Tag: Speaker
Ondo House of Assembly Speaker suspended
The Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker, Jumoke Akindele of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has been suspended from office…
Paul Ryan sworn-in as U.S. House Speaker
Republican Rep. Paul Ryan was on Tuesday sworn-in as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after winning his re-election…
Njoku resigns as Abia Speaker, less than 24 hours after election
The ninth Speaker of Abia House of Assembly, Chief Kennedy Njoku, has resigned his appointment, less than 24 hours after…
Ex-Speaker Edo Assembly suspended for 3 months
A former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Victor Edoror, has been suspended for three months, over an…
Sex Scandal: Speaker Dogara speaks out
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has urged Nigerians to refrain from passing judgment on the three lawmakers accused…
Hoodlums invade Edo Assembly, as Speaker, deputy are impeached
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Hell was let loose at the Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday afternoon, as scores of hoodlums…
Now is time to judge Rt Hon. Obasa by Eromosele Ebhomele
Yes! The same Mudashiru Obasa, the Rt Honourable Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly located in southwestern part of…
Ebonyi Speaker calls for sack of commissioners
The Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Francis Nwifuru, says legislators should recommend commissioners that are not performing for…
Ondo speaker, deputy impeached
On a day celebrated worldwide as Women’s Day, the Speaker of Ondo state, Jumoke Akindele has been kicked out by…
Kogi Assembly: Lawal remains impeached – factional Speaker
Mr Godwin Osiyi (PDP-Ogori-Magongo) factional Speaker of Kogi House of Assembly, on Monday reaffirmed the position of 17 members that…
Court sacks Akwa Ibom Assembly Speaker
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja A Court of Appeal in Abuja division on Tuesday sacked Aniekan Uko, the Speaker of Akwa Ibom State…
Appeal Court declares Igbuya winner of Sapele Constituency Seat
The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya, on Tuesday described his victory at the Court of…
Republican Paul Ryan elected US Speaker of the House
Washington (AFP) – US lawmakers on Thursday elected Paul Ryan, a conservative Republican who helped steer budget and tax policy…
Ogun Assembly screens commissioner nominees
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State House of Assembly Wednesday began screening of commissioner nominees forwarded to it by the state…
Speaker to constituents: Report criminals in your midst
Terkimbir Ikyange, Speaker, Benue House of Assembly, has called on the people of his constituency to report criminal elements in…
Again, Lagos Assembly mulls life pension for Speaker, Deputy
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly may soon renew an amendment to a law that would provide life…
Judge sues Speaker, legislators in Osun
A High Court Judge in Osun, Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, has filed a motion in an Osogbo High Court, challenging the…
Obasa Congratulates Ambode, APC On Tribunal’s Verdict
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has described the victory of the Governor…
‘It’s Too Early To Compare Me With Ikuforiji’
For the first time since 1999 when Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, came into…
Court strikes out suit seeking to stop Gbajabiamila from contesting
A federal high court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital has struck out a suit seeking to stop Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila from…
Group canvasses House of Reps Speakership for Dogara
A Bauchi–based Pressure Group, Advocate for Justice and Good Governance on Saturday declared its support for the candidature of Mr…
Key lawmakers meet over Lagos Speakership tussle
Eromosele Ebhomele The current impasse faced by members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria over who should…
Gbajabiamila deserves to be next Speaker
That Femi Gbajabiamila carries himself like a true leader, is not new. That he acts and talks the part is…
Lagos Speakership Position Throws Up More Intrigues
Yisa Jamiu It is no news that Rt. Hon. Sabit Adeyemi Ikuforiji, the current Speaker of the Lagos State House…
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Lagos Lawmakers Who May Replace Speaker Ikuforij
Eromosele Ebhomele With barely two months to the end of the seventh session of the Lagos State House of Assembly,…
Tambuwal goes from Speaker to Sokoto governor
Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker of the House of Representatives and APC gubernatorial candidate in Sokoto State, has been declared the winner…
Taraba Assembly Speaker resigns
The Speaker of Taraba House of Assembly, Mr Josiah Kente has resigned his position. Kente told journalists on Monday in…
Tambuwal Picks APC Prezy Form
Jamiu Yisa The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, will Monday pick the expression of interest and…
Impeachment: Tambuwal Drags PDP To Court
Felix Nnamdi/Abuja, Eromosele Ebhomele & Jamiu Yisa The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal and his new party,…
Tambuwal Asks Court To Stop PDP From Removing Him As Speaker
Felix Nnamdi/Abuja Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal and his party, the All Progresives Congress, APC, on…