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Rivers State House of Assembly has passed the Rivers State Local Government (Amendment) Bill into law, overriding the assent of Governor Siminialayi Fubara.   The assembly overrode Governor Fubara, after he refused assenting the bill which was forwarded to him on March 13, 2024.    The bill was represented by …

Kaduna state assembly which initiated a probe of loans secured by the administration of former Governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, has called out the former Governor’s son and current member representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, Bello El-Rufai, for allegedly calling for a fight against them.  Sharing tweets which Bello …

Kaduna state assembly which initiated a probe of loans secured by the administration of former Governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, has called out the former Governor’s son and current member representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, Bello El-Rufai, for allegedly calling for a fight against them.  Sharing tweets which Bello …

Rivers State House of Assembly has enacted the Rivers State House of Assembly (RSHA) Service Commission Law after overriding Governor Siminalayi Fubara.    Lawmakers in the state had passed a Bill for Law to repeal the Rivers State House of Assembly Service Commission Amendment Law No. 3 of 2006; and …

Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu’s request for an order Governor Godwin Obaseki, the House of Assembly and others to maintain the status quo on impeachment proceedings against him, pending determination of a lawsuit he filed, has been declined by a federal high court sitting in Abuja.    Shaibu’s lawyer, …

Children at a dried community borehole in Turkana, Kenya. Climate change, a subject of discussion at UNEA-6, has been blamed for droughts in the region. Credit: Maina Waruru/IPS by Maina Waruru (nairobi) Monday, March 04, 2024 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Mar 04 (IPS) – The  Sixth United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-6)  ended …

Following repeated complaints from residents of Harmony Estate, Aboru, Lagos about the activities of young men in the habit of converging around the entrance of the estate at morning and night gambling, selling/smoking hard drugs, harassing/hindering free movement of residents and extorting passers-by, operatives of the Command drawn from Area …

The Rivers State House of Assembly has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of engaging in illegality following his recent appointments.   The allegation was made by the assembly’s speaker, Martin Amaewhule, during an unscheduled plenary on Monday, January 29, at the Assembly Quarters in Port Harcourt, the state capital.   The …

The House constitutes the committee which has Musefiu Lamidi (APC -Ado Odo/Ota II) as Chairman. The Ogun House of Assembly on Monday inaugurated an eight-man committee to examine the response by former Speaker Olakunle Oluomo (APC-Ifo I) to allegations levelled against him before his impeachment.

The Rivers State House of Assembly has voted to override Governor Siminalayi Fubara and pass four new bills into law.    Channels TV reported that this happened during plenary on Friday, January 26, at the House of Assembly Quarters after the Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule read four letters …