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May

08

2024

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Suspended Lawmakers Brought Charms To Assembly Complex – Edo Speaker

House Of Assembly, News Flash

Suspended Lawmakers Brought Charms To Assembly Complex – Edo Speaker The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, on Monday accused the suspended members of the assembly of bringing native doctors to the house to perform sacrifices. The three lawmakers, Donald Okogbe, PDP, Akoko-Edo, Addeh Emankhu Isibor, APC, Esan North-East I and Iyamu Bright, PDP, Orhionnwon II were suspended over alleged plot to impeach the speaker and other principal officers of the assembly through diabolical means. “They are being influenced to cause chaos in this House by planning to change the leadership of this house. But to…

May

07

2024

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Gov. Fubara Declares Hon. Amaewhule Led Rivers State House Of Assembly As Non-Existent

Columns/Opinions/Letters, House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics, South South

Gov. Fubara Declares Hon. Amaewhule Led Rivers State House Of Assembly As Non-Existent Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara has declared the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly as floating & non existent and as such has no valid potency to take binding legislative decisions on the state following their defection. The Governor disclosed this while addressing a delegation of Traditional Rulers & opinion leaders from Bayelsa state, led by Serial Dickson, former governor of the state, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday. His Excellency pointed out that he accepted the presidential peace accord…

Apr

23

2024

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Rivers State Assembly Vetoes Fubara, Passes Law On LGA Chairmen

House Of Assembly, News Flash, South South

Rivers State Assembly Vetoes Fubara, Passes Law On LGA Chairmen The political tension in Rivers State is showing no signs of abating as the Rivers State House of Assembly has once again vetoed Governor Siminalayi Fubara and passed a major law in the state. The House during plenary on Monday overrode the governor and enacted a major amendment to the Rivers State Local Government Law, empowering them to extend the tenures of the LGA chairmen. In March, Governor Fubara declined assent to the Local Government (Amendment) bill after the lawmakers had passed and forwarded the same to him. But on…

Apr

17

2024

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Kaduna Assembly Sets Up Committee To Probe El-Rufai

News Flash, House Of Assembly, Northern Nigeria

Kaduna Assembly Sets Up Committee To Probe El-Rufai Kaduna Assembly has set up a 13-man adhoc committee to investigate financial transactions, loans, grants and projects execution under the immediate-past Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai. The constitution of the adhoc committee followed a motion by member representing Kaura Constituency, Hon. Yusuf Mugu. Mugu said it was a matter of public importance that the loans borrowed by the former governor be investigated arguing that there is a need for the people of the state to know what the loans were used for. According to him: “There have been uncompleted comments and assassinations of…

Apr

08

2024

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Nigerian Serving Lawmaker Dies At 59

House Of Assembly, News Flash, Obituary

Serving Nigerian Lawmaker Dies At 59 A member of the Kano State House of Assembly, Halilu Kundila, is dead. Kundila, a member of the All Progressives Congress representing the Shanono/Bagwai State Constituency, died on Saturday at the age of 59. A family source who confirmed the death said that the lawmaker died at his residence on Saturday night following a brief illness. According to the source, the funeral prayer for the deceased lawmaker was held on Sunday morning at Kundila in the Shanono Local Government Area of the state. “The lawmaker died on Saturday night after a brief illness and…

Mar

29

2024

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Abia House Of Assembly Sent Delegates To Innoson CEO At Nnewi…

Business, Economy, Good Governance, House Of Assembly, News Flash

Yesterday, I led a delegation from the Abia State House of Assembly and some members of Labour Party who are in Nnewi for Labour Party Convention to Chief Innocent Chukwuma, the CEO of Innoson Vehicles , at his residence in Nnewi, Anambra State. Our discussions centered on the ongoing manufacturing of special brand official vehicles for the 24 House of Assembly members of Abia State. We received assurances that these 24 official vehicles would be delivered to us by April 2024. The present Abia State Government remains committed to patronizing locally made products to stimulate the growth of the Naira.…

Mar

06

2024

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Edo Assembly Serves Shaibu Impeachment Notice

House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics, South South

Edo Assembly Serves Shaibu Impeachment Notice The Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday served a Notice of Impeachment to Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. The House proceedings commenced at 11.30 am Wednesday. The deputy governor is expected to respond within seven days. A source in the government disclosed that 22 lawmakers out of the 24 have signed the impeachment notice making the eventual removal of Shaibu inevitable. The impeachment notice is the latest in the rift between the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his Deputy, who have been at loggerheads since mid-last year when Shaibu announced his intention to run…

Jan

31

2024

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Drama As Rivers Assembly Orders Gov Fubara To Withdraw Recent Appointments

House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics

“It’s Illegal”: Drama As Rivers Assembly Orders Gov Fubara to Withdraw Appointments of Wike’s Boys The members of the Rivers Assembly led by the speaker, Martin Amaewhule, have targeted Governor Fubara in a fresh furyThe Assembly condemned the recent appointments of top government officials in Fubara's governmentThis came days after Fubara's appointment of some key officials and commissioners into his government, which included some of Nyesom Wike's loyalists The Rivers State House of Assembly has slammed Governor Siminalayi Fubara over his recent appointments in his government. Fubara gets a fresh call to withdraw new appointments in Rivers state government. In…

Jan

01

2024

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Edison Ehie Resigns As Speaker & Member Rivers Assembly

News Flash, House Of Assembly, South South

BREAKING: Edison Ehie Resigns As Rivers Assembly Member Rt Hon Edison Ehie has resigned as a member representing Ahoada East in the Rivers State House of Assembly and also the speaker of a group of lawmakers. His notice of resignation was contained in a letter dated 29th December 2023 and addressed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu. “This is to formally notify you of my voluntary resignation as Speaker and Member of the 10th Rivers State House of Assembly representing Ahoada East Constituency II with effect from the date of this letter. “I…

Dec

21

2023

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Fubara Declines To Withdraw Suite Against Pro Wike Lawmakers

House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics

Fubara Declines To Withdraw Suite Against Pro Wike Lawmakers ccording to Sahara reporters, Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has declined to withdraw his legal action against the State House of Assembly, as proposed in the resolutions following a meeting convened by President Bola Tinubu to address the political crisis in the state. President Tinubu's intervention aimed to resolve the turmoil arising from disagreements between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, which escalated into a crisis involving the State House of Assembly. During the closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, attended by Governor Fubara, former governor Peter Odili,…