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The lawmaker described the beheading of Oyedokun in the Oyo State school abductions while in captivity as a horrific act that underscores the urgent need for stronger security measures The House of Representatives on Tuesday renewed calls for the establishment of state police across Nigeria, urging the Federal Government to expedite reforms aimed at decentralising the country’s security architecture in response to worsening insecurity and recurring kidnappings. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion...

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Kalu, has secured the APC ticket for the Bende Federal Constituency in the 2027 general elections, emerging unopposed The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, has secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the Bende Federal Constituency in the 2027 general elections, emerging unopposed. According to a press statement issued on May 16, 2026, from the Office of the Deputy Speaker...

Former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2027 Rivers State governorship election Former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 Rivers State governorship election after recording a sweeping victory in the party’s primaries. Chinda secured 268,497 valid votes in the exercise conducted...

A lawmaker representing an Abuja constituency has defended his three defections in recent times, urging constituents to focus on his performance, not his political platform  A member of the House of Representatives representing Abuja Municipal/Bwari Federal Constituency, Joshua Chinedu Obika, has defended his movement across political parties, saying his decisions were shaped by political realities and loyalty to the “New Nigeria” movement championed by former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Obika spoke amid criticism...

Speaker Abbas Tajudeen has declared his intention for a 5th term comeback into the House of Representatives  The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, on Saturday formally declared his intention to seek a fifth consecutive term representing Zaria Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, attracting what organisers described as a mammoth crowd of supporters and party loyalists. The declaration ceremony, held at the Mallawa Eid Ground in Zaria, witnessed thousands of supporters thronging the...

Kaduna lawmaker Bello El-Rufai, along with four others, has joined ADC and NDC in the House of Representatives Member representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and son of former Kaduna State governor, Rep. Bello El-Rufai, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The announcement was made on Thursday during plenary at the House of Representatives, where Speaker Abbas Tajudeen read letters of defection from...