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House, Legislature
Friday, January 6th, 2012
A member of the House of Representatives, Monsur Alao Owolabi, has described President Goodluck Jonathan’s removal of fuel subsidy as an impeachable offence. Speaking exclusively to Daily Sun in Lagos, Owolabi who represents Mainland Federal Constituency hinged this on the fact that the president did the withdrawal illegally. Said he: “It is a big fraud. […]
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House, Legislature, Senate
Friday, January 6th, 2012
The Nigerian Bar Association on Thursday in Abuja joined forces with organised labour and civil society groups in protesting against the removal of subsidy on fuel. The NBA also called on the National Assembly to consider impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan “where and if government persists on this suicidal course of action.” The association, […]
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House, Legislature, Oil Politics
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Three days after the Federal Government removed the subsidy on petrol, the House of Representatives adjusted its stance on the issue, claiming it had not taken a definite position on the issue. In a fresh statement it issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the House said its position on the controversial policy would be guided by […]
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House, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
As the rage over the removal of fuel subsidy continues to gather momentum, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has called on the National Assembly to stop with immediate effect what it called the ‘reckless and suicidal mission’ of the President Goodluck Jonathan-led executive. TMG said that the executive should not be allowed to think that […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature
Monday, January 2nd, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday defended his leadership style, saying he had been slow in taking decisions on national issues because of his belief in consulting widely. Jonathan said at the First Baptist Church, Garki, Abuja, where he and his family joined other Christians to mark the New Year that expereince had taught him that […]
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Headlines, House, Katsina, Legislature, Senate, State News
Monday, December 26th, 2011
Prominent lawyers yesterday expressed divergent views over the Supreme Court judgment of December 16, 2011 in which it declined jurisdiction to entertain an appeal on 10 National Assembly seats by Senator Yakubu Lado faction of the Katsina State chapter of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). The lawyers are Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), MallamYusuf Ali […]
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House, Legislature
Saturday, December 24th, 2011
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal File copy The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has enjoined Nigerians to strengthen the polity through genuine commitment to national unity. In his Christmas message to Christians on Friday, Tambuwal asked Nigerians to reflect on the positive tenets of Christianity to […]
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General Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, ruled that the embattled former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, has a case to answer and must, therefore, face trial over the allegations of alleged inflation of contracts involving the sum of N984 million. Besides, the court dismissed Bankole’s objection against the prosecutorial powers of […]
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House, Judiciary, Legislature
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
There was a dramatic twist, on Sunday, to the alleged sacking of two senators and eight members of the House of Representatives by the Supreme Court on Friday, as the affected legislators said the apex court’s decision was “turned upside-down to mislead the public.” There were reports on Saturday that the 10 lawmakers, who were […]
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House, Katsina, Legislature, Senate, State News
Saturday, December 17th, 2011
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja Two serving Senators and eight members of the House of Representatives on the platform of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, in Katsina state, were yesterday, sacked from their respective offices by the Supreme Court. A seven-man panel of justices of the apex court in a unanimous judgment yesterday, maintained that […]
