A High Court sitting in Owerri, the Imo State, on Tuesday, nullified the impeachment of the Deputy Governor of the state, Eze Madumere, by lawmakers. The court’s nullification is on the ground that Mr Madumere’s impeachment did not follow due process, therefore it is illegal. The presiding judge, Justice Benjamin Iheka, who made the announcement on […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Constitution Fourth Alteration Bill, which grants financial autonomy to the State Houses of Assembly and the States’ Judiciary. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, confirmed this development to State House Correspondents in Abuja on Friday. Enang explained that with […]
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The Senate and the House of Representatives – both chambers making up the National Assembly – are currently holding a joint session. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara announced that members of the House of Representatives and Senate will be having the joint executive session. Members of the Senate have since moved into […]
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Following the demise of late Rt. Hon Michael Adeyemo, the former speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, members of the state assembly today elected the minority leader, Rt. Hon. Olagunju Ojo as the new speaker. However, the incumbent deputy speaker, Hon. Abdulwasi Musa, retains his position. At the plenary session, Hon. Joshua Oyebamiji […]
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The Kano State command of the Nigerian Police Force has sealed off the state house of assembly amid a plot to impeach Abdullahi Ata, the speaker. The lawmakers are accusing Ata of being incompetent and failing to involve them in critical issues about the house. At least 21 members of the assembly have reportedly endorsed […]
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The Speaker of the Oyo state house of assembly, Michael Adeyemo, is dead. Mr. Adeyemo was confirmed dead at Jericho General Hospital in Ibadan, the state capital, on Friday. According to TVC News, the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker died of a heart attack. Adeyemo, who represented Ibarapa East local government area, emerged speaker of […]
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The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has presented the 2018 budget estimate before the Lagos State House of Assembly. The budget tagged “Budget of Progress and Development”, has a projected size of One Trillion, Forty-six Billion, One Hundred and Twenty-one Million, One Hundred and Eighty-one Thousand, Six Hundred and Eighty naira (N1,046,121). The budget […]
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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, will present the 2018 Appropriation Bill to the state House of Assembly for approval on Monday. Bose Lambo, Director, Public Affairs of the Assembly, said the presentation would commence at 11 a.m. and urged guests to be punctual. “This is to inform the general public that His Excellency, Mr […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, on Wednesday presented a budget proposal of N146bn to the House Assembly for the 2018 fiscal year. The appropriation bill tagged, “Budget of Growth,” is said to have a 15 per cent nominal increase over that of 2017 and would be used to consolidate on the infrastructural and socio-economic […]
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A bill prescribing death penalty for members of secret cults on Tuesday scaled third reading at the Ekiti State House of Assembly. The bill which is yet to be signed into law by the governor, also states that those aiding and abetting cultism would also bag life imprisonment if found guilty. The new provision was […]
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