Tag: Lawmakers
7 Zamfara State lawmakers draw battle line with speaker
All is not well in the Zamfara State House of Assembly as seven lawmakers have threatened to sue the Speaker…
PDP lawmakers condemn presidential system, want Nigeria to adopt parliamentary method
Seventy-one members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives have condemned the presidential system of government,…
Gang-up against Ambode thickens, as 36 Assembly lawmakers back Sanwo-Olu
Ahead of Sunday's All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primaries in Lagos, the gang-up against incumbent Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has thickened…
6 APC Governors, 27 lawmakers want to join us – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hinted that some governors and National Assembly members elected on the All Progressives Congress…
Lawmakers urged to sponsor family-oriented bills
Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo has urged lawmakers at all levels of government to sponsor family-oriented…
Delayed Flight prevents lawmakers from attending Digital Switch Over launch
Two lawmakers scheduled to attend the launch of Ilorin Digital Switch Over (DSO) on Wednesday were forced to return to…
Kenyan President Rebukes Lawmakers For Resisting Pay Cuts
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Thursday rebuked newly elected members of parliament for resisting “modest cuts” to their salaries…
Nigeria seeks lawmakers’ approval for $1.3 billion loan
Nigeria's government is seeking approval from lawmakers to borrow $1.3 billion from international lenders to fund the newly licensed Development…
Philippines Military Block Lawmakers Trip
The military on Friday blocked a group of lawmakers and security chiefs from visiting one of nine Philippine-held features in…
Lagos PDP vows to reclaim mandate from defected lawmakers
The Lagos State chapter of People Democratic Party (PDP), has vowed to drag the six lawmakers in the State House…
Nigerians reject immunity for lawmakers
No fewer than 1,236 respondents, representing 59.6 per cent, in the six geopolitical zones have rejected extending immunity for leaders…
Lagos PDP lawmakers beg chieftains to close ranks
Lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) in the Lagos State House of Assembly have appealed to party leaders to…
Fayose raises alarm, says policemen invade Ekiti to arrest lawmakers
Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state has claimed Tuesday evening that armed policemen from Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, have…
Apologise or face our wrath, Ekiti lawmakers tell DSS
Eromosele Ebhomele Lawmakers at the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Wednesday demanded an unreserved apology from the Department of…
Mile 12: Lawmakers condemn police over ill-treatment of shot victims
Eromosele Ebhomele Lawmakers in Lagos state, Nigeria on Tuesday slammed officers of the Nigeria Police Force for the way they…