Kogi State Chief Judge, Nasir Ajanah, has granted an interim order for Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, to be transferred to the National Hospital, Abuja. While responding to Mike Ozekhome’s (counsel to Melaye) processes for motion seeking bail for the senator, Ajanah said the hearing for the bail conditions of the senator would hold on […]
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Peter Nwaoboshi, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator, on Wednesday appeared before a federal high court, Lagos, over an alleged N805 million fraud. Nwaoboshi, who represents Delta north, was arraigned on a two-count charge of money laundering and fraud alongside two companies namely: Golden Touch Construction Project Ltd and Suiming Electrical Ltd. He pleaded not […]
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The drama surrounding the case of Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, does not seem to have an end, as the senator has been admitted into Zankili Medical Center, Mabuchi, federal capital territory (FCT). He was said to have been brought into the hospital after sustaining injuries in a bid to jump out of a moving police […]
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Senator Representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the upper chamber, Dino Melaye, is currently in police custody. It was gathered that the senator drove to the office of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) in Abuja to submit himself on Tuesday morning. The senator had earlier said he will make himself available to the police. The […]
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Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta central, has been barred from gaining entry into the Senate. Sen. Ben Murray-Bruce, the Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, told The Punch that the sergeants-at-arm and security personnel had been ordered to block the lawmaker whenever he tries to enter the chamber. He said Omo-Agege had been […]
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Senator Mustapha Bukar, representing Katsina North senatorial district, President Muhammadu Buhari’s constituency, is dead. He was aged 63. Alhaji Kanta Bukar, the elder brother of the deceased, confirmed the death and said that Bukar died in the early hours of Wednesday at the Nizamiye Hospital, Abuja. He said the deceased was survived by two wives […]
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Ali Wakili, an All Progressives Congress (APC) senator from Bauchi state, is dead. It was gathered that the lawmaker, who was one of the guests at the wedding of the daughter of Aliko Dangote, billionaire businessman, died in Abuja on Saturday. He reportedly slumped at his residence in Gwarimpa, Abuja, and was taken to a hospital […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has grilled Stella Oduah, former minister of aviation, over an N9.4bn alleged fraud during her tenure. Senator Oduah arrived EFCC headquarters at 11am to honour a longstanding invitation. “She was invited over allegations ordering on abuse of office and money laundering. One of the allegations concerns fraud in […]
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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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An aide to Sen. Shehu Sani (APC-Kaduna) on Youth Matters, Bashir Ahmad, has been kidnapped. Sani, who made the announcement on his Facebook post, said Ahmad, 45, was kidnapped by some gunmen in Tudun Wada Area of Kaduna South, Kaduna State on Dec. 8. He said the victim had some weeks ago reported to the […]
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