•Speaker Gabriel Dewan The Speaker, Plateau State House of Assembly, Gabriel Dewan, says that he is in possession of a court injunction to recognise only eight members of the assembly. Dewan stated that the 16 sacked lawmakers, and the other 16 with certificates of return, were all laying claim to the seats, reports NAN. The […]
•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...
Police authorities have arrested two suspects including a local government chairman over an alleged plot to assassinate the Speaker of the Benue House of Assembly Aondona Hycenth Dajoh. The Force Headquarters said investigations showed that the LG boss had allegedly reached out to a militia to kill Dajoh, reports Channels TV. “Preliminary inve...
•Late Madam Obebhatein Jonathan Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has condoled former President Goodluck Jonathan over the death of his elder sister, Madam Obebhatein Jonathan. The speaker described as painful, the death of one’s sister, noting that the late Madam Obebhatein would be remembered for her dedication and sac...
•Obasa and Sanwo-Olu Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has congratulated Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu over today’s judgment of the Supreme Court affirming him as the winner of the 2023 gubernatorial election in Lagos. Dr. Obasa, in a congratulatory message issued by Eromosele Ebhomele, his Chief Press...
•Adebutu and Abiodun Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State and his cabinet members have resorted to prayers ahead of the final judgement of the Supreme Court in the state governorship election battle. Abiodun, his deputy, Mrs. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, his aides, and other members of the APC were [...
•Fubara and Ehie Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has broken his silence over the resignation of Edison Ehie as both the factional speaker and member of the state House of Assembly. Ehie, who loyally identified with Fubara during the crisis, decided to quit his position as a member representing Ahoada-East Constituency II in a letter ...
•Edison Ehie A factional speaker of the Rivers state Assembly, Edison Ehie, has resigned his position. Ehie, in a letter he personally addressed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), also quit his membership of the Rivers 10th House of Assembly representing Ahoada East Constituency 3, reports The Nation. The former lawmaker,...
•Late Ghali Na’Abba A former President of the Senate, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, has spoken of how former presiding officers of the National Assembly tried to rally support for Rt. Hon. Ghali Na’Abba, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, before his sudden passing on yesterday morning. Anyim, who led the 4th Senate as […]
•Late Na’Abba A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba died today Wednesday, December 27. Family sources said that the late Na’Abba battled with the ailment for a long time before passing away, reports The Nation. He was initially flown abroad for medical treatment and stayed there for several months before re...