The Speaker of House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, on Monday urged stakeholders to provide a framework that would dispel the fear of abuse of state police by governors. The speaker said this at a critical national dialogue on state policing, with the theme: “Pathways to Peace: Reimagining...
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Abia House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to stop payment of pension to former governors and their deputies in the state. It is entitled: “A Bill (H.A.B 11:) for a Law to Revoke The Abia State Governors and Deputy Governors Pensions Law No 4 of 2001...
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Dr. Tajuddeen Abbas, has filed a direct criminal complaint against Suleman Wakili, former member, Kaduna State House of Assembly before a Magistrates’ Court No. 6 sitting at Chediya, GRA Zaria. At the resumed hearing of the case on Thursday in Zaria, Mr....
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Babayo Akuyam and his deputy, Ahmed Abdullahi, have resigned resigned from their positions. This is to pave way for the return of the former Speaker, Abubakar Suleiman and his deputy Jamilu Dahiru, back to...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas has inaugurated the Constitution Review Committee for the 10th house, with his deputy, Rep. Benjamin Kalu as chairman. The speaker also named the house Leader, Rep. Julius Ihonvbere as deputy chairman of the committee, while the house Zonal Caucus...
Ogun House of Assembly, on Tuesday, ratified the impeachment of Olakunle Oluomo (APC-Ifo1) as the Speaker. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that all the 22 lawmakers present at the plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Bolanle Ajayi (APC-Yewa South) voted in support of the impeachment....
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...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly (BOSHA), Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan has felicitated with governor of Delta state, Sheriff Francis Orohwedor Oborevwori and his counterpart of Ebonyi state, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru for their affirmation by the Supreme Court of Nigeria, as...
The Rivers House of Assembly has moved a motion declaring vacant the 25 seats of members who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The motion was unanimously supported by the four-member assembly, led by Edison Ehie (PDP-Ahoada 11), during Wednesday’s...
The House of Representatives has restated its commitment to remove tertiary institutions from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), to enhance lecturers’ welfare and reduce the brain drain syndrome. Speaker House of Representatives, Dr. Abbas Tajudeen, made this known on Thursday in Zaria at the...
Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Friday elected Danladi Jatau (APC – Kokona West), as the new speaker of the Assembly. The emergence of the new speaker followed the Appeal Court judgment, which nullified of the election of the former Speaker, Alh. Ibrahim Abdullahi on Nov. 28....
Members of the Plateau State House of Assembly have elected Mr Gabriel Dewan (YPP- Pankshin North) as the new speaker of the house. The 30-year old Dewan was elected on Tuesday, shortly after the resignation of the former speaker, Mr Moses Sule (PDP -Mikang). The speaker who spoke...
The Rivers State House of Assembly has said the state was currently under attack by individuals who did not want the legislature to deliver on its constitutional mandate. The Speaker, Mr Martins Amaewule, and his 26-member faction, unanimously condemned the burning of the assembly chamber during plenary on...
The factional Speaker of Rivers House of Assembly, Mr Edison Ehie (PDP-Ahoada 11) has urged the Inspector General of Police to address the alleged misconduct of some officers deployed to Rivers. Ehie made the appeal on Monday while addressing newsmen on an alleged invasion of his Port Harcourt...
The House of Representatives has turned back representatives of the Service Chiefs, insisting that the chiefs must appear before it on Nov. 21 as summoned. The Speaker, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, said this after receiving the representatives of the chiefs at plenary on Thursday. Abbas commended the representatives for...
The Plateau State House of Assembly, presided over by the Speaker, Moses Sule has approved the sum of N27 billion as supplementary budget for the state government for the 2023 Fiscal Year. Sule, who read Gov. Caleb Mutfwang’s communication during plenary on Friday, said that the approval became...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has inaugurated a 7-man committee to investigate the alleged diversion of palliatives by government officials and stakeholders in the state. The Speaker, Rt. Hon Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, inaugurated the committee on Monday at the conference hall of the...
The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday inaugurated an ad-hoc committee to investigate the case of a 12-year-old boy, Adebola Akin-Bright, whose small intestine allegedly got missing during his treatment. The Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, inaugurated the committee at a plenary on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria...
The Lagos State House of Assembly has rejected 17 commissioner nominees of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, including former commissioner for health, Prof. Akin Abayomi and former commissioner for information, Mr Gbenga Omotosho. The lawmakers, however, confirmed 22 other commissioner nominees of the governor. The exercise, which was done through a...