Twenty-seven lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, barred Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara from accessing the State House of Assembly on Wednesday morning, preventing him from presenting the 2025 budget. Reports indicate that Governor Fubara had arrived at the Assembly early in the day to implement a key … [Read more…]
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has invited the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and other lawmakers for a meeting. The meeting is scheduled to hold at the Governors Office in the Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday. This was announced in a letter dated March 7 and obtained by Channels Television … [Read more…]
…NBA Women Forum, others rue Senate’s decision The Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, will challenge in court the six-month suspension slammed on her following her face-off with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over seating arrangements in the red chamber. The legal counsel to the Kogi lawmaker, Victor Giwa, dismissed the Senate resolution as a violation … [Read more…]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Temitola Adekunle-Johnson as Special Adviser (SAD) to the President on Job Creation & MSME (Office of the Vice President) and Mrs Uju Anwuka as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Health (Office of the Vice President). According to a post by Stanley Nkwocha, … [Read more…]
A lawmaker, who represents Agege Constituency I, Mudashiru Obasa, has been re-elected as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Obasa was re-elected on Monday after the resignation of Mojisola Meranda who stepped down as the Speaker of the House. Obasa’s re-election followed the nomination of a former Majority Leader of the House, … [Read more…]
Mojisola Meranda has resigned as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly seven weeks after holding the leadership mantle. The lawmaker who represents Apapa Constituency I announced her resignation on Monday as lawmakers re-elected her as the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly. The lawmakers commended her leadership style and for bringing peace to … [Read more…]
Minutes after a strategic meeting involving ousted Lagos State Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, Lagos State Attorney General Lawal Mohammed Alade Pedro (SAN), APC Chairman Cornelius Ojelabi, and 38 lawmakers at the assembly garden, Meranda is now presiding over today’s plenary session. Obasa was noticeably absent as lawmakers convened, with some APC chieftains … [Read more…]
The lawmaker representing Agege Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, says he has resumed as the speaker of the 40-member legislative assembly. “Obasa is the speaker,” he told reporters on Thursday afternoon on the premises of the House. Asked whether he has been reinstated as speaker, Obasa said, “I’ve never … [Read more…]
The ongoing crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly deepened on Thursday morning following the withdrawal of police escorts assigned to Speaker Rt. Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda. The decision has sparked widespread condemnation, with several groups decrying the action by police authorities. Many fear that the withdrawal has left Meranda vulnerable, exposing her to … [Read more…]
The impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has arrived at the Complex with heavy security operatives. The embattled speaker came with more than 11 Police officers and headed straight to the Speaker’s Office amidst reports of the withdrawal of the new speaker’s security operatives. More details later…
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State on Monday assigned portfolios to new commissioners in the state, a few hours after he inaugurated the new State Executive Council. In a press release issued on Monday by the Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government, Enobong Uwah, the former commissioner for Finance, Linus Nkan, is now the commissioner for … [Read more…]
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has revealed that his administration inherited a whooping sum of N8.987 billion legal liabilities. Ganduje, while delivering his speech at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday, explained that the liability amount; “ranged from legal engagements during the pre-election matters, … [Read more…]