The Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Bilyaminu Ismail Moriki has clarified that the eight lawmakers who recently announced their defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) had been suspended from the House long before their purported defection. The Speaker stated that the lawmakers were...
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*Rescuing 70 kidnapped victims Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulmalik Mohammed Sarkin-Daji, has commended the Nigerian Army, the Department of State Services (DSS), and other security agencies for what he described as remarkable successes recorded against bandits in Mariga Local Government Area and parts...
In a bid to contribute to the stability, unwavering and sterling political Governance in Lagos State since the Era of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) as the then Governor of the State, renowned political journalist and Publisher of August24news.com, Ajagbe Adeyemi Teslim has today presented a GAC Frame to...
Recent developments in Nigeria—particularly in Benue State—have brought to the fore an alarming pattern of constitutional violations by organs and institutions that ought to uphold the rule of law. Among the most egregious is the recent illegal summoning of the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly by...
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has hailed a court ruling overturning his removal as “illegal, unconstitutional and null and void.” Obasa expressed this in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday, shortly after the judgement was delivered. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday declared that the removal of the reinstated Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa was illegal and unconstitutional. Delivering judgment, Justice Justice Yetunde Pinheiro, held that the members of the house of assembly erred in the removal of Obasa as speaker. The...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – President and Chairman of Council, of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Dr Ike Neliaku, has maintained that spokespersons play important roles because they shape public perception and ensure the timely delivery of the right messages to the appropriate audiences. He explained that...
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mrs Mojisola Meranda, on Friday thanked her colleagues for their consistent support since she took charge of the House ,promising not to disappoint them. Meranda gave the assurance when a delegation from WOMANIFESTO,a rights group, paid her a courtesy visit at the...
Security was unusually tight on Monday morning at the Lagos State House of Assembly ahead of the day’s plenary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a large number of security operatives were sighted at strategic positions at the assembly complex very early in the day. The security...
Lagos State lawmakers on Tuesday met with members of the state Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) to brief the council on the development at the assembly on Monday, including impeachment of Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports Obasa (APC-Agege 1 ) and a sixth-term lawmaker was...
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have impeached the speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. He was accused of multiple statutory and financial infractions, according to Channels TV reports. Obasa was subsequently replaced by his deputy Mojisola Meranda. Mrs Meranda, who represents Apapa Constituency 1, was also a former chief...
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has said he’s not too young to be a state governor. The speaker stated this on Sunday at the annual Obasa Youth Crusade in Agege LGA of Lagos State. The event was organised by Obasa Youth Alliance (OYA) in...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Members of the 7th Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has passed vote of confidence on the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, over his leadership qualities. This followed a motion brought by the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Suleiman Yakubu Azara, under matters of...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau- Fire has razed the residence of the Speaker, Zamfara House of Assembly, Alhaji Bilyaminu Moriki, in Gusau. The Chief Press Secretary to state House of Assembly, Bello Madaro, confirmed the fire outbreak in a statement on Monday. Madaro quoted the Clerk to the house, Mahmud...
The Rivers Assembly has urged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to order the urgent arrest of suspected political thugs, allegedly behind the torching of some Local Government Secretariats in the state. The Speaker, Mr Victor Oko-Jumbo made the call on Monday during the plenary session of the...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, has led other members of the state assembly to a conference in Tanzania which is expected to last between 29th, September 2024 to 7th October, 2024. The 53rd conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Ahead of the forthcoming local government elections in Nasarawa State, the Speaker of the State legislature, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, has said that the people of Kokona LGA will sustain the existing power sharing formula and rotation of the chairmanship seat in the area....
By SADIQ ABU, Maiduguri – Borno State House of Assembly has passed over N18 billion Virement Bill into Law as enshrined in the constitution. Presiding over the Tuesday plenary, Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan said, the House received report from House Committee on Budget and Appropriation...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Speaker, Borno House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan has expressed concern over the inability of the Nigerian Military and other security agencies to restore civil authority or return thousands of people hitherto displaced by insurgents for the past 10 years to...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State House of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Elvert Ayambem has returned to preside over the affairs of the Assembly. It would be recalled that some members of the Assembly had, last week Wednesday, “removed” the Speaker, alleging mismanagement of funds, among other...