Plateau Assembly Speaker and his deputy resign, new ones elected

Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon. Moses Thomas Sule and his deputy, Hon. Gwottaon have resigned their positions. New members have been elected to occupy same positions. The member representing Pankshin North, Gabriel Dawang, was subsequently elected as the new speaker of the Assembly. Hon Timothy Dantong, representing Riyom constituency, emerged the new Deputy Speaker of Assembly.

Continue Reading

Gov Akeredolu hands over to deputy as he goes abroad for medical treatment

Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has formally written to notify the Ondo State House of Assembly that he is on medical leave and that his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, should act as acting Governor. TVC reported that the Speaker of the House, Olamide Oladiji announced that the Governor has embarked on a 21-day leave for […]

Continue Reading

Married Education Minister impregnates deputy, says it was ‘accidental’

Minister of Primary, Secondary and Technical Education (EPST) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Tony Mwaba Kazadi has confessed that he impregnated his Deputy Minister, Aminata Namasia, describing it as “accidental.” Local reports revealed that Kazadi and Namasia, despite being married, developed feelings for each other as they worked together in the DRC education […]

Continue Reading

Appeal Court dismisses suit against Umahi, his deputy over defection

Nigeria’s Court of Appeal of the Enugu Division, on Friday, affirmed the judgement of Ebonyi High Court, Abakaliki, which quashed a suit challenging the defection of Governor David Umahi and his deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe, to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Recall that governor Umahi and his Deputy had on November 2020 left the PDP, […]

Continue Reading

Court sacks Umahi, deputy for defecting from PDP to APC

Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sacked Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, and his Deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe, over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC). Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the total number of 393,042 votes Umahi secured at the March 9, […]

Continue Reading

Nigerian Supreme Court dismisses six appeals against Bayelsa gov, deputy

In a judgement read by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta dismissing six appeals, a seven-man panel of the Nigerian Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed Douye Diri and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo as the duly elected governor, deputy governor of Bayelsa State. Justice Ngwuta, in his judgement, predicated the dismissal of the appeals on the withdrawal of the […]

Continue Reading

Certificates of Return presented to Gov Obaseki, deputy

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his Deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, have been issued their certificates of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after their victory in Saturday’s governorship election in the State. INEC’s National Commissioner supervising Edo, Rivers, and Bayelsa States, Mrs. May Agbamuche-Mbu, presented the certificates to the winners at the […]

Continue Reading

Ondo House of Assembly impeaches Speaker, Deputy

Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Bamidele Oleyelogun, has been impeached. He was on Friday impeached alongside his deputy, Rt. Hon. Iroju Ogundeji. Consequently, Hon. Olamide George and Hon. Abimbola Fajolu have been sworn in as the new speaker and deputy speaker respectively of the house. Impeachment of the former principal […]

Continue Reading

JUST IN: Ekiti Assembly impeaches its Speaker, Deputy

Coming in are reports that the Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon Kola Oluwawole and his Deputy, Mr Sina Animasaun have been impeached. The impeachment was said to have been carried out Thursday afternoon by 14 members of the House. According to a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Stephen Gbadamosi, those […]

Continue Reading

Kaduna State Deputy Speaker, John Audu, dumps APC

Deputy Speaker of Kaduna State House of Assembly, Mr. John Audu, representing Kachia Constituency, has defected from the ruling APC. Audu confirmed his defection in a statement, he personally signed, Mr Audu said it was a difficult decision taken by him. According to him, he consulted widely with people of his constituency before leaving the […]

Continue Reading