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Floods: Bauchi governor expresses concern over loss of lives, property
Governor of Bauchi State Bala Mohammed has expressed concern about the gale of flooding that has hit the northwestern state and has led to loss of lives and property.
Groups threaten to recall Bauchi former speaker
Two groups – Bauchi Assembly of Youths Political Actors (BAYOPA) and Body of Bauchi Lawyers of Conscience (BOBALAC) – have threatened to initiate a recall process against the former Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Kawuwa Damina and 16 other lawmakers after paying a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
Bauchi APC group urges President Buhari not to interfere in assembly crisis
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of “All Progressive Congress Assembly Aspirants Forum” in Bauchi State has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari not to interfere in the ongoing Bauchi Assembly leadership crisis.
Court stops Senate, House of Reps from taking over Edo Assembly
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has restrained both the Senate and the House of Representatives from taking over legislative duties of the Edo State House of Assembly.
Crisis: Bauchi Assembly summons special session at night
The remaining 17 members of the Bauchi State House of Assembly were on Friday night, inaugurated, in what appears to signal a resolution of the leadership crisis bedeviling the House.
Nass has no reason to take over Bauchi assembly – group
Women Coalition for Sustainable Peace and Viable Democratic Gains in Bauchi State, a non-governmental organisation, has explained that the National Assembly has no valid reason to take over the state House of Assembly going by the provisions of the 1999 constitution.
Bauchi assembly crisis: House of Reps urges governor to reissue proclamation
The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauch State to reissue a new proclamation letter for holding of the first session of the 9th Bauchi State House of Assembly.
Bauchi Assembly crisis: Court stops House of Reps’ intervention, orders status quo
A Federal High Court sitting in Bauchi, Bauchi State, has ordered the House of Representatives not to intervene in Bauchi State House of Assembly crisis.
APC backs national assembly on Edo, Bauchi assemblies crisis, blames governors
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is in support of the decision taken by the National Assembly to resolve the crisis in Edo and Bauchi State Houses of Assembly.
Speakers’ conference lauds Nass intervention in Edo, Bauchi assembly crises
The Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has commended the National Assembly (NASS) for its intervention to resolve the crises rocking Edo and Bauchi State Houses of Assembly.
Bauchi government absolves self from house of assembly crisis
Bauchi State Government has absolved itself from the leadership crisis rocking the State House of Assembly following the emergence of two people as Speakers of the House after it was inaugurated on Thursday.
Court warns Kawuwa Damina to stop parading self as Bauchi speaker
A Court in Bauchi has restrained the factional Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Kawuwa Shehu Damina and his Deputy Tukur Ibrahim against parading themselves as the state assembly’s Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively.
Bauchi: You wouldn’t have been governor but for President Buhari’s liberal disposition – Adams Oshiomhole...
The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has urged Governor Bala Muhammed of Bauchi State to submit to the rule of law by allowing APC lawmakers who are majority to lead and pilot the affairs of Bauchi State House of Assembly.
APC rejects Edo, Bauchi Assembly inaugurations
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the inauguration of a few members of the Edo and Bauchi states House of Assembly, describing supposed election of principal officers behind closed doors as a joke and an embarrassment to Democratic practices.
Confusion as Bauchi Assembly elects two speakers, deputies
The election of two speakers and deputies by the Bauchi State House of Assembly has thrown the state into confusion.
APC: Inauguration of Edo, Bauchi assemblies a charade
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as a ‘charade’ the recent inauguration of new State Houses of Assembly in Edo and Bauchi States.
Tension in Bauchi Assembly as two speakers emerge
A mild drama played out at the Bauchi State House of Assembly on Thursday when 11 members out of 31 elected a new speaker.
Bauchi Assembly: Abubakar Suleiman emerges Speaker
The lawmaker representing Ningi Central constituency at the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Alhaji Abubakar Y. Suleiman, has emerged the Speaker of the state’s 9th Assembly.
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Group drags Delta governor, others to court over oil commission board chair
An anti-corruption group, Centre for Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Crusade (CHURAC) has dragged Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and three others to court over the appointment of a former member of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Michael Diden, as chairman of the board of the state’s Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC).
Official: Bill to empower AIB investigate road, rail, marine accidents before Senate
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has disclosed that a bill to empower the bureau to investigate rail, road and marine accidents and serious incidents is currently before the Senate.
Senator Gyang: Elite neglect through medical tourism has killed Nigeria’s healthcare system
Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, and Senator representing Plateau North, Istifanus Dung Gyang, has described medical tourism abroad by Nigeria’s elite as contributing to the neglect that has led to the collapse of the country’s healthcare system.
Former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole announces retirement from football
Former Chelsea and England defender Ashley Cole has announced his retirement from all forms of football at the age of 38 following a two-decade-long career.
Malnutrition: 20 children dead, more risk death in Nasarawa
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Onitsha set to host first international marathon
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13 Adamawa vigilante members killed in two months
Thirteen members of the Adamawa State branch of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria have been killed and 20 others injured in the past two months.
President Buhari urges youth to engage in sport to avoid lawlessness
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Bayelsa government spends N79.7 million on corps members
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