She said having more female lawmakers had led to legislation related to anti-discrimination, domestic violence, inheritance and child support. “I was at the state assembly representing the same constituency and all of you would testify to my adequate representation. “As the only female legislator then in the state assembly, my …
Read More »ICPC accuses lawmakers of diverting funds with ‘constituency projects’
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has explained how some federal lawmakers have allegedly been using claims of “constituency projects” to convert public property to private use. The ICPC made the claim in its ‘Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking Exercise Phase 3 Report’, in which various zonal intervention and …
Read More »“We killed her because she recognized me” – Former employee confesses to murder of ex-Edo lawmaker’s cook
Two suspects have confessed to the murder of a 38-year-old cook of former lawmaker and minority chief whip of the Edo State House Assembly, Hon. Ezehi MD Igbas. The suspects, Atiku Yohanna, a Kano indigene, who used to work for Igbas, stormed the ex-lawmaker’s country home in Uromi, Esan …
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