Supreme Court Dismisses Lyon And APC’s Application For Lacking In Merit
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application for review of the judgment which sacked the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state, David Lyon and his deputy, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo. According to Justice Amina Augie who read the judgment on Wednesday, the application lacked merit and the decisions of the court are final. She added that the...
Lawmakers seek immunity of presiding officers from prosecution
A bill that would grant immunity to the presiding officers of the National and State Assemblies narrowly scaled second reading in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The bill seeks to amend Section 308 of the 1999 constitution. Section 308 of the Constitution shields the quartet of the president, the vice president, state governors and their deputies, for their period in...
Presidency recalls sacked Osinbajo’s aides
Some aides of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who were unceremoniously relieved of their duties late last year, have been recalled. However, instead of returning to their previous posts in the Presidential Villa, our correspondent gathered that they have been redeployed to various ministries where they were assigned new roles by the supervising ministers. Speaking with our correspondent on Tuesday evening, one...
BREAKING: Kaduna Gets New Speaker, Zailani
Barely some hours after Hon. Aminu Shagali resigned as Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Hon. Ibrahim Yusuf Zailani has emerged as the new Speaker. Zailani was Deputy Speaker in the immediate past dispensation in the Kaduna House. Speaking on the development, clerk of the House, maintained that the former Speaker resigned his position as Speaker of the...
BREAKING: Kaduna Gets New Speaker, Zailani
Barely some hours after Hon. Aminu Shagali resigned as Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Hon. Ibrahim Yusuf Zailani has emerged as the new Speaker. Zailani was Deputy Speaker in the immediate past dispensation in the Kaduna House. Speaking on the development, clerk of the House, maintained that the former Speaker resigned his position as Speaker of the...
BREAKING: Kaduna State Speaker Resigns
Speaker of Kaduna state house of Assembly, Hon. Aminu Abdullahi Shagali, has resigned his position. The resignation came amid alleged plans by some members of the assembly to impeach him. Sources from the Assembly said Shagali tendered his resignation before commencement of Plenary session on Tuesday morning.
2023: Ohanaeze Youths back El-Rufa’i on zoning Presidency to South
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) Worldwide has backed the call by Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufa'i to zone the 2023 Presidency to the southern part of the country in the spirit of equity and fairness. OYC in a statement signed by the President General Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro and the Secretary General, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike also called on Northern Elders...
2023: Ohanaeze Youths back El-Rufa’i on zoning Presidency to South
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) Worldwide has backed the call by Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufa'i to zone the 2023 Presidency to the southern part of the country in the spirit of equity and fairness. OYC in a statement signed by the President General Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro and the Secretary General, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike also called on Northern Elders...
Politicians Who Move In Large Convoys Are Not Responsible, Says Peter Obi
The former governor of Anambra state and vice presidential candidate of the PDP in 2019, Mr. Peter Obi, has criticised Nigerian politicians who move around in large convoys, saying that they are not responsible while attributing the practice to the high level of insecurity in the country which these politicians have failed to tackle. The former governor said this while...
Abia Speaker, Orji blessing to 7th Assembly – Deputy Speaker
The Deputy Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu has described the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Engr. Chinedum Orji as a blessing to the 7th Assembly and Abia State at large. Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu made his feelings known in a release he signed recently and made available to ABN TV. He said Right...
