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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has congratulated Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker, House of Representatives, who turns 57 years on Tuesday, June 25. Okowa, in a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Charles…

News reaching The Nigerian Xpress now indicates 11 out of the 31 elected members of the 9th Bauchi State House of Assembly have elected Abubakar Suleiman as the Speaker of the Assembly. Suleiman, the member representing Ningi Central…

Alhaji Idris Garba (APC-Gumel) has been reelected for the third time as Speaker, Jigawa House of Assembly within four years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Garba, who was elected speaker of the house in 2015, was however…

Lawmakers of the Imo State House of Assembly has raised concerns over how N460 million in its account was allegedly expended during the time of the suspended Speaker, Acho Ihim. It was gathered, in Owerri, that the issue had caused…

Two members-elect of the House of Representatives, Sha’aban Sharada and Hafiz Ibrahim have called on members to vote massively for Femi Gbajabiamila and Ahmad Wase for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives. The…

The Speaker, Jigawa House of Assembly, Alhaji Isa Idris (APC-Gwaram), has been impeached. He was replaced by a former speaker of the assembly, Alhaji Idris Garba (APC-Gumel) on Thursday in Dutse. The plenary that removed Idris was…

Speaker, House of Representative, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday in Abuja said Nigeria’s real problem was lack of leadership and not corruption as widely claimed. Dogara said this at a conference tagged “The Convergence 2.0: Leadership,…

The Jigawa State House of Assembly was engulfed in a rowdy session, on Tuesday, over the attempt to amend the House standing rule‎. Trouble started when the Speaker of the House, Alhaji Isa Idris, announced the decision to amend the…

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that press freedom in the country is not negotiable in spite all the direct violence and other challenges facing journalists. Dogara said this on Saturday at a two-day…

Alhaji Kabiru Mijinyawa, Speaker, Adamawa State House of Assembly, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the quick intervention and response in the affected communities in the northern Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria reports…