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Snake sacks Ondo lawmakers during plenary
use of Assembly was in confusion on Thursday following the sudden appearance of a snake in the Assembly floor.
Sources said the reptile fell off the roof of the hollow chamber while the lawmakers were about to start legislative business.
The lawmakers, it was learnt quickly abandoned their desks and microphones and fled to different directions for safety.
According to the source, “The speaker, Bamidele Oloyeloogun and other lawmakers had begun sitting when the ceiling directly on top of his seat caved in and almost fell on the speaker’s head.”
“The weak ceiling also fell on the seat of the parliamentary workers of the Assembly who sat in front of the speaker,”
The session was said to have ended abruptly until proper repairs were carried out on the Assembly complex.
The Chairman,House Committee on Information, Gbenga Omole deplored the dilapidated condition of the Assembly complex, which he said paved way for reptiles and termites inside the chamber.
He added that the Assembly complex was in a dilapidated condition and needed urgent repair but noted that the Assembly did not have financial capacity to carry out the repair.
He said, “on Wednesday when we are about to enter into plenary, a big snake just ran out of the chamber which disrupted our sitting and we had to hurriedly leave the chamber.
“We are about to sit again today when a ceiling caved in directly where Mr. Speaker was sitting, we were agitated and when we looked around we saw the damage the termite had done to most of the wood work in the chamber.
“At that point we had to call ourselves and adjourned the sitting.That chamber is no longer good for legislative business and because of that we decided to adjourn indefinitely. The House will be going on an indefinite recess”
Omole said they would meet the governor on the development saying” Mr Governor is aware of part of the infrastructural decay here because many things here are outdated and not too good for legislative business.
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The Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, has passed away at the age of 91.
The respected monarch reportedly died on Sunday, just hours after the announcement of the death of his longtime friend and former President, Muhammadu Buhari.
Mourning his passage, a prince of Ijebu, Prince Adedoyin Alatishe wrote on X, “Baami Ogbagba agbatewole , Erin wo. Omo anikilaya saagbu.”
Adetona, who ascended the throne in 1960, was one of Nigeria’s longest-reigning traditional rulers and widely revered for his contributions to the sociopolitical development of Ijebuland and Ogun State at large.
Former president muhammadu Buhari has died at a hospital in London this afternoon according to the family, He was former military head of state in 1983.
The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London. May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus, Amin.”
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Breaking : Tinubu returns to Abuja tonight after diplomatic visits to Saint Lucia, Brazil,Says Onanuga
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to arrive Abuja later tonight following a two-nation diplomatic tour that took him to Saint Lucia in the Caribbean and Brazil in South America.
His return was confirmed in a message posted on Saturday afternoon by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, on his verified X handle, @aonanuga1956.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returns to Abuja today after his two-nation visit to Saint Lucia and Brazil,” the presidential aide stated.
The President departed Nigeria on Saturday, June 28 for what was described as a strategic outreach aimed at strengthening ties with regions historically under-engaged in Nigeria’s diplomatic matrix.
His first stop was Saint Lucia, where he made a historic visit to build new ties and explore emerging partnerships with Caribbean states.
While in Saint Lucia, Tinubu interacted with regional leaders under the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), reinforcing Nigeria’s growing interest in Caribbean diplomacy and South-South cooperation.
He subsequently proceeded to Brazil to participate in the 17th BRICS Summit held in Rio de Janeiro.
On the sidelines of the summit, President Tinubu held a bilateral meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The leaders co-chaired the Nigeria-Brazil high-level bilateral meeting , where they discussed mechanisms to boost trade, infrastructure financing, and cultural cooperation between Africa’s most populous country and Latin America’s largest economy.
With the President’s return, focus is expected to shift to domestic engagements and follow-up actions on the diplomatic and investment commitments made during his foreign tour.
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