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The Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Prof. Joseph Albasu Kunini has resigned from his position citing personal reasons. His resignation notice was contained in a letter transmitted to the lawmakers on Wednesday and was read by the Deputy Speaker, Hammanadama Ibn-Abdullahi who stood as Speaker pro-tempo during the sitting. The Chief Whip of the Assembly, John Kizito Bonzena, who represents Zing State Constituency, was unanimously elected by the lawmakers as the new speaker.  

The lawmakers have unanimously elected Kizito Bonzina as the new speaker of the state House of Assembly.

The Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Dr Albasu Kunini, on Wednesday resigned his position as speaker, a position he held since December 2019.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has tackled a Nigerian senior lawyer, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, for claiming the commission disregarded the rule of law and had no business inquiring into how the Kogi State government spends its funds.   The former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday criticised the EFCC over what he described as an unwarranted media trial of the Kogi State Government concerning the fresh case against a nephew of Governor Yahaya Bello and the...

A civic group, the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has called on the police authorities to ensure the payment of arrears of salaries of police officers who are battling to provide security to Nigerians.  RULAAC made the call on Monday during a press conference to highlights major human rights and security issues that shaped the year 2022.

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In a democratic setting, the only form of leadership change acceptable worldwide is through the ballot, whereby aspiring contestants submit themselves to the will of the people. Nigeria as a nation has gone through so many experiences in the course of change of leadership. Without any doubt, we have not had the best of times midwifing this process, given the desperation and manuevrings accompanying the system.

The NYSC on Tuesday commended the Taraba State government for their hospitable disposition towards corps members and the scheme.

Mr Agbakoba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former NBA president, had criticised the EFCC, saying it had no constitutional...

Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku of Taraba State has tasked Christians embarking on this year's pilgrimage to the holy land to be good ambassadors of the