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Health, House, Latest Politics
Sunday, April 12th, 2020
…says Reps ‘ll oversight them …moots laws for disbursement of funds, reneging on public donations …as Deputy Speaker asks PTF to engage Nigerian engineers on the production of ventilators By Levinus Nwabughiogu Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has inquired of the whereabouts of the visiting Chinese medical personnel, saying that their activities […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Saturday, April 11th, 2020
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to ensure equity and fairness in the distribution of the stimulus package across the country. Lawan, according to a press statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media) Mr Ola Awoniyi made the appeal at a meeting of the National Assembly leadership with some members […]
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General Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Senate
Saturday, April 11th, 2020
The leadership of the National Assembly has denied ever describing the National Social Investment Programmes, NSIP, embarked upon by the President Muhammadu Buhari government as a failure. National Assembly leadership comprising the Senate President , Ahmed Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila were earlier quoted to have said that the INSIP […]
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General Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, April 6th, 2020
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has more followership in the northern part of Nigeria than in the south, a member of the House of Representatives, Mufutau Egberongbe, has argued. Egberongbe said this is because the former governor of Lagos has, over time, proved himself worthy as a nationalist, […]
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Headlines, Legislature, Raw Politics, Rivers, Senate, State News
Friday, April 3rd, 2020
The Ogoni Social Democratic Network (OSDN) is worried about information regarding a serving senator representing Rivers State who has manifested full blown symptoms of Corona virus but have failed to submit himself for proper screening and treatment. Credible media reports suggest that the senator was in company of a 19 year old girl of Edo […]
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Cross River, Headlines, Legislature, Senate, State News
Tuesday, March 24th, 2020
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja A Peoples Democratic Party member representing Cross River North Senatorial District in the National Assembly is dead. One of her aides who confirmed to our correspondent on condition of anonymity in Abuja on Tuesday morning, said the late Senator died on Monday at the age of 63. He said the late Oko […]
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Headlines, Legislature, Senate
Saturday, March 21st, 2020
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has announced the loss of his wife of 41 years after a long battle with cancer. Murray-Bruce made the announcement on Twitter, Friday morning on his verified page. In a short thread, the former Senator Murray-Bruce shared beautiful pictures of himself and his late wife with emotional tweets. “I’m broken. Just lost […]
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Corruption Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Raw Politics, Senate
Tuesday, March 17th, 2020
Over N1 trillion has been squandered by lawmakers on various failed constituency projects across the country. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) made the observation on Monday during a Town Hall meeting in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, chairman of the commission, disclosed at the meeting that constituents […]
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Headlines, House, Legislature, Nigerian Police
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
The House of Representatives at the plenary yesterday condemned the rising cases of extrajudicial killing, extortion, harassment, and intimidation by men of the Nigeria Police Force. The House called for the review of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other tactical squads created by the NPF to reduce human rights abuses. The call followed the unanimous […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, Niger Delta, Senate
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
The Senate, yesterday, approved the sum N346,388,900,000 as budget for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the 2019 fiscal year. The approval came following an engaging debate between senators who were divided over the passage of the commission’s budget. The Chairman of the Committee on NDDC, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, in his presentation, gave a […]
