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The member representing Isi-uzo Constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly, Mr Chijioke Ugwueze is dead. The death of the lawmaker came three days after the death of the Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area, Chief Patrick Omeje. Confirming the sad development in Enugu on Saturday, the immediate younger brother of the deceased, Mr
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By Wole Mosadomi – Minna Niger State House of Assembly has advocated death penalty for rapists and other sexual offenders especially where the person raped dies. At Plenary, Honourable Binta Mamman Representing Gurara Constituency raised a motion on the matter pointing out that rape has assumed an alarming dimension across the country especially in the
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By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Following the leadership crisis that had engulfed the Ogun State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), the Ogun State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution calling for the suspension of activities of the Union in the state. The Assembly equally called on security agencies
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By David Odama NASARAWA State governor, Abdullahi Sule Monday bowed to pressure and announced the sack of the Secretary to the state government, Alhaji Tijani Aliyu. The SSG’s sack may not be unconnected with the directive handed down to the governor last week demanding for the immediate sack of the SSG over alleged embezzlement of
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By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The Imo State House of Assembly, Tuesday said that the factual findings on the alleged misappropriation of the local government funds under Emeka Ihedioha’s administration would be sent to the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to take action. The Chairman House Committee on Public Accounts Committee, PAC, Chigozie Nwaneri, alongside members
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By Bose Adelaja, Olayinka Latona & Rose Chukwu “Bayelsa State is a developing state with about 8 local governments but one wonders why the House of Assembly members would decide to approve a whopping sum of N2.9b to purchase cars. “Are they saddled with the responsibility to make laws or waste public funds in order
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….Calls for arrest of Imo REC, Returning officer By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The Imo state House of Assembly, yesterday passed a motion for an absolute vote of confidence on the supreme court Justices for the January 14, 2020 verdict that sacked Emeka Ihedioha as governor, and validated Hope Uzodinma, as lawfully elected governor of Imo.
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The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has assured the people of the state of a robust legislature, as the House resumed from its six weeks recess. Alhaji Adamu Mohammed- Omadefu, the House Committee Chairman on Information, gave the assurance while addressing newsmen on Monday in Lafia. Mohammed Omadefu, (APC- Keana), said that during the six
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Kano State House of Assembly on Wednesday removed its Majority Leader, Alhaji Labaran Abdul-Madari, and replaced him with his Deputy, Alhaji Kabiru Hassan-Dashi. Abdul-Madari, an APC member representing Warawa Constituency was removed following a motion of urgent public importance presented by Alhaji Muhammad Uba-Gurjiya, also an APC member, representing Bunkure Constituency. The motion was seconded
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced March 14, 2020, as the date for the by-election into the House of Assembly seat in Patigi Constituency of Kwara. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), in Kwara, Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, disclosed this on Tuesday when he received executives of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), led by its Chairman,
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