No fewer than 68 motions were adopted within two years by the 8th Assembly of Kogi State House of Assembly and had deliberated on 57 bills. The bills reflected both private initiative and collaboration with the executive arm of government. Rt. Hon. Aliyu Umar Yusuf, Speaker of the Assembly, who disclosed this during the house plenary to mark the end of the second legislative session, said that 39 bills were considered in the first session and 18...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday brought an end to nearly two decades of chieftaincy tussle over the Gwandu Emirate throne, nullifying the reinstatement of Al-Mustapha Haruna Jokolo as the 19th Emir of Gwandu. The apex court ruled that the Kebbi State High Court had no jurisdiction to entertain the suit filed by Jokolo because he failed to exhaust the internal dispute resolution mechanisms provided under the Kebbi State Chiefs (Appointment and Deposition) Law. In a...