Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has forwarded the list of nominees for commissioners and special advisers to Osun house of assembly. Adewale Egbedun, speaker of the Osun assembly, read the governor’s letter containing the names, during plenary on Friday. An ad-hoc committee was established to screen the nominees and send their names for confirmation. […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged political parties to prevail on their supporters to refrain from acts of violence during the governorship and state assembly polls. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, spoke on Tuesday during a meeting of the inter-agency consultative committee on election security. The INEC chairman thanked security agencies for the professionalism […]
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Mr. Chukwudi Ogbonna, the Accord Party (AP) candidate for Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni state constituency for Rivers state assembly, has been abducted by gunmen. The abduction was confirmed on Tuesday by Ifeaka Nwakiri, a relative of the politician. It is understood that Ogbonna was kidnapped on Monday at Rumuigbo, near Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital. Nwakiri said the abduction […]
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Lagos state house of assembly (LAHA) has cleared Mudashiru Obasa, the speaker, of corruption allegations levelled against him. Recall that Obasa was accused of embezzling public funds and abusing his office. SaharaReporters had carried out an investigation on the speaker who allegedly owns more than 60 bank accounts. He was accused of using his office […]
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Just in less than 24 hours after the President of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, presented the 2020 appropriation bill, both chambers in the House of Assembly, has began a speedy debate on the budget. Currently the legislators are making submission on the budget with some warning on the consequences of the huge deficit, and non-performance […]
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Edo State Police Command on Wednesday barred a group, Joint Action for the Advancement of Democracy in Edo (JAADE), from protesting the crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly. JAADE is a coalition of groups across the state, including Benin Youth Council (BYC), Esan Progress and Unity Forum (EPUF), Edo North Democratic Frontiers (ENDF), […]
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Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has declined assent to the controversial bill passed by the state house of assembly seeking life pension for lawmakers. Last week, the house had passed a bill that would grant life pensions to speakers, deputy speakers and other members. Under the bill, which was proposed by Peter Akpe, leader of the house, former speakers […]
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A member of the Edo State House of Assembly, Sylvanus Eruaga, has asked the Federal High Court, sitting in Benin, to compel INEC to withdraw the certificateof return issued to Seid Oshiomhole as winner of the recently conducted State House Assembly. Eruaga is also seeking an order for a perpetual injunction restraining Oshiomhole from parading […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winners in the House of Representatives election in Somolu and Island seats in the Lagos state House of Assembly. Mr Ademorin Kuye was declared as winner of the House of Representatives election in Somolu Gederal Constituency. The Returning Officer, […]
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The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Kabiru Adjoto, has raised the alarm over the influx of commercial sex workers around the Legislative Quarters, in Benin, the State capital. Adjoto raised the alarm on Monday, during the ministerial briefing by the State Commissioner for Youth and Special Duties, Mika Amanokha, at the […]
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