Leke Abejide
25 Feb
Member representing Yagba Federal Constituency of Kogi in the House of Representatives, Leke Abejide, has reaffirmed the commitment of members of the National Assembly from Okunland to the realisation of the age-long agitation by the Yoruba-speaking people of the state for the creation of Okun State.
15 Jan
A member of the Federal House of Representatives, representing Yagba East, West, and Mopamuro federal constituencies in Kogi State, Leke Abejide, has asked supporters across the state to leave his colleague in the Green Chamber, James Faleke, out of unhealthy politics. The lawmaker was reacting to political comments made by some people regarding the politics…
16 Nov
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise, Hon. Leke Abejide, has asked the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to embrace advanced monitoring technology to curb smuggling and other illegal activities along the nation’s borders. Abejide, who made this call during the 2024 Comptroller-General of Customs Conference held in Abuja, emphasized the…
29 Jul 2024
Member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Leke Abejide, has threatened to dump his African Democratic Congress (ADC)
7 Jun 2024
The House of Representatives has instructed its Committee on Communications to probe the activities of private internet service providers in Nigeria. The move for the probe follows the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by the member representing Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopamuro Federal Constituency, Kogi State, Leke Abejide of the African Democratic Congress…
25 Apr 2024
Member, House of Representatives for Yagba Federal Constituency, Leke Abejide, has sought humanitarian support from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for victims of rainstorm disaster in Isanlu, Iyamerim and Odo Ere communities in Yagba Federal Constituency, Kogi State. Abejide disclosed yesterday in Abuja that he had sent a team to visit and mark affected…
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The Senate said on Sunday that it won't investigate allegation of sexual harassment made against its president, Godswill Akpabio, by the Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Spokesman to the Senate, Yemi Adaramodu, who disclosed this in an interview with journalists Sunday evening, said there is no petition before the Senate regarding sexual harassment and as…
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Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a fake soldier and armed robbers operating between the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and Nasarawa State. This was revealed by the command's spokesperson, SP Ranham Nansel, in a press statement made available to The Guardian on Sunday in Lafia, the state capital. According to the statement, Police operatives…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has directed the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGA) to immediately assume control of the administration of all 23 local government areas in the state. This directive follows the Supreme Court judgment mandating the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withhold the state’s allocations. In a statewide broadcast on Sunday,…
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The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed all staff and legislative aides to work remotely from home indefinitely to prevent potential violence arising from the ongoing leadership crisis. The directive, issued by Acting Clerk Mr. Babatunde Ottun Abubakar in a memo addressed to all staff, was aimed at ensuring their safety and preventing a…
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Nigerian women have commended President Bola Tinubu for approving the recommendation of the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Mr. Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, to appoint Ms. Folashade Adekaiyaoja as the first-ever Deputy Director General of the Service. In an unprecedented move, President Tinubu, in January, approved Ms. Adekaiyaoja's appointment as Deputy Director…
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Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in a major breakthrough in the fight against oil theft have arrested 16 suspected oil thieves and confiscated over 24,000 litres of stolen products in a series of operations conducted from February 24 to March 2, 2025. The operations, which were carried out in collaboration with other agencies, resulted…
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The Ogoni Dialogue Committee has urged communities in Ogoniland to be vocal and active in the oil resumption processes, assuring them that their concerns will be articulated and presented as a unified demand from the Ogoni people to the Federal Government. Co-Chairman of the Committee, Archbishop Ignatius Kattey (Rtd), gave the charge during a meeting…
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Eddie Howe will consider appealing against Anthony Gordon's red card in Newcastle's FA Cup defeat against Brighton as he tries to stop the England forward missing the League Cup final. Gordon was dismissed for violent conduct seven minutes from the end of normal time in Sunday's 2-1 loss at St James' Park after shoving Jan…