Legislators in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have voted to remove Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba, collapsing the government and handing President Felix Tshisekedi a chance to appoint loyalists to key ministries. Wednesday’s vote marks the latest episode in a power struggle that has roiled sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest nation for months, pitching Tshisekedi
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The factional speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon Frank Okiye and six other members of State Assembly yesterday, formally defected from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to the People’s Democrats Party (PDP) during plenary. The other lawmakers include, Hon. Roland Asoro, Hon Ephraim Aluebhosele,Hon Sunday Ojiezele, Hon Henry Okhuarobor, Hon. Emma Okoduwa
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The Presidency has debunked claims the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is biased against any ethnicity or religious group. The assertion was in response to a letter addressed to the Nigerian government by some British interests, including members of the British Parliament, legal experts and campaigners. The Presidency, in a statement by the Senior Special
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There was uneasy calm at the Nsukka Local Government headquarters of Enugu State on Monday following a protest by Enugu North Senatorial District Women Forum, ENSDWF, over an alleged poor performance of some federal lawmakers from the area. The women group numbering over 700 challenged Senator Chuka Utazi, representing the district in the National Assembly,
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The Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has reversed the suspension of four members of the state’s House of Assembly, who were earlier removed for alleged gross misconduct. In his judgment to the suit challenging the suspension of the lawmakers on Friday, August 28, Justice Ademola Bola described the suspension as illegal, null and
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The Anambra State House of Assembly has raised the alarm over the abandonment of the Anambra section of the Enugu-Onitsha expressway. The lawmakers called on President Mohammadu Buhari to intervene to rescue the million users from untold hardships ocassioned by the diplorable condition of the road. In a resolution sequel to motion sponsored by the
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Members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives made open clauses in a loan collected by the Nigerian Government from China that concedes the country’s sovereignty to the Asian country (China). Chairman of the House Committee on Treaties, Protocol and Agreements, Ossai Nicholas Ossai, laid it out while probing loans received by the government. It was acclaimed
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Katsina State House of Assembly chamber was turned into a weeping arena on Tuesday over the recent killings of over 30 villagers in Batsari Local Government Area of the state. The member representing Batsari constituency, Alhaji Jabiru Yau-yau, raised the issue at plenary under matters of urgent public interest. News Agency of Nigeria reports that
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