SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH.

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 SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH. The Senate today suspended consideration of the highly anticipated State Police Bill and all other legislative business at its emergency plenary session to honour the memory of Hon. Yaya Tongo, a member of the House of Representatives, whose death cast a sombre mood over the National Assembly. The upper chamber had reconvened from recess amid expectations that lawmakers would accelerate action on the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police across the federation, a measure widely seen as a major step in the ongoing effort to reform Nigeria’s security architecture. However, proceedings were cut short after Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the death of Tongo, who represented the Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State in the House of Representatives. Hon. Tongo passed away at Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja on June 12, 2026, following a brief illness. His death triggered a...

PHOTOS FROM SWEARING IN CEREMONY OF COMMISSIONERS & SPECIAL ADVISERS IN LAGOS STATE TODAY.

                Today monday Governor Ambode swears in Commissioners,Special Advisers,with a charge on them to work round the clock and ensure that the state fulfils its potentials.Speaking at the well attended ceremony held at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium Alausa Secretariat,Governor Ambode reminded the new appointees that their primary allegiance is to the people of the state,irrespective of creed and colour urging them to dedicate themselves to the service of the state.The Governor said that the state is currently experiencing rapid urbanization and thus requires hard thinking solutions to develop befitting infrastructure to cater for the increasing population.He said ''My fellow colleagues in the cabinet,Lagos is on the brink of greatness and you have all been given this platform to write your names in gold.You must work to leave a legacy that will be spoken of in glowing terms in years to come.The challenges that comes with the boisterous profile of the state as one of the world's fastest growing cosmopolitan city state are as many as the opportunities that abound in it.We have all the ingredients to compete globally in all sectors,and we must.We owe it to the people of Lagos and to ourselves.You are today,being handed the reins to the government of Lagos state and together,we must fullfil the massive potentials of our state''.More photos below.                        

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