Tag: House of Representatives
House of Reps member faults women affairs minister for telling women to act like fools during argument with their spouses
Akin Rotimi, the spokesperson of the House of Representatives, has criticized Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, the Minister of Women Affairs, for her recent comm [...]
Reps move to switch to parliamentary system of government
About 60 members of the House of Representatives have signed bills to alter the 1999 Constitution to return the country to parliamentary governmen [...]
Fuad Laguda to replace Femi Gbajabiamila in House of Representatives after winning Lagos bye-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared Fuad Laguda of the All Progressives Congress, APC as the winner of the Surulere feder [...]
Former speaker House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba is dead
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba, is dead.
Na’Abba was born on September 27, 1958, and died in Abuja on Wednesday mo [...]
US terminates Gbajabiamila’s license to practice law in the country over corruption, ethical lapses
Former House of Representative Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila has been terminated as a licensed lawyer of the State Bar of Georgia in the United States af [...]
Nigeria election 2023: Mercy Johnson’s husband wins Edo House of Representatives seat
Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie is getting set to become the wife of a federal lawmaker as her husband, Prince Odi Okojie has won the House of [...]
Rivers police arrests federal lawmaker Chinyere Igwe in possession of $500,000
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command in the early hours of Friday, arrested a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Chinyere Igw [...]
Confusion over Godwin Emefiele’s whereabouts as aide claims he is abroad attending to his health
An associate of Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has debunked the rumour circulating on social media that Emefiele [...]
Hilda Dokubo to contest house of reps seat under Labour Party
Nollywood actress, Hilda Dokubo has joined the league of entertainers veering into politics.
The talented thespian has indicated interest in runnin [...]
House of Reps introduce bill prohibiting cross dressing, propose six months jail term for offenders
House of Representatives has introduced a bill to prohibit cross-dressing with an amendment to the Same-Sex (Prohibition) Act.
The amendment, spons [...]