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N’Assembly: Ohaneze insists on speaker

Posted by admin House, Legislature Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

The apex Igbo socio-political group, Ohanaeze, yesterday lent its voice to the clamour for the South-east geopolitical zone to produce the next Speaker of the House of Representatives. It argued that both President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) owed that to the zone. President-General of Ohanaeze, Chief Raph Uwechue, said in Abuja […]

Race for deputy speaker, minority leader hots up

Posted by admin House, Legislature Sunday, May 8th, 2011

Ranking members of the House of Representatives from the North-east zone of the country are beginning to position themselves for the position of deputy speaker. Some of the members who met with the Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Obudu, Haliru Bello, according to a source, got a tacit backing for the […]

Power sharing: South-East loses speaker position

Posted by admin House, Legislature, South-East Sunday, May 8th, 2011

There were strong indications that the South-East has lost out in its bid to produce the next Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the zone has recently be making a strong bid for the position, owing its impressive performance in the just-concluded election. After the South-South, the South-East […]

Search for Bankole’s successor splits Reps

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics Friday, May 6th, 2011

The search for the next Speaker of the House of Representatives has split the ranks of returning members into three power blocs, setting the stage for infighting and scheming among the lawmakers, an investigation has shown. This is amid the uncertainty over which of the six geopolitical zones in the country will produce the […]

House of Reps goes on forced break

Posted by admin House, Legislature Thursday, May 5th, 2011

The House of Representatives embarked on another one-week recess on Wednesday barely 24 hours after its members resumed from their general elections break. There were two different accounts of what led to the sudden break. While one had it that the recess resulted from the absence of two key principal officers — the Speaker, […]

Easter: Bankole, govs admonish Nigerians

Posted by admin Governors, House, Legislature Friday, April 22nd, 2011

DIMEJI BANKOLE Prominent Nigerians on Thursday called on the citizens, especially Christians, to pray for the nation during the Easter celebrations. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole; Governors of Ogun, Otunba Gbenga Daniel; Cross River, Mr. Liyel Imoke; and Abia, Mr. Theodore Orji, were among public officers, who urged Nigerians on the […]

Nigeria lost N210bn on NASS, presidential election days -Lagos Chamber of Commerce

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has estimated that Nigeria lost the sum of N210 billion Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a figure which was arrived at, based on the first day of the (National Assembly) election which was later cancelled and the other two days when the rescheduled National Assembly election and the […]

House Speaker Bankole loses re-election bid – Read speech

Posted by admin House, Legislature, NNP Elections 2011 Updates Sunday, April 10th, 2011

PRESS STATEMENT NASS ELECTION: BANKOLE COMMENDS VOTERS The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dimeji Bankole has reacted to the outcome of the 2011 National Assembly election conducted yesterday saying that outcome on the whole reflected the wishes of the people in our national quest to enshrine an enduring democracy for […]

How PDP plans to rig National Assembly poll

Posted by admin Elections 2011, House, Legislature, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Senate Thursday, April 7th, 2011

In its desperation to win tomorrow’s rescheduled National Assembly poll, the chiefT.A Orji-led government in Abia State has hatched a plan to use the military and other security agencies to intimidate opposition candidates and their supporters. A source told Daily Sun that feelers from the botched Saturday’s polls sobered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government. […]

N/A budgets N300bn for N-Delta devt

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Niger Delta, Senate Thursday, March 24th, 2011

The National Assembly has appropriated an initial sum of N300 billion for infrastructure development in the Niger Delta. Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Matters, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, who disclosed this in Lagos, said the money was for projects, such as the 704km East-West Road that connects Calabar with Epe in Lagos as […]