autonomy, among other issues, reports Nigerian Tribune. Excerpts: How would yo...
•Dr Oby Ezekwesili The lawmaker representing Ebonyi North, Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, and a former minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili, today, engaged in a heated argument at the National Assembly. The clash occurred at the ethics committee hearing on the sexual harassment allegations levelled against the President of the Senate, Godswill A...
Former House of Representatives member, Dr. Ossai Nicholas Ossai, has defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ossai, who chaired several standing and ad hoc House committees, including the Committee on Treaties, Protocols, and Agreements in the 9th Assembly, was warmly received...
The Chairman of the House Committee on Housing and Habitat, Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa, has called for urgent reconciliation between former Kano State Governors Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Speaking during a radio interview in Kano yesterday, Jibrin described the lingering feud between the two political heavyweights as unfortun...
•Azuka Gunmen last night abducted the member, representing Onitsha 1 North Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Justice Azuka. It was gathered that Hon. Azuka, was abducted while returning home at Ugwunaobankpa road, Inland Town Onitsha, reports Vanguard. The abducted lawmaker is a chieftain of Labour Party, LP, who regain...

