Tag: Speaker
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Plateau assembly crises: Impeached Speaker whisked away in police van
In continuation of the crisis rocking the Plateau State House of Assembly,the Speaker of the Legislature, Abok Ayuba, has now been whisked away from the assembly complex in a police Hilux van. The operation to take Ayuba out of the complex was led by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Edward Egbuka, on Monday…
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BREAKING: Eight out of 24 members impeach Plateau Speaker, Abok
There was pandemonium at the Plateau state House of Assembly on Thursday following the removal of Ayuba Abok as the Speaker. TheNewsGuru reports that Abok, a first-term lawmaker represents Jos East state constituency It was gathered that eight lawmakers out of the 24-member Assembly carried out the impeachment at the Assembly complex on Thursday morning.
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Kebbi Assembly impeaches Speaker, Deputy Speaker
The Speaker of the Kebbi House of Assembly, Abdulmumeen Kamba and the Deputy Speaker, Alhaji Muhammad Buhari-Aleiro, have been impeached. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the impeachment was announced by Alhaji Muhammad Tukur, Chairman, House Committee on Information and Culture, shortly after closed door plenary on Tuesday. He said that the speaker…
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Defection: Ayade was not appreciated in PDP, says Speaker
Speaker of Cross River House of Assembly Eteng Jonah-Williams has said that Gov. Ben Ayade was not respected and honoured by the hierarchy of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) before his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Jonah-Williams, who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Calabar,…
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Photo: Katsina Assembly gutted by fire, Speaker’s seat burnt to ashes
A fire incident has been reported at the Katsina State House of Assembly Chamber. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered that the Chamber was recently renovated by the Katsina State Government. The incident is coming barely 30 days after the same scenario occurred at the Katsina Central Market where items worth billions of naira were destroyed. According to…
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BREAKING: Ex-Delta Acting Governor, Speaker, Prince Sam Obi is dead
Verified information reaching TheNewsGuru.com, TNG on Saturday morning has it that former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Prince Sam Obi. TNG reports that Obi was speaker during the administrative years (2007 – 2015) of former governor Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan is dead. He later emerged the acting governor in November 2010 after nullification…
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Just in: Speaker Pelosi demands Trump’s removal, threatens impeachment (+ Video)
“If the vice president and the Cabinet do not act, the Congress may be prepared to move forward with impeachment,” Pelosi. Speaker, Nancy Pelosi has called on Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to immediately remove President Donald Trump from office following the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol.…
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80-year-old Pelosi re-elected speaker as new U.S. Congress takes office
The 117th U.S. Congress took office on Sunday with Nancy Pelosi securing re-election as Speaker of the House of Representatives with a narrow voting margin. Pelosi, 80, retained the position after garnering 216 votes to beat her rival, Kevin McCarthy of the Republican Party, who secured 209 votes. Five fellow Democrats chose not to support…
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JUST IN: Imo Assembly impeaches Speaker
The Imo State House of Assembly has been impeached the Speaker, Chiji Collins. Collins was removed from office by the lawmakers on Friday during a plenary at the legislative chamber of the Assembly complex in Owerri, the state capital. When the motion for the impeachment of Collins was supported by 19 out of the 27…
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BREAKING: Edo Assembly reverses impeachment of former Speaker
The Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday reversed the recent impeachment of the former Speaker, Mr Francis Okiye, and commuted it to resignation. The House also reversed the suspension slammed on Okiye, who later joined the lawmakers during the plenary session. The reversal of the impeachment followed a motion moved by the Leader of…