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PDP Wins Kaduna Assembly Seat

January 26, 2020 4:47 am
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Mrs. Comfort Amwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the rerun election for Sanga constituency seat in the Kaduna State House of Assembly.
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NAN reports that the Returning Officer, Salihu Kargi of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria announced the results in Gwantu on Sunday.

He said Amwe polled 19,815 votes to defeat Haliru Gambo-Dangana of the APC who scored 19,688 votes.
The rerun election was conducted in 14 polling units in the local government.

NAN

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Defection Looms As Imo Assembly Resumes Today

January 21, 2020 10:46 am

The lawmakers at the Imo State House of Assembly will on Tuesday (today) resume from their one month Christmas and New Year break.

The lawmakers had, on December 24, adjourned till January 21 after passing into law the 2020 budget estimate presented by Emeka Ihedioha, who has now been sacked by the Supreme Court as the governor of the state.

As the lawmakers resume today, there are strong indications that majority of the lawmakers will defect to the All Progressives Congress.

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A source said the lawmakers’ rumoured defection was to …

Again, Anambra Assembly Renews Tenure Of LG Council Chair

January 17, 2020 2:28 pm
Anambra State House of Assembly has renewed tenured the tenure of 18 out of the 21 Local Government Transition Committee Chairmen in the state and their members for additional three months.

The renewal is coming for the umpteenth time since the Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano took over the reins of power in 2014.

Despite agitations for the conduct of a local government election in the state, the state government has continued to run the affairs of the local government areas using transition committee chairmen who are appointed by the governor from his party; All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

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Akwa Ibom CP Asks State Assembly To Revisit Vigilante Bill

January 10, 2020 6:41 am
The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal, has called on the State House of Assembly to reconsider as well as pass into law the ‘Vigilante Bill’ as soon as it resumes plenary on January 21, 2020.

The Commissioner noted that passing the vigilante bill into law in the state was important as it would give the group a legal framework in combating crimes and criminality in the communities.

CP Edgal, who was the special guest of honour at the ‘community and safety partnership interactive session’ held at itu local government area of the state on Thursday,

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Buhari, Natl Assembly Dragged To Court Over $29.96bn Loan

January 6, 2020 9:23 am
The fresh $29.96 billion foreign loans being sought by President Muhammadu Buhari government has drawn the fury of a human right lawyer, Barrister Kanmi Ajibola.

Ajibola on Monday instituted a legal action seeking the mandate of the court to stop the National Assembly from approving the loan.

The Senate had recently referred President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2016 – 2018 External Borrowing Plan request to its Committee on Local and Foreign Debts.

The Ministers of Finance, Zainab Ahmed had also declared that President Buhari-led Federal Government cannot stop borrowing to finance projects.

This is following the cry of many Nigerians who

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Land Use Charge: Lagos Assembly Amends Ambode’s Law

December 31, 2019 7:50 am
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have amended the Land Use Charge Law, 2018 passed by the Akinwunmi Ambode government.

Ambode was widely criticised for the controversial Law.

The 6-man Ad Hoc Committee, Chaired by Hon. Rotimi Olowo, presented the report of the findings of the committee to members at the Plenary on Monday.

According to him, the House in response to the outcry of residents in some sections in the Principal Law on Land Use Charge, 2018, organised a Public Hearing to ensure public participation.

During the presentation of the report, the Lagos Chairman of the 6

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Edo Assembly Calls For Removal Of Esan West LG Chairman

December 30, 2019 2:42 pm
The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday, suggested the removal of Mr Patrick Aguinede, the suspended chairman of Esan West Local Government Council, over alleged unremitted Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).

The request followed the consideration of the report of the panel of enquiry constituted by Gov. Godwin Obaseki to investigate allegations of fraud leveled against the chairman.

The report of the panel of inquiry was on Monday forwarded to the house by the governor.

The Leader of the House, Roland Asoro moved for the House to resolve into the Committee of the Whole to consider the report.

The motion

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MURIC React As Gbajabamila Says Assembly Won’t Fight Buhari

December 23, 2019 5:30 am
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has warned critics to stop blackmailing the Nigerian legislature.

According to to the human rights group, harmony between the legislature and the executive can only translate to progress for the nation.

This was in reaction to the comment made by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, who yesterday declared that he was not elected to fight the executive.

Gbajabiamila made the pronouncement during the Gbaja 2019 End of the Year Grassroots Empowerment Programme.

The Speaker was reacting to insinuations and criticisms of the National Assembly (NASS) which some critics have described as a

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Rivers Assembly Calls For Establishment Of Amphibious Raid

December 6, 2019 5:43 am

Rivers State House of Assembly Committee on Transport has called for the establishment of an amphibious operation sting joint command to provide surveillance and check criminal activities on the waterways. 

The Assembly made the call yesterday, saying the establishment would be a way to cub piracy and criminality on the Port Harcourt/Bonny sea route.

This formed part of recommendations of the House Committee on Transport, in its report on the review of security measures on the Port Harcourt/Bonny waterways by security agencies, submitted at the floor of the House by Chairman of the committee, Piccolo.

Piccolo said after several interface …

Edo Crisis Worsens As Assembly Declares 12 Seats Vacant

December 5, 2019 7:18 am

The crisis in Edo State House of Assembly worsened wednesday as the seats of 12 members-elect, who have failed to present themselves for inauguration, as well as two others, who didn’t meet mandatory sitting requirement to continue as members of the House, were declared vacant.

Speaking with journalists, Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. Yekini Idiaye, representing Akoko Edo State Constituency I, said the resolution was reached at a plenary of the Assembly wednesday.

The Assembly has been in crisis as a result of a dispute between Governor Godwin Obaseki and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. …

Taraba Assembly Elects New Speaker

December 2, 2019 12:54 pm

The Taraba State House of Assembly on Monday elected Mr Joseph Albasu Kunini and Alh Hamman Adama Abdulahi as the new Speaker and deputy Speaker of the House respectively, following Sunday night resignation of Mr Abel Peter Diah and Mr Charles Maijankai from the said positions respectively.

The House which convened on early Monday morning elected the previously impeached deputy speaker Alh Muhammad Gwampo as Speaker pro tempo who chaired the House for the election of the Speaker.

Kunini was nominated by Mr Bonzana Kizito who represents Zing constituency, and seconded by Mr Ammed Jedua of Gyembu constituency. His election

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FG, Auditor’s Office, Assembly In Breach Of Fiscal Rules

November 28, 2019 2:12 pm
The Federal Government, National Assembly and Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation’s acclaimed pursuit of transparency and fiscal discipline is being threatened. The threat is coming from the non-presentation of the 2017 audit report on the accounts of the federation, nearly two years after the end of the fiscal calendar.

The 2016 report came with damning findings against the government and its agencies, including the National Assembly. It showed lapses, serial violations of fiscal laws, government’s poor handling of the situation, and the involvement of nearly all agencies. Despite this, none of the state actors seems concerned about the

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