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Ortom to Mark: You’re telling lies, come to Benue let me clear you

Posted by admin Benue, Governors, Headlines, Legislature, Senate, State News Thursday, May 25th, 2017

Ortom to Mark: You’re telling lies, come to Benue let me clear you The Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom has said that the Former Senate President in the 7th Senate, Senator David Mark is telling lies. Governor Ortom also asked senator Mark to come to the state for better clarification on his misconception […]

Senate passes petroleum industry reform bill

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Legislature, Oil Politics, Senate Thursday, May 25th, 2017

The federal senate on Thursday passed first tranche of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), called the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) 2017. The bill, which is expected to take care of the governance aspect of the industry, scaled third reading following presentation of report of Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream, Downstream, Oil and Gas). […]

2019: Why Buhari should seek re-election –Rep, Bala

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Top Stories Monday, May 15th, 2017

2019: Why Buhari should seek re-election –Rep, Bala — 16th May 2017 From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja Ahead of the 2019 general election, a member of the House of Representatives, Yusuf Bala has said he would advise President Muhammadu Buhari to seek reelection. The lawmaker, who represents Ikara/ Kubua federal constituency of Kaduna State on the […]

N’Assembly yet to transmit 2017 budget to Presidency

Posted by admin Budget, House, Legislature, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Senate Monday, May 15th, 2017

N’Assembly yet to transmit 2017 budget to Presidency From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The National Assembly has yet to officially transmit a copy of the 2017 budget it passed last week to the executive and the Economic Management Team (EMT) presided over by Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, to facilitate appropriations of funds for its implementation. This was as the […]

PIB: Senate tackles Kachikwu

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Monday, May 15th, 2017

PIB: Senate tackles Kachikwu — 16th May 2017 From Fred Itua, Abuja Senate, yesterday, warned Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, to stop making what it described as false claims on the on-going process of passing into law, the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). In a statement by its spokesman, Abdullahi Sabi, Senate […]

NASS undermines anti-graft war –Sagay

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Monday, May 15th, 2017

— 16th May 2017 Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), yesterday accused the National Assembly of undermining the anti-corruption war. He was reacting to Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara’s claims on anti-graft war. Sagay said the lawmakers did not support efforts to […]

Uproar, as Buhari tags VP ‘co-ordinator’ in letter to NAS

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, May 10th, 2017

ABUJA — There was uproar in the polity yesterday over wording of the letter President Muhammadu Buhari sent to the Senate on his medical vacation, in which the President said that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo “will co-ordinate the activities of the government.” President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, however, intervened on the Senate floor to […]

Borno Emir urges Senate to reverse Ndume’s suspension

Posted by admin Borno, Legislature, Senate, State News Saturday, April 15th, 2017

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The Emir of Shani, in Borno State, Alhaji Mohammed Sanusi Mailafiya, has urged Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and other senators of the National Assembly to reverse the suspension of Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume. Ndume was suspended last month for his allegations of Corruption against the senate leadership. The traditional ruler insisted […]

Dino Melaye’s certificates scandal deepens

Posted by admin Headlines, Kogi, Legislature, Senate, State News Saturday, March 25th, 2017

Dayo Oketola, Gbenro Adeoye and Tunde Ajaja The qualification scandal that has enveloped the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District at the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, has deepened. Documents obtained exclusively by Saturday PUNCH through painstaking and thorough investigations showed that the embattled senator has a Bachelor of Arts certificate in […]

Senate issues warrant of arrest on customs boss Ali

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, March 15th, 2017

The Senate has agreed to issue a warrant of arrest to compel the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), retired Col. Hammed Ali, to appear before it on Thursday, The senate unanimously passed the motion at their plenary on Wednesday. The decision of the Senate came at the time that the Nigeria Customs Service […]