Senator representing Kogi west, Dino Melaye was on Thursday stranded at a high court in Maitama, Abuja. The federal government had earlier arraigned Melaye for allegedly framing up Edward Onoja, chief of staff of Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state. The senator was accused of deliberately giving false information to the police that Onoja was involved […]
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Senator representing Kogi West in the upper chamber was on Thursday arraigned before a Federal Court in Abuja for allegedly making false claims about an attempt on his life. Senator Melaye, was granted N100,000 bail, with the case adjourned till March 16 and 17. Mr. Melaye was arraigned by the federal government over a report […]
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The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, says he has conquered fear and is not afraid of going to prison. Senator Melaye said this on Tuesday on the floor of the senate while drawing the attention of the upper legislative chamber to the charges filed against him by the federal government. The government had accused […]
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The lingering feud between Hameed Ali, the comptroller general of Nigeria customs service (NCS) and the Senate, resurfaced on Monday when the duo disagreed over protocol-related matters. Dino Melaye, chairman senate ad hoc committee on waste in the NCS, said the customs CG was expected to have received the committee members into the premises and […]
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After his viral ‘Ajekun Iya’ in 2017, Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has released another video where he is seen singing and dancing. The subject of his mockery this time around is Yahaya Bello, Kogi state governor. Bello and Melaye are far from best of friends and have traded series a of accusations in […]
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Senator Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, has raised an alarm over alleged corruption and operation of a secret account by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other joint venture companies. Melaye raised a point of order at plenary on Tuesday. He alleged that the account, which was supposed to be domiciled […]
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The minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, has written to deny allegations of financial impropriety made against him by Senator Dino Melaye. The Senator representing Kogi West, has alleged that the power ministry diverted $35 million to the Afam fast power project without the approval of the national assembly. He also said a sum […]
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The senator representing Kogi west, Dino Melaye, has accused the ministry of power spending $385 million on a project that was not appropriated by the national assembly. Speaking on the floor of the senate on Wednesday, Melaye said the project which he identified as “fast power” was meant to build generating plants that would add power […]
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Senators on Wednesday, resolved to alleviate the plight of workers in Kogi following the non payment of salaries by the state government and have therefore donated 1,260 bags of rice to the workers. The lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Sen. Dino Melaye made this known while briefing newsmen in Abuja. As a followup, 40 […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is not backing off in the process to recall Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west. Since its commencement three months ago, Melaye’s recall process has been entangled in a legal tussle. Speaking at the quarterly consultative meeting at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, Mahmood Yakubu, INEC […]
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