BREAKING: Ambode Loses Bid To Stop Lagos Assembly From Probing Him
A Lagos State High Court has dismissed a suit by former Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, seeking an injunction to restrain the State House of Assembly from probing him. The former governor had asked the court for an order to stop his probe by the lawmakers over the purchase of 820 buses. Ruling on the application on Thursday, Justice Yetunde...
UCHE OGAH IS AHEAD OF HIS POLITICAL ENEMIES
Those who know Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, The Honorable Minister Of State, Mines And Steel Development, can attest to the fact that he is hard working, peace loving, kind hearted and extremely generous. His entry into the Abia politics in 2015 shook the foundation of the political establishment in the state and unsettled some characters indefinitely. The reason being...
BREAKING: Ikpeazu emerges Deputy Chairman PDP Governors’ Forum
The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has been elected Deputy Chairman of the PDP GOVERNORS' FORUM. He was unanimously elected at the meeting of the Forum which took place Wednesday night at the Sokoto State Governor's Lodge in Abuja. According to a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Onyebuchi Ememanka, Chairman of the forum, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of...
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...
