. The Deputy Speaker of Ondo House of Assembly has been impeached Iroju Ogundeji was removed during Tuesday’s plenary for alleged misconduct and abuse of office. He was immediately replaced by Samuel Aderoboye representing Odigbo Constituency 2 . Ogundeji was among the 9 lawmakers who failed to sign the impeachment […]
Day: November 24, 2020
Court revokes bail of Faisal,son of defunct pension boss, Abdulrasheed Maina
A Federal High Court in Abuja has revoked the bail granted Faisal Maina,arraigned over alleged N58 million fraud Faisal Maina is the son of Abdulrasheed Maina former,chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Team who is facing trial in absentia for allegations of money laundering to the tune of N2billion. Maina […]
Death of “Okadaman” in Ibadan sets up clash between okada riders and prison officials
Tension reportedly high in Ibadan,Oyo State capital, following a clash between commercial motorcyclists popularly known as Okadamen. Current matters learnt that trouble started after a vehicle belonging to the Agodi prison knocked down an okadaman, killing him afterwards. The Okadamen were said to have mobilised to the prison gate to […]
Gombe Speaker,Kurba impeached,Luggerewol elected new speaker
The Gombe state House of Assembly has impeached Speaker, Abubakar Sadiq Ibrahim Kurba. Kurba was removed from office by 16 out of the 24 members of the House. The Deputy Speaker of the House,Siddi Buba presided over the proceedings which also saw the impeachment of the majority leader and his […]
Breaking: FG’s delegation meeting with South South leaders ongoing in Port Harcourt
A meeting of Federal Government delegation led by the Chief of Staff to the President,Professor Ibrahim Gambari wth South South leaders is currently in progress in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Last week, Stakeholders in the South South region congregated in Port Harcourt to ventilate their views and frustrations […]
Breaking: Buhari writes to Senate ,requests speedy confirmation of Yakubu as INEC chairman for second term
President Muhammadu Buhari has written a letter to the Senate requesting the lawmakers to consider his request to confirm Professor Mamood Yakubu for a second term in office as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC). Yakubu’s first tenure ended on November 9 2020 Accordingly,,he stepped aside even […]
Breaking: US General Service Administrator finally succumbs to reason,initiates transition process
The United States General Service Administrator Emily Murphy has said that the transition process of the team of the President-elect and the Trump government can now begin. The development is coming after weeks of delay. The General Service Administration had said it would brief Key House and Senate Committee leaders […]