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Nigeria: Edo State Speaker Agbebaku Resigns Amid Impeachment

The Rio Times · 1h ago · 🇧🇷 Brazil

Nigeria: Edo State Speaker Agbebaku Resigns Amid Impeachment

Nigeria · POLITICS Key Facts —Speaker resignation: Blessing Agbebaku resigned as Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly on Monday, 17 August 2026, amid an impeachment drive by lawmakers. —New Speaker: Yekini Idiaye , who represents Akoko-Edo Constituency I, emerged as the new Speaker after Agbebaku stepped down. —Impeachment bloc: One account says 17 […] The post Nigeria: Edo State Speaker Agbebaku Resigns Amid Impeachment appeared first on The Rio Times .

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