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Fresh crisis looms in House of Reps over members’ pay

Posted by admin House, Legislature Monday, February 18th, 2013

Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North As the National Assembly tries to wriggle out of the budget padding feud with the Presidency, a fresh round of crisis is looming in the House of Representatives following allegation by some aggrieved members that the leadership has short-changed them in the payment of their salaries and allowances. The aggrieved […]

Reps move to ban the use of foreign currency (They will be the first to violate it)

Posted by admin House, Legislature Thursday, February 14th, 2013

*Say it’s wrong for dollars, others to be freely used in Nigeria * Why Excess Crude Account is not designated in dollars — CBN * MintS earned N2 billion in 2012 By Okey Ndiribe, Henry Umoru & Emman Ovuakporie ABUJA —The House of Representatives, yesterday, moved to ban the use of foreign currencies in local […]

Farouk Lawan, Boniface Emenalo granted N10m bail

Posted by admin House, Legislature Friday, February 8th, 2013

The erstwhile Chairman and Secretary of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy probe, Farouk Lawan and Boniface Emenalo who were remanded in prison custody last week have been granted N10 million bail each. The Federal High Court on Friday in Abuja granted the lawmakers N10m bail each and also ban the lawmakers […]

Farouk Lawan: Reps storm Kuje Prisons (in support of corruption)

Posted by admin House, Legislature Thursday, February 7th, 2013

From FRED ITUA, Abuja Following the decision of an Abuja Federal High Court last Friday to order the remand in prison custody, of a member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, the Kuje Prison where he was taken to has become a Mecca of sorts with different political groups, especially some members of the […]

Former House of Rep Speaker Patricia Etteh goes back to school

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature Monday, February 4th, 2013

The former speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, better known as a hair dresser, is studying for a law degree Five years after her tumultuous four-month stint as the head of Nigeria’s parliament, during which time she was tagged an ‘illiterate hair dresser,’ Nigeria’s first female Speaker of the House of Representatives, Patricia Etteh, has […]

First day in jail: Farouk, Emenalo reject prison food

Posted by admin House, Legislature Sunday, February 3rd, 2013

A member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, and the Secretary of the Ad Hoc Committee on Monitoring of Fuel Subsidy Regime, Boniface Emenalo, who are being detained at Kuje Prison, Abuja, on a court order, are enjoying special treatment that includes food cooked outside the prison wall. Both of them are being kept […]

Farouk Lawan charged with fraud

Posted by admin House, Legislature Sunday, February 3rd, 2013

At long last, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other-Related Offences Commission will today arraign a member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, over a seven-count charge bearing on corrupt enrichment. The charge stems from allegations by a businessman, Chief Femi Otedola, that Lawan demanded and received $620,000 as a bribe from him while he […]

Police Pension scam: Reps ask EFCC, AGF to appeal judgment

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Nigerian Police Wednesday, January 30th, 2013

…demand stiffer punishment for Yusuf, others BY OKEY NDIRIBE & EMMAN OVUAKPORIE ABUJA — IRKED by public condemnation of the judgment on Mr John Yakubu Yusuf and others undergoing trial for the over N38 billion Police Pension scam at the FCT High Court, Abuja, the House of Representatives, Wednesday, asked the Economic and Financial Crimes […]

We’ll revisit Farouk Lawan $620,000 bribery scandal -Reps

Posted by admin House, Legislature Saturday, January 26th, 2013

Following Festus Keyamo’s call that Farouk Lawan of the infamous $620,000 cash for clearance scandal be brought to book, the house of Representatives says it would not sweep the matter the under the carpet. Keyamo, a fiery Lagos Lawyer sensing that the case may be killed as usual, had announced in a statement issued on […]

Tambuwal to speak at Michigan University Business School

Posted by admin American Politics, House, Legislature Saturday, January 26th, 2013

The Speaker, Nigeria House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal is to speak at the 1st Annual Africa Business Conference of the University of Michighan, United States on Friday, February 8, 2013. PSN gathered that the speaker would discuss issues related to growth through awareness and investing in Africa. Also speaking about the event, the organisers […]