Lagos lawmaker says APC is ready to make Tinubu presidential candidate. Yishawu said that the Congress’s victory demonstrated that internal democracy was here to stay. Ekohotblog reports that Hon Gbolahan Yishawu, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has said the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is prepared to make … Read more
All is set for the 30th edition of Media Parliament of the Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) holding tomorrow, Thursday. The event, which is billed for 10:30am at the NUJ Press Centre, Offa Road, GRA, Ilorin, will feature a financial expert and former Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other … Read more
Disclosing the findings of the investigation while raising a matter of urgent importance during plenary, member representing Suleja Constituency, Liman Iya, Niger State said pupils are served poor and under-nourished meals. Niger State School Children benefitting from the national-grown school feeding programme are being fed with expired rice and given a quarter of an egg … Read more
Assailants have beheaded APC chieftain and razed house of lawmaker and ex-commissioner. EKO HOT BLOG reports that tragedy struck in Imo State on Wednesday after assailants beheaded two persons in the Orsu Local Government Area of the state. The assailants were also said to have razed the country home of the lawmaker representing the area … Read more
The former lawmaker died in an auto crash at Owena, a village before Akure, Ondo State while returning to Akure from his country home, Arogbo in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of the state. A Former Member, Ondo State House of Assembly, who represented Ese-Odo state constituency, Hon. Akpoebi Lubi, is dead. According to an impeccable … Read more
Iroju who was removed as the state Deputy Speaker few months ago, said his move to file the petition was in order to clear his name from the said money collected on his behalf to attend a seminar that does not exist. Recall that the officials of EFCC detained the lawmaker representing Akoko South West … Read more
Reports revealed that Hon. Enefola who had collected his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) on March 1, 2021 is yet to be sworn in by the Speaker of the Assembly, Prince Matthew Kolawole 44 days after the court ruling. In spite of the court judgment ordering the swearing in of … Read more
A member of the Taraba State House of Assembly, representing Nguroje State Constituency, Bashir Mohammed, who was kidnapped by gunmen on Wednesday, has regained freedom. Ekohotblog gathered that Mohammed was released by his abductors at about 10.30 pm on Friday, December 11. According to the source it was not clear whether or how much was … Read more
A Federal lawmaker representing Oyo Central in the red chamber, Senator Teslim Folarin of the APC, has described the death of Rev. Omotola Oyediran, the eldest daughter of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo as a monumental loss to the Yoruba race and Nigeria at large. This is contained in a condolence message, signed by his Media Aide, … Read more
– Lagos State House of Assembly, David Setonji has expressed his displeased over the drowning of 14 persons – He also decried the state of the road at the Lagos-Badagry expressway, calling on the government to fast track the road repair A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, David Setonji, has cried out over the … Read more
Nine members in Ondo state House of Assembly has said they are not involved in the impeachment process of the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Agoola Ajayi. Read also: Akeredolu vs Ajayi: Journalist Barred From Ondo Assembly As Security Operative Take Over Ekohotblog reported that security operatives have been mounted at strategic location in the … Read more
Another confusion erupted at Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday, after a Lawmaker representing Lagos Mainland 1, Hon. Moshood Oshun walked out on the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa over allocation of a seat during the plenary session. Ekohotblog recalls that there was a commotion at the national assembly on Tuesday when minister of … Read more
A lawmaker representing Obudu constituency at the Cross River State House of Assembly, Godwin Akwaji is dead. Godwin Akwaji died at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) isolation centre on Thursday, June 18, 2020. The lawmaker who was said to be diabetic also exhibited fatigue, fever, cough, breathlessness. According to TheCable, Akwaji had been … Read more
The Speaker of the House of Representatives,Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has called on the member representing Koko/Besse Federal Constituency, Shehu Koko, to go and appear before the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). Following Gbajabiamila’s clearance, Koko is expected to appear at the ICPC on Monday. The lawmaker was declared wanted because he … Read more
– Edo High Court issues an arrest warrant on Edo lawmaker for forgery and impersonation – Ugiagbe failed to appear in court on Friday to enter his plea.The court had adjourned sitting on October 25, 2019 after Ugiagbe was arraigned in absentia – Osarenkhoe said that his client was not properly served and pleaded for … Read more
– The House of Representatives member representing Badagry in Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Hunpe said that Badagry needs a polytechnic – He said that the request, if granted, would reduce crime among youths, as residents would be exposed to education – The legislator said: “It will help the border town in reducing crime The … Read more
– Police in Edo arraigned a lawmaker,Ugiagbe Dumez before the state criminal court on allegation of impersonation and forgery – The 45 years old lawmaker was arraigned before Judge Ohimai Ovbiagele on six counts bordering on forgery and impersonation – The charge also accused Dumez of conspiring with the other suspect, now at large, to … Read more
– Jigawa state House of Assembly suspended two of its former principal officer – He explained that the members were suspended with a view to allow for fair investigations into allegations of financial misconduct – Both the members allegedly attempt to regain some financial documents from the ministry of finance to prevent the Committee of … Read more