Category: The Parliament

Senate Summons NSA, Intelligence Chiefs Over Alleged USAID Funding Of Boko Haram
The Parliament

Senate Summons NSA, Intelligence Chiefs Over Alleged USAID Funding Of Boko Haram

Sobechi Obasi- February 20, 2025

  The Nigerian Senate has summoned the National Security Adviser (NSA), National Intelligence Agency (NIA), and Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) to address allegations that the ... Read More

Female Lawyers Call For Peaceful Resolution Of Lagos Assembly Crisis
Nigerian Lawyers, The Parliament

Female Lawyers Call For Peaceful Resolution Of Lagos Assembly Crisis

Sobechi Obasi- February 19, 2025

    Amid growing tensions following the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, a group of female legal ... Read More

NBA Condemns Benue Assembly’s Resolution To Remove Chief Judge As Unconstitutional
NBA, Nigerian Lawyers

NBA Condemns Benue Assembly’s Resolution To Remove Chief Judge As Unconstitutional

Patience Adie- February 18, 2025

  The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has sharply criticized a resolution passed by the Benue State House of Assembly, which directed Governor Hyacinth Alia to ... Read More

House Of Representatives Calls For Special Courts To Handle Homicide And Femicide Cases
The Bench, The Parliament

House Of Representatives Calls For Special Courts To Handle Homicide And Femicide Cases

Patience Adie- February 18, 2025

  The House of Representatives has urged the National Judicial Council (NJC) to designate special divisions within existing courts to expedite the handling of homicide, ... Read More

Benue Assembly Approves Chief Judge’s Removal Amid Allegations of Misconduct
The Bench, The Parliament

Benue Assembly Approves Chief Judge’s Removal Amid Allegations of Misconduct

Patience Adie- February 18, 2025

  The Benue State House of Assembly has passed a resolution authorizing Governor Hyacinth Alia to remove the Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambwese, from office. ... Read More

House Of Representatives Member Philip Agbese Sues Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan Over Bribery Allegations
Litigation, The Parliament

House Of Representatives Member Philip Agbese Sues Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan Over Bribery Allegations

Sobechi Obasi- February 18, 2025

  Philip Agbese, a member of Nigeria's House of Representatives, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance Holdings Limited, following ... Read More

Former Lagos Speaker Obasa Sues Assembly, New Speaker Over Impeachment
The Parliament

Former Lagos Speaker Obasa Sues Assembly, New Speaker Over Impeachment

Sobechi Obasi- February 17, 2025

  Former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has filed a lawsuit against the Assembly and its newly elected Speaker, Mojisola ... Read More