Tag: Speaker
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BREAKING: Edo Assembly impeaches Speaker, elects another
The crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly has deepened as the Speaker of the House, Frank Okiye was on Monday impeached. The impeachment of the Speaker followed a motion moved by the Leader of the House, Mr. Henry Okhuarobo. No reason was however mentioned for his impeachment. The motion was seconded by the…
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EFCC secures interim forfeiture of funds linked to Lagos speaker, Obasa
A Federal High court in Lagos has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) temporary forfeiture of funds linked to Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, speaker of the Lagos house of assembly. The EFCC in a motion dated August 12, 2020 and marked FHC/L/CS/1069/2020, asked the court to issue an order directing that the funds in…
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Edo Assembly saga: Court stops Police, others from arresting former speaker
An Edo High Court in Benin has restrained the Police, the Department of State Security (DSS) and other security agencies from arresting former Speaker Edo House of Assembly, Kabiru Adjoto. The court’s order is coming on the heels of allegations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state that the former speaker and others…
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You have no seats to occupy in Edo Assembly, Speaker tells 14 members-elect
The Speaker, Edo Assembly, Francis Okiye, says the 14 members-elect not yet inaugurated, no longer have seats to occupy in the assembly, following the declaration of their seats as vacant. Okiye who made the assertion during the assembly’s Tuesday plenary in Benin, called on the public to disregard the 14 elected lawmakers whom he said…
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Impeachment: Edo PDP women storm Assembly, insist Okiye remains Speaker [Photo]
Thousands of Edo PDP women on Friday stormed the premises of the State House of Assembly, in solidarity with the Speaker of the House, Mr. Frank Okiye. Led by Edo South woman leader of PDP, Lady Uwa Osunbor, the women denounced the purported impeachment of Okiye by the 17 members-elect who were allegedly inaugurated on…
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COVID-19: Enugu Assembly shut for decontamination after member’s death
Speaker of Enugu State House of Assembly, Mr Edward Ubos, has ordered the total shutdown and fumigation of the assembly complex. This was contained in a statement signed on Saturday by the Chairman of the House Committee on Information and Communication, Mr Jeff Mbah. Mbah said that Ubosi gave the order as a precautionary measure…
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Nigeria loses 400,000 barrel of crude oil daily – Speaker, Gbajabiamila
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila said on Tuesday that the nation is losing about 400,000 barrel of crude oil daily to crude oil theft. The Speaker, who said this at a public hearing on crude oil theft, explained that money from crude oil stolen from the country would have been appropriated and…
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BREAKING: Kaduna Assembly gets new Speaker, Deputy
Hon. Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani has been elected as the new Kaduna Speaker. His election came barely an hour after Hon Amknu Abdullahi Shagali resigned as Speaker. Hon. Zailani, who represents Igabi West Constituency in the Assembly, was the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly until his election to lead the House on Tuesday. Zailani is a…
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Reps to begin constitutional amendment in 2020 – Speaker
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the House will begin the process of amending the 1999 constitution in 2020, as well as the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB). The Speaker who said this at a retreat organised for chairmen of standing committees of the House organised by the National…
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Taraba Assembly Speaker resigns
The Speaker, Taraba State House of Assembly, Peter Abel Diah, has resigned his position. This follows weeks of political intrigues in the state. The Speaker confirmed his resignation on Sunday, citing personal reasons. It was learnt that Diah had, until Sunday morning, been in control of 15 members, against Governor Darius Ishaku’s nine. Multiple sources…