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Rivers Assembly: 13 Lawmakers Resume Sitting at Complex in Port Harcourt (Photos)

Thirteen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have resumed legislative activities at a temporary complex in GRA, Port Harcourt, marking the end of a political pause following the expiration of the State of Emergency declared earlier in March.

The lawmakers arrived at the venue exchanging pleasantries and greetings, setting a cordial tone for the day’s proceedings.

Those in attendance include the Clerk of the House, Dr. Emeka Amadi; Chief Whip, Franklin Nwabochi; Deputy Leader, Linda Koroma Somiari-Stewart; as well as members Justina Emeji, Ignatius Obenachi Onwuka, Queen Uwuma Tony-Williams, Arnold Davids Okobiriari, Chimezie Christian Nwankwo, Solomon Nwami, Nwakoh Barile, Prince Lemchi Nyeche, Bernard Baridamue Ngbar, Nkemjika Ezekwe, and Emilia Lucky Amadi.

The lawmakers are meeting at an improvised chamber after the original Assembly complex on Moscow Road was gutted by fire.

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Senate swears in two new lawmakers
Based on this, APC now has a majority seat of 73 senators, while PDP has 28 senators, LP is reduced to 4 , SDP 1, APGA 2 and NNPP 1.

SENATE on Wednesday, sworn- in two newly elected lawmakers.
They are Joseph Ikpea representing Edo Central, and Emmanuel Nwachukwu, representing Anambra South senatorial district.
Ohibaba.com reports that the swearing-in, which took place during plenary, was presided over by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, while the Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Ojo, administered the oaths of office and allegiance.
The development followed the recent by-elections conducted to fill two vacant seats.
One of the seats was previously occupied by Monday Okpebholo, now Governor of Edo State, and the other by the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who died in July 2024.
Based on this, APC now has a majority seat of 73 senators, while PDP has 28 senators, LP is reduced to 4 , SDP 1, APGA 2 and NNPP 1.
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Eleven things to know about new acting INEC chair May Agbamuche-Mbu
Before she was appointed to serve as INEC acting chairperson, she served as managing partner of her law firm, Norfolk Partners, in Lagos.

1. May Agbamuche-Mbu was born in Kano but hails from Delta State.
2. She attended St. Louis Secondary School, Kano.
3. After her secondary education, she proceeded to the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), where she earned her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 1984 with an LLB in Law.
4. She was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985 and later qualified as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales after completing studies at the College of Law, London.
6. Agbamuche-Mbu holds an LLM specializing in Commercial and Corporate Law from Queen Mary and Westfield College, London; completed two additional postgraduate programs in International Dispute Resolution and International Business Law.
7. She is a recognized expert in Alternative Dispute Resolution.
8. Agbamuche-Mbu is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom Nigeria branch, where she served as Secretary.
9. She served on the Presidential Projects Assessment Committee (PPAC) from March 2010 to November 2011 as the sole solicitor, evaluating a nationwide portfolio of major unfinished public projects in Nigeria.
10. She was appointed in March 2016 as a member of the Ministerial Committee to prepare the Road Map for the Solid Minerals Sector.
11. Before she was appointed to serve as INEC acting chairper, she served as managing partner of her law firm, Norfolk Partners, in Lagos.
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House of Rep Welcomes New Members- Igbinedion, Bagudu and Rabiu
The Speaker, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, announced the presence of the new members during plenary on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.

The House of Representatives has sworn- in three new members – Omosede Igbinedion (Edo), Felix Bagudu (Kaduna) and Murktar Rabiu (Jigawa).
The Speaker, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, announced the presence of the new members during plenary on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
The three All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers were ushered into the Green Chambers by the Clerk of the House, under the speaker’s watch.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Igbinedion as the winner of the by-election recently conducted in Ovia Federal Constituency of Edo State.
Igbinedion polled a total of 77,053 votes to emerge the winner of the poll to fill the seat which became vacant in September 2024 following the emergence of Dennis Idahosa as deputy governor.
Also, Bagudu, who replaced the late Labour Party’s Ekene Adams from Chikun–Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, polled a total of 34,580 votes to emerge victorious.
The third member, Rabiu from Garki/Babura Federal Constituency of Jigawa, polled 38,449 votes to emerge winner of the by-election.
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