A strong contender for the position of the Senate President in the 9th National Assembly, Ali Ndume, arrived at the premises of the federal parliament at about 7:20 am on Tuesday He exchanged pleasantries with some people on arrival and went straight to the mosque within the premises to pray. Also the Senator-elect for Imo…
A final year law student of the University of Jos, Mr Ayuba Abok on Monday emerged Speaker of the 9th Plateau State House of Assembly. Abok, a first time lawmaker, who was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, is representing Jos East Constituency. Born in 1986, Abok holds a diploma in Law…
The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress on Monday ordered all the party’s members-elect in the National Assembly to vote Senator Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively during the inauguration of the 9th federal legislature on Tuesday (today). The NWC gave the directive…
On Monday, it was revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari, had signed the June 12 bill into law. Senator Ita Enang, the presidential aide on National Assembly matters, told State House correspondents that the president had given his assent to the amended bill sent from the National Assembly. President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the Public Holiday…
The ninth Plateau State House of Assembly has elected Hon. Abok Ayuba, a 33-year-old 500-level student of Law at the University of Jos, as its speaker. Ayuba was elected on Monday at the Assembly’s inaugural sitting. The newly-elected Speaker, who represents Jos East constituency, was unanimously elected by members without subjecting it through electoral process….
A 61-year-old man, Jeremiah Obifor, on Friday, chopped off the wrist of an 11-year-old boy, Goodluck Amaechi, as the machete narrowly missed the victim’s neck and landed on his right wrist. Our correspondent learnt that the victim and three of his friends went fishing in a canal at the back of Isha Ibrahim Street in the…
Engineer Biola Oladapo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last house of Assembly Election for Ondo West Constituency 2 has described the news of his purported suspension from the party as a joke taken too far. He stated this in a press statement personally signed by him and made available to newsmen…
The two contenders for the position of the Senate presidency on Sunday intensified efforts to woo senators-elect ahead of Tuesday’s election for the leadership of the 9th National Assembly. While the immediate past Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, met the former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu and some other Peoples Democratic Party senators, there…
Anti-corruption group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project; BudgIT and Enough is Enough Nigeria have urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to stop the National Assembly Service Commission from paying the incoming members of the 9th National Assembly N4.68bn as take-off alloawnce. The suit was filed before the court in Lagos on Friday. Joined as…
The Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State has advised the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to emulate his counterparts in Oyo and Zamfara states by donating his salary to pensioners and orphanages. The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, had promised to donate his salary to pensioners in the state, while the Zamfara State Governor,…