Judge handling Saraki, Ekweremadu dies — 9th June 2016 Justice Evoh Chukwu, a judge of the federal high court, Abuja, has dead. Justice Chukwu was the judge presiding over the alleged forgery case against Senate President Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, before his death. According to a statement issued by Emmanuel Gako, the court’s chief […]
FG presents names of Ambassadorial nominees to Senate — 9th June 2016 President Muhammadu Buhari has released the names of 47 ambassadorial nominees. The names were contained in a letter sent to the senate, and read on the floor of the upper legislative chamber by Senate President Bukola Saraki on Thursday. In the letter, the […]
John Ameh and Friday Olokor The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, said on Monday that an urgent solution must be found to the “over N1.5tn” spent by Nigerians in search of education overseas yearly. The speaker admitted that this was an indication that the country’s education sector required immediate overhaul by […]
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, hinted on Friday that the upper chamber would soon come up with a bill that would prescribe life imprisonment for individuals who engages in the production and sale of counterfeit and fake drugs, and foods upon conviction. Saraki stated this at the public hearing on […]
John Ameh, Abuja The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Road Safety Commission has endorsed the move by the Federal Road Safety Corps to introduce speed limiting devices on vehicles in the country as part of measures to curb road crashes. A report of the committee, which The PUNCH obtained in Abuja on Monday, indicated that the […]
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By Emman Ovuakporie & Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, yesterday, painted a gloomy picture of the political terrain of the country, saying Nigeria had been under the stranglehold of men and women of a generation that had overreached itself. CROSS SECTION OF STUDENTS DURING AN INTERACTIVE SESSION THE […]
The Senate has invited the country’s security chiefs to brief it on the activities of fleeing terrorists in the North East to prevent the spread of terrorism. The summon followed a motion by Sen. Chukwuka Utazi (PDP Enugu North) on the recent attack on Nimbo Community in Enugu State by persons suspected to be herdsmen. […]
*Ask lawmakers to revisit grey areas in 2016 budget, return exotic cars *Security operatives helpless as legislators, others stranded By Henry Umoru & Joseph Erunke ABUJA— hundreds of youths, under the aegis of Citizens United for Peace and Stability, CUPS, yesterday stormed the National Assembly calling for immediate resignation of Senate President, Saraki, on […]
The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has withdrawn an application to stall his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) pending the hearing of his suit at the appeal court. The senate president is facing trial at the CCT for alleged false declaration of assets. Saraki’s lead counsel, Kanu Agabi withdrew the […]
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