•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...
•Ibezimako Ozodinobi The Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives George Ibezimako Ozodinobi (Labour Party, Anambra) has berated his colleagues for leaving the party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Four members of the LP – Chinedu Okere (Owerri Municipal/Owerri North/Owerri West Constituency), Mathew Donatus (Kaura...
Poor registration and incomplete information provided in relevant forms have been identified as reasons Southeast students have not benefitted from Students Loans. House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, who made the clarification, said the identified lapses were already being addressed, reports The Nation. The lawmaker assured ...
A member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Aminu Ibrahim, who represents Kaura Namoda State Constituency, is in police custody over alleged banditry and kidnapping. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Muhammad Shehu Dalijan, confirmed the arrest of the lawmaker in an exclusive interview with our correspondent. He revealed also th...
•El-Rufai Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai’s decision to pursue legal action over allegations of misappropriating N432 billion has been described as laughable. The member representing Zaria constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Mahmud Lawal, said this in a chat with newsmen in Kaduna. Lawal expressed disappointment at ...
•Chinda The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives is deeply concerned by the alarming rise in cholera cases across thirty states in Nigeria, as reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda said the outbreak highlights critical deficiencies in public he...

