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Sallah: Lawmaker Donates 256 Rams, 530 Bags Of Rice To Muslims In His Constituency

Polycarp Auta Aug 1, 2020 0

A member of the House of Representatives, Mr Yusuf Gagdi, says he has distributed 264 rams and 530 bags of rice to the Muslim ummah in his constituency. SEE ALSO: I made a fortune from rice farming – Ex Kebbi Head of Civil Service Gagdi,…

Politics

Scandal: Akpabio Finally Releases List of Lawmakers Taking Contracts from NDDC

Tony Abu Momoh Jul 27, 2020 0

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio has finally released a list of lawmakers whose names were found on the contract list of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). While dropping the list however, Akpabio failed…

News

Unknown Gunmen Abduct Daughter of Kano Assembly Lawmaker

Tony Abu Momoh Jul 20, 2020 0

Unknown Gunmen have abducted the 17 yr old daughter of a Kano Assembly Lawmaker in Kano on Sunday. According to a report by Punch, the daughter of Murtala Kore representing Danbatta constituency in the Kano State Assembly was kidnapped…

Government

First Year Scorecard Presented By Rep In Ibadan

Akeem Abas Jun 13, 2020 0

Rep. Olumide Ojerinde (APC -Irepo /Oorelope /Olorunsogo) has pledged to do more to develop his constituency, just as he listed areas he has impacted positively in the last one year. This is contained in a statement signed by…

Government

Court Restrains Enugu Lawmaker Over Alleged Land Grabbing

Emmanuel Acha Jun 10, 2020 0

An Enugu High Court presided over by Justice E. N. Alukwu has restrained an Enugu lawmaker, Mr Emeka Madu, from further trespassing or selling of a portion of land in dispute in the state capital. Madu is representing Igboeze South in…

News

Lawmaker Describes Late Predecessor As “Dogged Politician”

Philip Yatai May 16, 2020 0

Mr Yusuf Mugu, member representing Kaura Constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly, has described his predecessor, Dr Yakubu Bitiyong, who died on Friday in Kaduna as a “dogged politician”. SEE ALSO: Ogun State Government…

Politics

Yobe State House of Assembly Member Tests Positive for COVID-19

Tony Abu Momoh May 6, 2020 0

A member of the Yobe State House of Assembly, has tested positive for COVID-19. Lawan Nguru representing Nguru Central Constituency in Yobe State announced his COVID-19 status through a statement on Wednesday. Nguru who is the only member…

News

Member of Nassarawa State House of Assembly Dies of Coronavirus

Tony Abu Momoh May 3, 2020 0

A state lawmaker representing Nassarawa Central at the Nassarawa State House of Assembly, Suleiman Adamu has reportedly died from Coronavirus. According to the State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, the lawmaker died from symptoms of the disease…

Religion

Use Ramadan to Pray Fervently Against COVID-19, Lawmaker Urges Muslims

Awayi Kuje Apr 25, 2020 0

Abel Bala, a lawmaker in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has urged Muslims to use the period of Ramadan to intensify prayers for God’s intervention against COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Bala, representing Nassarawa…

Community

COVID-19/Ramadan: Lawmaker Distributes Food Items to Constituents

Awayi Kuje Apr 24, 2020 0

A member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Abdulaziz Danladi, has distributed food items to his constituents to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Danladi,…

News

COVID-19: Lawmaker distributes Food Items, Cash to Indigent Constituents

Stanley Nwanosike Apr 17, 2020 0

A lawmaker, Chief Paul Nnajiofor, who represents Nkanu East, in the Enugu State House of Assembly, on Friday distributed food items and cash to his constituents as palliatives to cushion the effect of the stay-at-home order. SEE ALSO:…

News

Easter: Pray for Nigeria against Pandemic, Lawmaker urges Christians

Aderemi Bamgbose Apr 13, 2020 0

Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, legislator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, has urged Christians to pray for Nigeria against Covid-19. SEE ALSO: Nigerians express anger as Gbajabiamila holds mum's birthday party in Dubai Tofowomo made…

Metro

COVID-19: Lawmaker donates sanitizers, food items to Badagry residents

Raji Rasak Mar 30, 2020 0

The lawmaker representing Badagry Federal Constituency, Mr Babatunde Hunpe, on Monday donates food items and sanitizers to over 5, 000 residents of the town. SEE ALSO: "My Wife Is Too Promiscuous" – Man Cries Out in Court Hunpe said that…

Government

Reps Member Shares N1.5m to Students for Projects in Katsina

Abdullahi Shugaba Mar 7, 2020 0

The lawmaker representing Kurfi/ Dutsinma Federal Constituency, Katsina State, Alhaji Armaya’u Abdulkadir has shared N1.5 million to 300 final year students of Isa Kaita College of Education, Dutsinma to write their projects.…

Government

Lawmaker Drums Support for Buhari

Igbaugba Ehigimetor Jan 12, 2020 0

Rep. Dennis Idahosa (APC-Edo) says by successfully ending the perennial fuel scarcity during yuletide, Nigerians should trust President Muhammadu Buhari administration to address other challenges confronting the country. …

News

Minimum Wage: lawmakers applauds FG, Labour for averting strike

Igbaugba Ehigimetor Oct 18, 2019 0

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Compliance, Mr Dennis Idahosa, has commended the Federal Government and organised labour over the peaceful resolution on the full implementation of the new…

Metro

Police track masked men who kidnapped ex-lawmaker in Enugu

Stanley Nwanosike Sep 3, 2019 0

Police Command in Enugu State on Tuesday said that it was on the trail of masked men that allegedly abducted a former member of Enugu State House of Assembly, Mr Ude Okoye. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, who…

Crime

Serving lawmaker kidnapped in Sokoto

Samuel Oduoye Aug 22, 2019 0

Aminu Magaji Bodai, the member representing Denge/Shuni State Constituency at the Sokoto State House of Assembly, has been kidnapped. Herald Nigeria learnt that the lawmaker was kidnapped by hoodlums around 1:15am between Dange and Bodai…

World

UN refugee agency interviews Saudi teen asylum seeker in Thailand

Abiodun Oluleye Jan 8, 2019 0

The UN Refugee Agency on Tuesday said it was investigating the case of an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her. Media report said she barricaded herself in a Bangkok airport hotel room…

Government

MURIC Accuses Lawmakers of Political Imbecility

Femi Famutimi Dec 21, 2018 0

Sequel to the rowdy session of the joint sitting of the Nigerian Senate and the House of Representatives during the presentation of the 2019 budget by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused the lawmakers…

Metro

Nigerian State Lawmaker Sentenced to Prison for N31m Fraud

Tony Abu Momoh Nov 23, 2018 0

A sitting Nigerian state Lawmaker belonging to the Zamfara State House of Assembly has been sentenced to Prison for fraud. Cultism: Secondary School Students arrested for Possession of Firearms Lawali Gogonkade was sentenced to four…

Media

Two Men Defraud Osun Lawmaker of N38 Million for ‘Spiritual Cleansing’

Tony Abu Momoh Oct 17, 2018 0

Two men have been arraigned before a Magistrate in Oshogbo, the Osun state capital for defrauding a serving Lawmaker in the Osun state House of Assembly the sum of N38 million supposedly as fee for ‘spiritual cleansing’. Both men…

Metro

VIDEO: Osun State Lawmaker Allegedly Caught Bathing Naked In The Market

Femi Famutimi Sep 16, 2018 0

Videos have emerged on Social Media showing an Osun State House of Assembly Lawmaker, Hon. Timothy Owoeye bathing naked in the market. The lawmaker who represents Ilesa West in the Osun State House of Assembly was apprehended by some…

News

“If You’re A Rich Man And Can Sustain Five Wives, Have Them!” – Female…

Ibukun Apr 5, 2018 0

Gathoni Wa Muchomba, a female lawmaker in Kenya, has recently urged the richer men of the population to be polygamous. She encouraged them to marry more than one wife in order to help boost the country’s population. She made the…

World

U.K Police Offer £20,000 To Find Killer Of Nigerian Lawmaker’s Son

Ibukun Apr 5, 2018 0

Police in the U.K have offered a £20,000 reward to anyone who can give information that leads to the arrest of the killer(s) of the son of a Nigerian lawmaker. Abraham Badru, Twenty-six years old was gunned down in Hackney, east London,…

Crime

Nigerian House of Reps Member’s Son Shot Dead In The UK

Femi Famutimi Mar 28, 2018 0

The Son of a house of reps member in Nigeria, Abraham Badru was shot dead in the United Kingdom yesterday. His father, Enitan Badru is representing Lagos Island I constituency at the house of representatives According to the Evening…

News

Minister Suspended From Parliament For Slapping lawmaker

Ibukun Mar 20, 2018 0

A cabinet minister of Zambia’s parliament was suspended on Tuesday from its proceedings for one month. The suspension was following the minister allegedly slapping a lawmaker within the parliament grounds. Verbal abuse is the norm…

News

Lawmaker attributes Herdsmen/Farmers clashes in Kwara to lack of accurate data

AbdulFatai Beki Mar 20, 2018 0

Alhaji Ahmed lbn-Mohamned, the Chairman, Kwara House of Assembly, Committee on Health and Environment, has attributed incessant clashes between Herdsmen and Farmers in Kwara to lack of accurate data of the two groups. The legislator…

Metro

Boy Killed While Picking Money

Ibukun Mar 5, 2018 0

Bappah Adamu a 13-year-old boy, has been tragically killed while reportedly hustling to pick up naira notes thrown by a federal lawmaker near the Bauchi-Maiduguri highway. Adamu was allegedly crushed by a passing vehicle in a bid at…

Government

2018 Budget: Lagos lawmaker calls for more budgetary allocation to education

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 11, 2017 0

A lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Olusola Sokunle, has called for more budgetary allocation to education sector to position the nation rightly in the path of development. Sokunle, representing Oshodi-Isolo Constituency…

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