By Okoi Obono Obla It is laughable and ridiculous for the Senate to take the position that the intended arraignment of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Deputy Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, former Clerk of the National Assembly, Salisu Maikasuwa and Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Bernard Efeturi before the Court today for forgery initiated […]
Continue ReadingThe arraignment of Senate President Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu, his deputy, before an Abuja high court for alleged forgery, has been slated for June 27. Yusuf Haliru, justice of the high court, on Tuesday, ordered that both Saraki and Ekweremadu be served court notice through substituted means. The summons will now be pasted on […]
Continue ReadingDeputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has tried to exonerate himself from the alleged forgery of the senate standing order 2011, saying he has no business with the production of the document. There have been media reports that Ekweremadu and Senate President Bukola Saraki would be arraigned before a federal high court in Abuja, over criminal […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Senate has accused the presidency of plot to force leadership change in the National Assembly.This allegation was made by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, in a statement aimed at alerting Nigerians and the international community, ‘that our democracy is in danger and that the attempt […]
Continue ReadingIn a fresh statement, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has responded to the story making waves in print and online media, wherein details of the decoration of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu was decorated as “Anti-Corruption Ambassador”. FULL STATEMENT The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking on Tuesday, after he was decorated anti-corruption ambassador by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu noted that if war against corruption must be achieved in all its ramifications, there was the urgent need for the establishment of Special Anti- Corruption Courts. Senator Ekweremadu who […]
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