Senate Set To Recall Ningi, Says Akpabio
The Senate is set to recall Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP – Bauchi Central) from his three months suspension, it has been learnt. Senate President Godswill Akpabio disclosed this while answering questions from reporters on arrival from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Akpabio said the Senate will soon review the three-month suspension it slammed on Ningi for claiming that the 2024...
Ohafia Electricity Outage: EEDC Shuns Invitation By Reps
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has refused to appear before the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions following a petition by Ohafia communities in Abia State that have not had electricity in their communities for over three years. The company is accusing affected communities of indebtedness to the tune of N2bn, an amount the communities said they never...
Six Labour Party Lawmakers Defect To PDP [FULL LIST]
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Six members of the Enugu State House of Assembly elected on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) has officially announced their defection to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). ABN TV reports that the lawmakers announced their defection on the floor of the House during their plenary that’s ongoing as at the time of this report. According to the defectors,...
OUK Movement Gets New Leadership, Returns Hon Ojisi As Chairman (Video)
The Abia State chapter of the political structure of Distinguished Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, The OUK Movement has gotten a new leadership. Hon. Ojisi Iro Ogbaja, popularly known as Abacha returned as the state chairman of the Movement, with Barr. Sam Ogbonna emerging as the Secretary, while Barr. Helen Okoroji is now the State Woman Leader. This came after the dissolution...
Parliamentary Diplomacy A Great Tool To Enhancing Global Peace — Deputy Speaker, Kalu
Deputy Speaker of Nigeria's House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Tuesday, said that the use of parliamentary diplomacy has helped Nigeria in managing border challenges as well other issues arising from xenophobic attacks against her citizens. Rather than going into war which he described as "ugly", Kalu urged the world to adopt the option of parliamentary diplomacy, stressing...
Kano Governor Appoints Kwankwaso’s Son As Commissioner
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has nominated a son of the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, for the position of commissioner in his cabinet. Yusuf, also nominated the sacked Commissioner for Land and Physical planning, Adamu Aliyu Kibiya who threatened the Governorship...
Omehia Not A Rivers Former Governor
The Port Harcourt division of the Rivers State High Court has ruled that Celestine Omehia is not a former governor of Rivers State and as such not entitled to the pensions meant for former governors and their deputies. Ruling on the matter brought before the court by Omehia, Justice Daketima Kio in a 97-page judgment that took almost three hours...
Hon. Ogah Welcomes Gov. Otti As He Flags Off Project In Isuikwuato
Member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia State and Chairman House Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Control, Hon. Chief Amobi Godwin Ogah receives the governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti as he comes to Isuikwuato LGA for the flag-off of the reconstruction of the Nunya-Eluama-Ogboro road. Hon. Ogah urges his constituents to come out in their numbers to...
Ondo APC Governorship Aspirant, Akintelure Is Dead
One of the frontline governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Paul Akintelure, is dead. Before his untimely demise, Akintelure had raised concerns about both direct and indirect threats to his life. He had expressed hope that the situation would improve over time but sadly, it escalated as the APC governorship primary election scheduled for April 25 approached. Akintelure’s alarm on...
Again, El-Rufai Holds Meeting With SDP Leaders
Former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has met with another chieftain of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), further fueling speculation about his future political plans. El-Rufai was pictured at the Abuja residence of Senator Abubakar Gada, along with SDP chairman Shehu Musa Gabam and other party leaders. Also present were Senator Teslim Folarin, the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate...
