•Governor Siminalayi Fubara The impeachment move against Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, has suffered another setback as two more members of the State House of Assembly have withdrawn their support for the process. They called for a peaceful resolution of the political crisis in the state, reports Channels ...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the federal government of marginalising governors, a move it claimed is forcing politicians to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). PDP spokesman Ini Ememobong said this last night on Channels Television. “When you [reference to President Bola Tinubu] win an election with less than 40 ...
•Speaker Amaewhule and Governor Fubara Rivers State lawmakers yesterday disagreed with Governor Siminalayi Fubara on his claims that some elders were frustrating his meeting with them (lawmakers). Assembly Speaker Martins Amaewhule, who spoke in Port Harcourt, the state capital, described as disparaging the governor’s assertion that Federal Ca...
Barely two months after the suspension of emergency rule in Rivers State and the reinstatement of democratic structures, tensions have resurfaced between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the State House of Assembly led by Speaker Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule. During its 31st Legislative Sitting, the House condemned the vandalisation of ...
A coalition of reform-minded legislators and former members of the House of Representatives, under the aegis of House to the Rescue (HTR), has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure full electronic collation and transmission of results in the 2027 general elections to safeguard Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement ...
•Nigerian Senate chamber The Senate has resolved to investigate the ongoing delineation exercise conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Warri Federal Constituency, Delta State, following concerns of alleged marginalisation and irregularities raised in a petition before the upper chamber today. The resolution follo...
•National Assembly Complex, Abuja Ahead of today’s plenary resumption, a planned protest over poor welfare and alleged management neglect has split staff at the National Assembly. But the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has distanced itself from the action, warning members against participating, reports The Guardian. The pro...
•Femi Falana, SAN Human rights advocate, Femi Falana, has faulted the plan to increase the salaries of political office holders, describing it as “highly insensitive” amid Nigeria’s current economic challenges. During an interview on Channels Television today, Falana criticised the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission for what...
•Speaker Hyacinth Dajoh The Benue State House of Assembly has slammed three months suspension on four lawmakers for allegedly initiating impeachment moves against the Speaker of the House, Hyacinth Dajoh. Those suspended today at plenary included the spokesman of the House, Mr. Alfred Berger representing Makurdi North State Constituency, Cyril...
•Bribery The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to “urgently refer the allegations made by a Reps member, Ibrahim Auyo, to anti-corruption agencies for investigation and prosecution of suspected perpetrators.” Jigawa law...
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