The assailants’ car A lawmaker representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Local Government of Abia State in the House of Representatives, Chief Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, on Tuesday escaped assassination. But her driver, who used her Honda Sport Utility Vehicle marked EK 810 ABC was shot on his hand and ear. He was rushed to an undisclosed hospital where he […]
NO fewer than 9,000 security personnel would be deployed to provide security in Edo State, next Saturday, during the National Assembly elections. This was disclosed by the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. David Omojola, yesterday, after a closed door meeting with representatives of Inter Agency Committee on Security for the April elections. He said […]
The National Assembly has appropriated an initial sum of N300 billion for infrastructure development in the Niger Delta. Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Matters, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, who disclosed this in Lagos, said the money was for projects, such as the 704km East-West Road that connects Calabar with Epe in Lagos as […]
Embattled Senator Alphonsus Igbeke has denied that he forged a court order with which his name was inserted into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s National Assembly list of Anambra State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Though, he admitted that there was discrepancy in the dates recorded in the court order, however, he said […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole, has said that the Jonathan/Sambo ticket has great prospect for integrated youth development. He therefore urged youths to tap into it and make proper use of the opportunity provided. A statement by the speaker’s special adviser (media), Mr. Ebomhiana Musa, quoted him as saying, at the […]
Gubernatorial candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Benue State, Prof. Steve Ugbah has said the party would not be deterred in its efforts to win the hearts of the Benue people despite attacks on General Lawrence Onoja and others. Onoja who is the Benue South Senatorial candidate of the party was attacked […]
ABUJA-THE Senate has shelved the passage of Petroleum Industry Bill to Tuesday, March 15, after failing to form a quorum yesterday. Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over the debate in the absence of Senate President, David Mark, said the Senate would not be blackmailed into passing the bill by protesting charlatans. Senator […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has submitted a budget proposal of N236.587 billion for the 2010 fiscal year for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the House of Representatives for approval. The budget, which was contained in a letter to the Speaker of the House, Hon. Dimeji Bankole, and read at yesterday’s plenary by deputy speaker, Hon. Usman Bayero […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, has denied that he was involved in a near-fatal helicopter crash in Abule-Odo village in Obafemi Owode local government area of Ogun State. Responding to a question on the issue at the presidential lounge of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos yesterday, the speaker simply shrugged his […]
With an overwhelming voice vote, the Senate on Tuesday passed the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Bill to repeal the 2004 Act The passage of the Bill followed the approval given to the recommendations of Senator Ibrahim Ida-led Ad-hoc Committee that fine-tuned the earlier legislative work carried out by the Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics, Financial Crimes […]
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