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Delta Speaker, 21 House of Assembly members defect to APC

Delta Speaker, 21 House of Assembly members defect to APC

By Ochuko Akuopha ASABA – Twenty-two members of the Delta State House of Assembly, including the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, have formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The mass defection took place during plenary on Tuesday. Announcing the development, Speaker Guwor revealed that he had received […]
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Bayelsa Assembly passes vote of confidence on Dickson

Bayelsa Assembly passes vote of confidence on Dickson

By Samuel Oyadongha – Yenogoa Sixteen out of the nineteen Peoples Democratic Party members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly have passed a vote of confidence on the State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson. Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Monday Obolo-Bobou in Yenagoa said the Assembly has enjoyed unbroken stability and cohesion […]

Just in: Buhari meets with Speakers of Houses of Assembly

Just in: Buhari meets with Speakers of Houses of Assembly

…Edo, Bayelsa Speakers absent By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting behind closed doors with the Speakers of the 36 State Houses of Assembly at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa Abuja. The meeting started about 11am when the President entered the chamber and the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, […]

Why Zamfara Assembly suspended Shinkafi LG chairman

Why Zamfara Assembly suspended Shinkafi LG chairman

The Zamfara State House of Assembly has suspended Shinkafi Local Government Chairman, Alhaji Sani Galadi, from office over alleged diversion of N23 million support fund for armed banditry victim’s in the area. According to a statement issued by the Public Relations officer of the House, Mustafa Jafaru-Kaura, on Saturday in Gusau, the chairman was suspended […]

Zamfara Assembly stops members from discussing security issues during plenary

Zamfara Assembly stops members from discussing security issues during plenary

The Speaker of Zamfara House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya on Thursday reiterated that the assembly would no longer discuss issues of security at plenary. Magarya said at the House sitting that the decision was because certain sensitive issues needed to be discussed in close door session at the committee of the whole. The speaker […]