The Nigerian Senate in a statement by its spokesman, Aliyu Abdullahi, has lambasted Itse Sagay, the chairman of the Presidential Action Committee on Anti-Corruption (PACAC), saying he has failed in his duty and said the federal government has been losing corruption cases because of him. The statement is in reaction to Sagay’s comment that the 8th assembly […]
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The senator who represented Katsina North Senatorial district between 2003 and 2011, Kanti Bello, is dead. Mohammed Isa, one of Bello’s former aides, disclosed this on Tuesday but did not go into details. Bello was known to be outspoken on the floor of the senate, even though by the middle of his second term in […]
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The Nigerian Police Force has disclosed that Mr. Isah Misau, senator representing Bauchi central, absconded from the Nigeria Police Force. Jimoh Moshood, force public relations officer, said this in a statement on Sunday while reacting to allegations by Misau that Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police, collects between N10 million to N15 million from police commissioners […]
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The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a statement signed by its State Chairman, Chief (Dr.) Davies Ibiamu Ikanya and circulated by Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze his Media Chief on Thursday expressed gladness and thanks to God Almighty for the victories of her candidates in their various cases in the Appeal […]
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Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has said that due to the rising tensions in the polity, the passage of Bills to mitigate against hate speech and jungle justice will comprise a major part of the Senate’s social impact agenda when it resumes in September. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and […]
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The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed Sept. 11 to deliver judgment in the suit filed by Sen. Dino Melaye (APC- Kogi), challenging his planned recall by some voters in his constituency. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, fixed the September date after listening to arguments from all parties involved in the suit. The Independent National Electoral Commission […]
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Reacting to protests by a coalition of civil society organizations under the aegis of ‘OurMumuDonDo,’ demanding the resignation of the president over his long medical vacation in London, the senate on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari has broken no law, The senate made this known in a statement released by Aliyu Abdullahi, its spokesperson. Protesters […]
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The Senate has ordered the arrest of the chief executive officers of 30 companies for allegedly failing to appear before it. The companies are alleged to have been involved in the N30 trillion-revenue believed to have been lost by the country in its maritime sector. The companies include mobile giant Globacom, Crown Flour Mills, British […]
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The National Assembly has concluded its review and voting on constitution amendments. The senators did their review and voting on amendment of up to 33 laws in the Constitution, while members of the house of representatives voted on Thursday. The Voting Process Except for exceptional cases, 73 votes were required for an amendment to pass […]
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The senate has passed the Nigeria intelligence financial agency (NFIA) bill which seeks to strip the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of power to investigate financial crimes. The bill was passed after it was read for the third time by the lawmakers but without the usual public hearing organized to consider opinions of concerned parties […]
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