Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, his deputy, Mr. Abdulroheem Bayo Lawal, and the 32 Oyo House of Assembly members-elect Wednesday, received their Certificates of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The INEC’s National Commissioner in charge of Oyo and Lagos States, Mr. Sam Olumekun, presented the certificates to the … Read more
By Ahmed Kaigama The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has in in addition to winning the governorship election in the state, also clinched majority of the seats in the Bauchi House of Assembly. The PDP, according to details of the results of the March 18 governorship election and state houses of Assembly released on Tuesday won … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party has won majority seats of 22 out of the 31 Bauchi State House of Assembly seats in the March 18 governorship and state Assembly elections. This is contained in the list issued by the Deputy Director, Voter Education, Independent National Electoral Commission, Bauchi, Mr Aliyu Shaba, on Tuesday. The list also … Read more
The Delta House of Assembly on Tuesday suspended the Chairperson, Ndokwa East Local Government Area, Juan Governor, for alleged financial mismanagement. The suspension came on the heels of an impeachment notice signed by 15 councillors and forwarded to the house. The councillors had asked the house for approval to remove the council boss. The impeachment … Read more
A five-man committee of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has been setup to investigate the poor state of primary healthcare facilities across the State. Members of the House resumed on Tuesday after the 2023 general election with a ‘Matter of Urgent Public Importance’ on issues relating to scarcity of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in … Read more
The Election Petition Tribunal in Ondo, has disclosed that is yet to receive any petition on the outcome of the House of Assembly election held on March 18, 2023. The Secretary of the tribunal, Musa Adam, who disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking with BusinessDay in Akure, however, said the doors of the tribunal are … Read more
The Lagos State House of Assembly has congratulated President-elect Bola Tinubu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu after victories at the presidential and governorship elections. The members also felicitated with their running mates Senator Kashim Shettima and Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, as well as the Lagos Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, who they described as a record breaker after … Read more
Ibrahim Oyewale in Lokoja Worried by the activities of the Kogi State House Assembly, the Conscience for Human Rights and Conflicts Resolutions (CHRCR) has carpeted the Legislative House for purportedly suspending nine of its members and eight local government council bosses from office. This was contained in a statement signed by the Executive Director of … Read more
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Cubans voted Sunday in National Assembly elections with attention focused on voter turnout amid a deep economic and migratory crisis. With 470 candidates running for the legislature’s 470 seats, and no … Read more
* Yakubu denies ownership of property attacked in viral video Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that Certificates of Return would be issued to the governors-elect, their deputies and state assembly members-elect on Wednesday and Thursday next week. This is coming as the INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has denied … Read more
