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‎ The Kaduna State House of Assembly has ‎approved castration as punishment for persons convicted of rape in the state. ‎ ‎ The development follows the passage of a bill to amend the Kaduna State Penal Court Law, 2017, by the lawmakers.…

A Benin High Court presided over by Justice Efe Ikponmwoba on Monday granted bail to the seven persons who allegedly invaded the Edo State House of Assembly complex on August 6, 2020. They were admitted to bail in the sum of N500,…

The Edo State High Court sitting in Benin has granted an order for the Edo State Government to apply for an Order of Mandamus compelling the Nigeria Police Force to investigate 18 individuals, including the 14 lawmakers whose seats have…

A faction of the Edo State House of Assembly loyal to Governor Godwin Obaseki and its Speaker, Francis Okiye on Friday obtained an order of substituted service on members-elect to halt the unlawful takeover of the Anthony Enahoro…

*** New leadership will herald proper legislative work says Ganduje Amidst the controversy trailing their emergence, the factional leadership of the Edo State House of Assembly has ordered closure of all accounts of the House. The new…

The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Johnson Kokumo, has refuted claims that he endorsed members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who visited him in his office on Thursday, warning that anyone caught using his office to heat up the…

Factional Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Frank Okiye, has advised the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, not to allow his office to be used by unscrupulous persons to turn Edo State into a…

The Department of State Services and the Edo State Police Command are set to withdraw operatives from the former Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly, Hon. Frank Abumere Okiye, and his Deputy, Hon. Roland Asoro, following their…

Edo Commands of the Nigeria Police and the Department of State Service have pledged to provide the necessary security support for the newly elected ‘speaker’ of the State House of Assembly, Victor Edoror and other newly sworn in lawmakers.…

*** as Okiye dismisses purported impeachment Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar says the drama playing out in Edo State culminating in the emergence of parallel leaderships for the State House of Assembly is a major threat to…