The accused persons include Bilikis Lawal, Raliat Musa, Rabiyat Mohammed, Zainab Ismaila, Aminat Ibrahim and Nafisat Abdullahi.
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Showing posts with label speaker. Show all posts
Friday, May 16, 2014
Six Women Arraigned Over Kidnap of Kogi Speaker’s Children
The accused persons include Bilikis Lawal, Raliat Musa, Rabiyat Mohammed, Zainab Ismaila, Aminat Ibrahim and Nafisat Abdullahi.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Kogi state Speaker's children abducted this morning
Two of the children of the Kogi State House of Assembly Speaker, Alhaji Momoh-Jimoh Lawal have already been kidnapped. The kids aged 7 and 3 were kidnapped today around 4am from the Speaker's residence at Okengwe in Okene Local Government Section of Kogi state.
In line with the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Austin Akubo, the three kidnappers gained entrance into the home via a broken fence.
"The abductors demanded for the children: Ogirima, 7, and Hafeez, 3, and also made away with other valuables. They took television set, generator, Toyota Yaris saloon car belonging to the wife of the speaker and N20,000. The incident was promptly reported to the police and other security agencies in the state,” he said.
Saturday, February 8, 2014
PDP drags Speaker, 20 Kwara lawmakers to court for defecting to APC
In the suit filed at the Federal High Court, Ilorin, on Friday, the state chapter of the PDP and a suspended member of the assembly, Iliasu Ibrahim, prayed the court to declare the seats of the 21 lawmakers vacant. The plaintiffs joined the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as a defendant in the suit Number FHC/IL/C5/4/2014.
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Taraba state: New Speaker Elected To Replace Tsokwa
Monday, November 11, 2013
Blood Politic: Just 1 week after Taraba speaker died, his deputy escape assassination
Hardly a week after the death of Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly Haruna Tsokwa under circumstance that is however generating different understandings in their state, his deputy Adamu Tanko Maikarfi in addition has escaped being killed by as yet not known assassins who trailed him to a particular area in Jalingo. SaharaReporters proved the history from the Deputy Speaker through our source.
Maikarfi who seemed courageous said,
Monday, November 4, 2013
Taraba speaker, Mr. Haruna Tsokwa is dead
The
Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Mr. Haruna Tsokwa, is
dead. He was said to own passed on in early hours of Saturday at the
Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo. Tsokwa, 47, took over the Speaker after the former speaker, Mr. Isa Ajiya, was impeached.
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Sunday, November 3, 2013
Delta Speaker Escapes Assassination
However, locally made canon contraptions, which triggered the explosion, critically injured a female
aide to among the Speaker's associates.
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013
I Won’t Resign – Speaker Of The House Of Reps, Tambuwal
Tambuwal made this disclosure in a statement issued and signed on his behalf by his Media Aide, Mallam Imam Imam.
In the statement it was expressly stated that ”he is not under pressure from any quarter to resign his appointment.”
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Friday, August 16, 2013
Just In: Jigawa deputy speaker dies in fatal car accident
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Rivers crisis can lead to revolution –Deputy Speaker
The Deputy Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly, Kwanee Leyii, in this interview with CHUKWUDI AKASIKE, commends the National Assembly for intervening in the crisis rocking the state
HOW would you describe the intervention of the National Assembly in the crisis rocking the Rivers State House of Assembly?
It is constitutionally permissible and they are acting in line with the 1999 Constitution as amended. It is a welcome development. If you recall, at various fora, I have always bared my mind that the current Assembly under the leadership of Mr. Otelemaba Amachree has been very mindful that we do not play into the game plan of certain anti-democratic elements, who are, at all cost, trying to frustrate the present democratic governance. With the intervention of the National Assembly, I think it is a welcome development. It will permit time for this crisis to die down.
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013
The Speaker Of Rivers State House Of Assembly Impeached
Reports coming in from the Rivers State assembly states that the speaker Hon. Otelema Amachree has been impeached form his position.
Minutes ago there had been a huge fracas at the assembly but it seems the reason may have been the suggestion to impeach Mr. Amachree.
Reports also state that Hon. Evans Bipi has been sworn in as the new speaker
More details soon...
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Shocking: I am not PDP Speaker, Tambuwal fires critics over pro-Aregbesola Statements
The Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, yesterday, shocked his audience when he tongue lashed members of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) who criticized him for speaking glowingly about the administration of the governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, urging them to see performance in governance beyond partisan politics.
Members of the Osun PDP had, some weeks ago, condemned the Speaker for eulogizing Aregbesola during his visit to the state.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Lobatan: PDP chieftains offered me N3bn to impeach Okorocha – Speaker
Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Benjamin Uwajumogu, yesterday made a startling revelation of how the elder brother of the impeached Imo State deputy governor, Chief Martin Agbaso and some chieftains of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, offered him a whopping N3 billion to impeach the state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha.
Speaking during an interview with selected journalists in Owerri, the Imo State capital, Uwajumogu alleged that Chief Agbaso, a business mogul, Sir Emeka Offor, the PDP National Vice-Chairman, South East, Col. Augustine Akobundu and other high ranking PDP members promised to give him the money if he would facilitate the impeachment of Okorocha to pave way for his deputy, Jude Agbaso, to become the governor.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Stop Sleeping With My Wife –– Husband Fights Lagos Speaker
Is it for money or what? Why should a married woman be sleeping with a married man...
Lagos State Speaker, Adeyemi Ikuforiji had more than he bargained for recently as he was embarrassed by the husband of a staffer at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Ogundele.
Sources said the husband of the woman, said to be a member of the protocol team, accused the Lagos speaker of having an ‘extra marital affair’ with his wife, Mrs. Ogundele.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Lagos State Speaker, Kuforiji in Alleged Adulterous Scandal
Lagos Steta speaker, Adeyemi Ikuforiji had more than what he bargained for last week when he was highly embarrassed by a hubby of a staffer at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Ogundele. Sources said the husband of the woman, said to be a member of the protocol team, accused the Lagos speaker of having an ‘extra marital affair’ with his wife, Mrs. Ogundele He was said to have stormed the speaker’s office and demanded the number three citizen of Lagos state stay off his heartthrob.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
At least 21 people burned after motivational speaker urges them to walk on hot coals
When someone tells you to dosomething stupid do not listen, you willget burned.
At least 21 people have been burned after walking over hot burning coals for the motivational speaker Tony Robbins.
The news media reported that at least three people went to a hospital and most suffered burns of second or third degree.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Tambuwal urges Nigerians to be law-abiding
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, has urged Nigerians to be law-abiding at all times and restore the virtues of good neighbourliness.
Tambuwal said these in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mallam Imam Imam, on the occasion of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.
Tambuwal said for Nigeria to make progress, the citizenry at all levels must be their brother’s keeper and be more sensitive to the well-being of one another, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
According to him, all Nigerians must show commitment and readiness to make sacrifices toward the development of the nation.
He said that making sacrifice for the nation had become imperative now more than ever before, considering the numerous challenges confronting the nation.
The speaker added that while every nation on earth had peculiar challenges confronting its people, the determination to tackle those challenges at times sets some of them apart.
“We must face our problems with more commitment, determination, unity of purpose and the best of intentions,” he said.
He enjoined Muslim faithful to use the occasion to reflect on their spiritual lives.
“Let me use this opportunity to urge Nigerians, especially adherents of the Islamic faith, to use the occasion to reflect on our spiritual life as individuals and how we can contribute more meaningfully toward making Nigeria the great nation envisioned by its founding fathers.”
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Tambuwal urges Nigerians to be law-abiding
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, has urged Nigerians to be law-abiding at all times and restore the virtues of good neighbourliness.
Tambuwal said these in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mallam Imam Imam, on the occasion of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.
Tambuwal said for Nigeria to make progress, the citizenry at all levels must be their brother’s keeper and be more sensitive to the well-being of one another, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
According to him, all Nigerians must show commitment and readiness to make sacrifices toward the development of the nation.
He said that making sacrifice for the nation had become imperative now more than ever before, considering the numerous challenges confronting the nation.
The speaker added that while every nation on earth had peculiar challenges confronting its people, the determination to tackle those challenges at times sets some of them apart.
“We must face our problems with more commitment, determination, unity of purpose and the best of intentions,” he said.
He enjoined Muslim faithful to use the occasion to reflect on their spiritual lives.
“Let me use this opportunity to urge Nigerians, especially adherents of the Islamic faith, to use the occasion to reflect on our spiritual life as individuals and how we can contribute more meaningfully toward making Nigeria the great nation envisioned by its founding fathers.”
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Saturday, September 29, 2012
N’Assembly should stop funds for 511 LGs — Igini
Hon. Speaker, House of Representative, Aminu Tambuwal
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The Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mr. Mike Igini, has urged the National Assembly to stop the monthly allocations to 511 local government areas across the country that are being run by caretaker committees.
Igini, who stated this in an interview with our correspondent in Calabar on Friday, said it was against the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the affairs of LGAs to be managed by unelected officials.
He lamented that the widespread use of caretaker committees by governors to run the affairs of LGAs was a movement away from democracy, saying it is for that reason that majority of the LGAs had remained unaccountable to the people.
Igini said if the National Assembly could take the step of suspending the allocations to LGAs run by caretaker committees, there was the likelihood of the grass roots being back on the track of democracy.
He said, “Nigeria is under partial democracy. We have three tiers of governance; the federal, the state and the local government tiers, but evidently, the LGs have been turned into vassals of the states held in thrall by party and executive structures that have confiscated the local government tier and strangulated development at the point where it is nearest to Nigerians.
“Of the 36 states and the FCT, only 13 have elected local governments, namely, Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Sokoto, Cross River, Ebonyi, Kwara, Taraba, Jigawa, Ogun, Niger and Zamfara,other states are therefore in breach of section seven of the constitution; an impeachable offence with the implication that a whole 511 LGAs where Nigerians are domiciled do not experience democracy at the moment because it is only 263 LGAs out of 774 that have elected councils.
“The setting up of caretaker committees is a movement away from democracy and this has resulted in the failure of that tier of government. Accountability in all its facets must start from the LGAs. The National Assembly should ensure that there are no allocations to those LGAs in order to reverse the trend.”
The REC said there was an urgent need to review state electoral laws and electoral management at local government levels to reflect the aspiration of voters at the grass roots.
For instance, he said governors should not be the determinants of what the budget the state independent electoral commissions should be.
According to him, this urgent and crucial governance deficit justifies the need to tackle it to a logical conclusion.
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