Alhaji Balarabe Abdullahi has urged the electorate to allow elected officials to fulfil their campaign promises rather than distracting them ahead of the 2027 election. Abdullahi is the immediate past Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly and current Chairman of the Governing Council of Federal Polytechnic Damaturu, Yobe. He made the call on…
Mr Martins Amaewhule, Speaker of the suspended Rivers House of Assembly has commended President Bola Tinubu on his decision to activate a state of emergency in Rivers. The Speaker also said that the move was in the best interest of the state and urged residents to cooperate with the newly deployed Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral…
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have reinstated Mudashiru Obasa as the Speaker, ending 49 days of the speakership crisis. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obasa returns as the Speaker following the resignation of the former speaker, Mojisola Meranda, during Monday’s plenary. The former Majority Leader, Noheem Adams, moved a…
The Speaker of the Lagos Mojisola Meranda,has resigned from office. Meranda announced her resignation at plenary on Monday in Ikeja. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)reports that Meranda became the first female speaker after Mr Mudashiru Obasa,the former speaker ,was impeached by his colleagues for alleged misconduct. The impeachment of Obasa and subsequent election of Meranda…
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…
Eko Club,a foremost social club, has pledged leadership support to the new Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly,Mrs Mojisola Meranda. The club’s president, Mr AbdulRasak Amodu, affirmed the support when he led members on a courtesy visit to the speaker’s office in Ikeja on Tuesday. Amodu said the club was committed to the progress…
Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday called on displaced Lebanese to return to their homes across the country, after the ceasefire between Israel and the pro-Iranian Shiite Hezbollah militia came into force. “We thank the displaced and the people who have welcomed them with compassion and solidarity,” Berri, a Hezbollah ally, said in a…
Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Memounatou Ibrahima, says member states’ reinforcement of ECOWAS Free Movement protocol is crucial to fully realising the bloc’s integration. Ibrahima made this known at a delocalised meeting of the parliament’s Committee on Free Movement in Banjul, The Gambia, on Monday. According to her, the…
