Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday found their Speaker, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, NOT guilty of embezzling any member’s salary and allowances as insinuated by Rep Dino Melaye on Wednesday. Mr. Melaye who had been suspended last June along with 10 others for making serious allegation against the Speaker had invoked Order 5 of […]
TWO proposals by the National Assembly, class of 2007, seeking to wind up ahead of the transition to another government in May 2011, do not seem to make sense, or rather should be carefully interrogated. It is a matter of public record that the National Assembly is perhaps the worst hit by the gale of […]
North Central Caucus Offers Block Vote Ex-Senate Whip Backs S’East For Reps Speaker A GROUNDSWELL of support has developed for the bid of David Mark to assume a fresh presidency of the Senate. Already, no fewer than 77 senators across the six geopolitical zones of the country have endorsed him while senators from the […]
A pro-democracy group, the Gathering of Good Governance, Oke Ogun Parapo Worldwide, Oyo State has thrown its weight behind Mr. Muraina Ajibola, a lawyer, to succeed Mr. Dimeji Bankole as the speaker of the House of Representatives. In a statement by the coordinator of the group, Mr. Wale Olabode and secretary, Mr. Gbenga Ogunleye, the […]
Ahead of the inauguration of the 7th Senate next month and the race for the office of the Senate President, about 75 in-coming Senators both old and new rose from a crucial meeting in Abuja on Wednesday evening declaring support for the candidacy of Senator David Mark. The group of Senators being coordinated by returnee […]
The crisis of confidence rocking the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) might be far from over as a group of Niger Delta youths calling for the removal of key officers of the commission pointed the finger at federal lawmakers from the South-south as being the brain behind the incessant bickering among the commission’s directors. Specifically, […]
With only few days to the end of the present senate, a new amendment to the Senate Standing Order that would effectively shut the door against new senators seeking to contest the office of the President of the Senate or the deputy is being introduced. The amendment, which is scheduled for debate through a motion […]
ABUJA-THE Senate yesterday approved N150 billion for take-off of the Sovereign Wealth Fund. This followed the passage of the Sovereign Investment Authority Bill, which seeks to create special fund for generations yet unborn. Senate President, David Mark, who presided over yesterday’s session which passed the bill, expressed confidence that the fund will enable future generations […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, narrowly escaped suspension on Wednesday as lawmakers moved to probe a N10bn loan he allegedly took on behalf of the House. Amid a rowdy session, the House resolved to give him 24 hours (up till today) to explain the circumstances under which the loan […]
In a tacit endorsement of Senator David Mark for the office of the Senate Presidency, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday expressed confidence that his partnership with that of the Benue State-born legislator would drive the nation and transform the economy for the next four years. The presidential endorsement may have further fueled speculations of the zoning […]
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