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Journalists have been asked to address bandits, who are holding the country to ransom, with their appropriate identity as ‘terrorists’.The Lawmaker Representing Jada/Ganye/Mayobelwa/Tounga of Adamawa Federal Constituency, Abdulrazaq…

A former member of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Mr Obinna Okenwa on Sunday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).Okenwa represented Enugu South Urban in the state assembly from 2015 to 2019 on the platform of…

The Omu-Aran Social Club has laid foundation for a N200m Multi-purpose Hall in Ogbo Grammar School (OGS), Omu-Aran, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara.The foundation was part of activities marking the 50th…

The lawmaker representing Bakassi State Constituency in the Cross River House of Assembly, Dr Ekpo Ekpo-Bassey, on Sunday in Calabar commended the reduction in maternal mortality in the state.Dr Bassey, who is the…

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday swore in a new member-elect, Mr Obafemi Saheed, as the lawmaker representing Kosofe Constituency II.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Saheed won the Dec. 5…

Chief Ezenta Ezeani, lawmaker representing Igboetiti East State Constituency in Enugu State, has lauded the state Ministry of Health for quick intervention in the yellow fever outbreak in Ekwegbe Community in the state.The…

The Patrons Association of Imo Oil Producing Communities (PIOPC)  has urged the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to intervene in the arrest and detention of a state lawmaker,  Heclus Okoro.Its chairman, Chief David…

Mrs Safiya Aliyu, the President, Upper Area Court II Lokoja, on Monday urged women in the country not only to speak out against sexual and physical violence but also avoid triggering such acts by their actions. Aliyu gave the advice in a…

More than 100 members of Oluyole-Ibadan Federal Constituency on Saturday received empowerment items from Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, the lawmaker representing the area in House of Representatives.The News Agency of…

A federal lawmaker, Hon. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, on Thursday night called on the Federal Government to pay proper attention to the development of the culture and tourism subsector to improve the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). SEE…

Mrs Mojisola Alli-Macaulay, the lawmaker representing Amuwo Odofin Constituency 1 in Lagos State House of Assembly, on Thursday urged parents to give their children proper training that would help be better citizens.Alli-Macaulay made…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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:…

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…

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…

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.…

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. …

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…

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…

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…

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…