Cross River State Speaker, Eteng Jonah Williams Ayambem, has been reinstated following a reconciliation effort led by the state governor, Bassey Otu, and key stakeholders. The reconciliation meeting, which involved all 25 members of the State Assembly, took place in Calabar on Sunday, as per a statement from the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Matthew Okache.Ayambem’s impeachment occurred last Wednesday when 17 out of 25 assembly members voted against him, cit...

Today, the Kano State House of Assembly officially confirmed the appointment of Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna as the new deputy governor of the state.The Governor of the state, Umar Ganduje had on Monday officially forwarded the name of the deputy governor nominee to the legislative chamber for screening. Gawuna, until his recent appointment, was the Commissioner for Agriculture in the state.It will be recalled that  former Kano deputy governor, Professor Hafiz Abu...

The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Mr Rauf Olaniyan has been impeached by the house of assmbly tpoday.Olaniyan’s removal followed the state Assembly’s adoption of the report of the seven-man panel constituted by the chief judge to investigate allegations of gross misconduct against the deputy governor at its plenary on Monday.Olaniyan was elected in 2019 on a joint ticket with the current Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Part...