Confirming the incident, spokesperson of the State Police Command, ASP Ramhan Nansel, said a suspect has been arrested in connection with the incident. On Wednesday, three members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly narrowly escaped an assassination attempt along Akwanga- Lafia Highway. The assassination attempt occurred at about 10 am on Wednesday, September 1, … Read more
An undisclosed Member of Ondo State House of Assembly was reportedly hit by a stray bullet at the local wing on Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos. Sources at the scene said a bullet hit the Ondo State lawmaker on his leg as other accidentally discharged bullets hit walls and some containers within the airport, … Read more
Lawmakers have on Thursday impeached Uche Ogbuagu as their majority leader at the Imo State House of Assembly, Owerri, the state capital. Ogbuagu, who represents Ikeduru state constituency, had defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) shortly after Emeka Ihedioha was removed in January 2020 by the Supreme Court as … Read more
Two members of the Bauchi State House of Assembly have left the All Progressive Congress (APC) to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Spokesperson for the Speaker of the Assembly, Abdul Burra, announced this, following the outcome of the plenary Wednesday evening. The members are Yusuf Bako, representing Pali Constituency and … Read more
House of Representatives on Tuesday called for improved welfare for the army and effective delivery of welfare packages across the ranks. This was the position of the lawmakers during the plenary at the lower chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. They made the call following the consideration of the findings and recommendations of a … Read more
Some members of the House of Lords, the British upper legislative chamber, have written to the commonwealth to express their concern over the perennial insecurity in Nigeria For years on end, Nigeria has been ravaged by insurgency, banditary and farmer/herder crisis The lawmakers expressed their discontent over the security situation in a letter dated September … Read more
– Paul Okoye speaks against the way in which NDDC awarded contracts to legislators – Akpabio denied the report that he said anything about legislators getting contracts from NDDC – Paul Okoye emphasizes the anomaly of going to school in Nigeria and at the end some legislators get all the contracts Mr. Paul Okoye, one … Read more
Following the death of a lawmaker, Mr. Tunde Braimoh in Lagos State last Friday, the State’s House of Assembly has directed all Lawmakers in the state to undergo the COVID-19 test. A representative of Ifako Ijaiye Constituency I, Mr Temitope Adewale, who disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday, noted the directive was … Read more
A lawmaker, Mr Success Torukerijoh of the All Progressives Congress in Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State has reportedly been expelled. This is coming five days after nine members of the Ondo house refused to sign the impeachment letter of the Deputy Governor, Hon. Agoola Ajayi. Torukerijoh is a member of the Ondo … Read more
The Deputy Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Iroju Ogundeji has been suspended. Ogundeji was suspended alongside another member of the House, Hon. Adewale Williams. Read also: Buhari Replaces Two Non-Career Ambassadors-Designate The suspension followed an unruly behavior exhibited by the two lawmakers during the plenary in the house on Wednesday. The lawmakers … Read more
The government is known to make laws and guidelines by which citizens of the state must abide by, and if this is not followed, the citizens are said to have broken the rule and punishment will be given to them for the violation. But what happens when the lawmaker is one who breaks such laws? … Read more
The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, has said the lawmakers would collaborate with the police to ensure effective crime-fighting and prevention at the grassroots in the State. Oborevwori stated this when the newly posted Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa paid him a courtesy visit in his office. He … Read more
Former Nigerian Vice President, Alh.Atiku Abubakar, has expressed displeasure with the speed with which the six-year single term proposal for President and Governors was rejected by the House of Representatives. Abubakar made this known in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Mr. Paul Ibe, on Tuesday in Abuja, while reacting to the rejection of … Read more
– Anambra state lawmakers urge President Buhari to honour Air Peace Boss – Make Air Peace Airline a National Carrier – Air Peace boss transported Nigerians in danger out of South Africa free of charge The Anambra State House of Assembly has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to make Air Peace Airline … Read more