Tag: Lawmakers
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Bauchi Assembly crisis implodes, six lawmakers injured
Bauchi State lawmakers were attacked by hoodlums on Monday at their guest house during an overside function in the state. According to reports, the House was embroiled in a leadership crisis last Thursday with 22 members passing a vote of confidence on the Speaker, Mr. Abubakar Suleiman, and principal officers of the assembly. Mr. Babale…
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Kogi Assembly impeach 4 principal officers, suspend 3 others
The Kogi House of Assembly on Friday impeached four principal officers and suspended three others for “undue gross misconducts.” The lawmakers made the impeachment and suspension during an emergency sitting at the assembly complex following the adoption of a motion raised by Assemblyman Enema Paul (APC-Dekina II).
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9 PDP lawmakers in Kano Assembly defect to NNPP
Nine lawmakers in Kano State House Assembly have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) on Friday. The lawmakers announced their decision in a letter sent to the Speaker, Kano State House of Assembly, Alhaji Hamisu Chidari, on Friday in Kano. The speaker’s spokesman, Malam Uba Abdullahi, said…
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See full list of Cross River lawmakers sacked for defection
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Monday, ordered 20 lawmakers from Cross River to vacate their seats over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a judgment, dismissed the defence argument that the PDP (plaintiff) had no locus standi (legal rights) to institute the…
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Elephants invade farmland, injure farmer in Ogun
A member of the Ogun House of Assembly, Mr Sola Adams, has cried out over invasion of farmlands by elephants which also injured a farmer at Itashin in Ijebu East Local Government Area of the state.
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2023: Tinubu takes presidential bid to NASS to meet APC lawmakers today
Leader of the All Progressives Congress APC, Bola Tinubu will take his presidential quest to the National Assembly today to forge an alliance as the March 26 national convention of the party draws close.
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Ebonyi House of Assembly declares 3 seats vacant
The three lawmakers and their PDP colleagues were not at the sitting.
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BREAKING: Zamfara State deputy governor impeached
Zamfara lawmakers have impeached the deputy governor of the state
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Defection: Ebonyi Assembly speaker, lawmakers challenge court’s jurisdiction
The Speaker of the Ebonyi House of Assembly, Francis Nwifuru and 16 other lawmakers have challenged the hearing of their defection suit before the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Inyang Ekwo had fixed March 8 for judgment in a suit, praying the court to sack Gov.…
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Security Alert: DSS uncovers bandits, kidnappers’ strategies to attack, abduct lawmakers during Yuletide
The Department of State Services