The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested high-profile persons including a member of the State House of Assembly, and a former local government chairman in connection with banditry in the state. Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, Muhammad Dalijan, revealed…
House Leader, Kwara Assembly is dead
The House Leader, Kwara House of Assembly, Abubakar Mogaji Olawoyin, is dead. The Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Mr Abdulquadr Yusuf, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin. NAN reports that Olawoyin was…
Masari in tears while presenting budget to Katsina Assembly
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, on Tuesday afternoon broke down in tears while presenting the 2023 budget estimate to legislators on the floor of the state House of Assembly. The budget estimate is the last Masari would be presenting to…
Impeachment: Court throws out Oyo deputy gov’s suit
Justice Ladiran Akintola of an Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan has dismissed the suit filed by the Deputy Governor of the state, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, to stop the state House of Assembly from removing him. The lawmakers had…
Police not involved in Akwa Ibom House of Assembly crisis, says CP (Punch)
The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo, has denied direct police involvement in the state House of Assembly crisis which started on November 19. Kimo said this on Wednesday while addressing newsmen on another crisis which occurred on…
Amosun presents N402.6b budget to Ogun assembly (Guardian)
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State yesterday presented the 2019 budget estimate of N402.63 billion to the House of Assembly. This represents 17 per cent increase of last year’s estimate, which was N345.4 billion. Education got the lion’s share of…