Madobe returns 12 years after ouster in dramatic late night vote, dampens Farmaajo’s prospects Storyline:House of the People, National News By T. Roble GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Veteran politician and one time Speaker of parliament Adan Mohamed Nuur Madobe has returned to the chamber as speaker of the Lower House over a… 2 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News Somali leaders welcome election of Adan Madobe as Lower House speaker GOOBJOOG NEWS/MOGADISHU: Outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and Prime Minister Mohamed Hassan Roble have issued statements congratulating Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur (Sheikh Adan Madobe) for his election as the new…
1 min read Storyline:House of the People, National News HirShabelle announces election schedule for 3 remaining seats GOOBJOOG NEWS/JOWHAR: HirShabelle State Electoral Implementation Committee has announced the election schedule for three seats. The three seats announced by the committee are HOP135 seat, which was previously held by…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Roble, Farmaajo on the warpath again as poll enters penultimate stretch GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: A fresh row between Prime Minister Mohamed Roble and outgoing President Mohamed Farmaajo has erupted amid fears it could unravel the tail end of the long-running elections. Internal Security…
1 min read Storyline:National News Journalists barred from covering crucial Lower House vote GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Journalists intending to cover the election of the Lower House leadership were this morning barred from accessing the venue at the airforce hangar. The journalists were turned away…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Upper House Farmaajo’s opponent Sen. Abdi Hashi retains Senate Speaker seat GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Senator Abdi Hashi, a critic of outgoing President Mohamed Farmaajo has been re-elected speaker of the Upper House. Senator Hashi garnered 28 votes beating his closest rival Constitutional…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Police chief, Villa Somalia security eject Lower House staff from Villa Hargeisa-MP GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Staff from the Lower House of the Federal Parliament were this morning evicted from Villa Hargeisa which temporarily hosts the Lower House within Villa Somalia, the chairman of…
1 min read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News, Upper House PM Roble, President Madobe condemns attack during swearing in ceremony of elected MPs from El-Wak GOOBJOOG NEWS/MOGADISHU: The Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has condemned with the strongest terms possible Monday’s attack on the Upper House while the swearing in ceremony of newly elected…
1 min read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News, Upper House Senate to pick speaker and deputies today GOOBJOOG NEWS/MOGADISHU: The Senate is today expected to hold the election of the speaker and two deputies at the Afisyoni tent in Mogadishu. The Speaker of the Upper House will…
2 mins read Storyline:Archive 16 MPs elected in El-Wak sworn in in Mogadishu amid claims of NISA gun attack GOOBJOOG NEWS/El-Wak: The swearing in of 16 newly elected MPs in El-Wak was carried out on Monday at the Afsiyoni tent in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, presided over by the Interim…