The National Judicial Council, NJC, has over-ruled the Benue State House of Assembly on its purported resolution recommending the removal of the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Maurice Ikpambese from office. The Council while faulting the recommendations for being unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional, drew the attention of the Benue state lawmakers to the clear…
Gov Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa on Wednesday presented staff of office to Dr Ali Danburam, “Ptil Madagali”, the paramount ruler of Madagali Chiefdom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Madagali, the home of the governor, is among the seven new chiefdoms recently created by the governor. Other chiefdoms created by Fintiri include Fufore,…
The Benue House of Assembly has suspended 13 members of the house from legislative duties due to dishonourable acts. The suspension followed a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Mr Saater Tiseer, during plenary on Wednesday in Makurdi. The majority leader stated that the assembly, like any other legislature, was a hallowed assembly of honourable…
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday in Moscow said Russia and the United States discussed the possibility of elections in Ukraine during high-level talks in Riyadh. According to Russia news agency, there was an “exchange of views” on the subject during Tuesday’s meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei…
Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Lagos State has called on the impeached Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, to give peace a chance. Chairperson of IPAC in the state, Mrs Temilola Akinade, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. NAN recalls that the…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, declined to grant an application filed by Sen. Samuel Anyanwu seeking to stop his planned removal as National Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on Anyanwu’s motion ex-parte moved by his lawyer, Ken Njemanze, SAN, rather ordered him to put the defendants…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun on Monday traded words over the alleged killing of three persons. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that members of both parties were locked in battle for the control of some local government secretariats. NAN gathered that while two persons were…
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday in Ikeja passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of Mojisola Meranda as the substantive Speaker. The lawmakers passed the resolution through a voice vote after Oladipo Ajomale (Oshodi-Isolo 2) moved a motion affirming the Assembly’s trust in Meranda’s leadership. Ajomale stated that Meranda…
Suspected thugs inside buses and on motorcycles on Monday invaded Olorunda Local Government Secretariat, Igbona, in Osogbo wielding machetes and other dangerous weapons The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the development is coming barely days to Saturday’s local government election coming up across the state. NAN gathered that the development might not be…
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have faulted the presence of armed personnel of Department of State Security (DSS) at the assembly complex in Ikeja on Monday. The House, at a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, called on the state’s Director of DSS to explain the reasons for the personnel’s…
