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Corruption Politics, Legislature, Senate, Top Stories
Monday, April 18th, 2016
NLC President Ayuba Wabba Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The Nigeria Labour Congress has called on the Senate to return the 108 Toyota Land Cruiser jeeps that were delivered to some Senators last Thursday to the supplier or face the anger of Nigerians. The President of the NLC, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, said in a statement on Monday […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Latest Politics, Legislature, Party Politics, Senate, South-East
Wednesday, April 13th, 2016
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA—The All Progressives Congress, APC, has explained its helplessness in the face of the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, saying the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari cannot approbate and reprobate at the same time. Buhari and Saraki South East spokesperson of the APC, Osita Okechukwu, stated this at […]
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House, Legislature
Monday, April 11th, 2016
House of Reps and its many probes — 11th April 2016 By Kemi Yesufu SINCE the 1999 swearing-in of President Olusegun Obasanjo which signaled the return of democracy, the public has witnessed the National Assembly initiating probes into different sectors. Majority of Nigerians, the unlettered and the educated, without knowing the technicality of the National Assembly being […]
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Legislature, Senate
Saturday, April 9th, 2016
Saraki alleges plot to unleash sponsored protests — 10th April 2016 By Ayo Alonge THE Office of Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has alleged that it has uncovered plots by some politicians to sponsor protests against the Senate President, over his ongoing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. In a statement signed by the Special […]
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Corruption Politics, Delta, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate, State News
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
John Alechenu, Sunday Aborisade, Eniola Akinkuotu, Adelani Adepegba and Oladimeji Ramon The Senate President, Bukola Saraki’s family and a former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, were among some prominent Africans named in a newly discovered secret offshore assets scam released by a German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. The German newspaper on Monday released the Panama […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate, Top Stories
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
Finally, Saraki’s CCT trial commences proper — 5th April 2016 Danladi Umar, chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), has dismissed an application for adjournment filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki. Ruling on the application on Tuesday, Umar held that the issue of jurisdiction of the tribunal had already been settled by the Supreme […]
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EFCC Politics, Judiciary, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Nigerian Police, Raw Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Thursday, March 24th, 2016
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has restrained the Senate and the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, from arresting the former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, over his alleged complicity in N1 trillion fraud. Justice Gabriel Kolawole issued the order on the basis […]
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Corruption Politics, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016
Judge Withdraws From Saraki’s Suit to Stop Trial Justice Abdul Kafarati of the federal high court, Abuja, has withdrawn from a fundamental rights suit filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki to quash the charges of false declaration of assets brought against him by the federal government at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Kafarati explained […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Thursday, March 17th, 2016
Saraki: FG may drop charges on foreign accounts — 17th March 2016 There may be a new twist to the on-going prosecution of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) as the Federal Government is considering dropping or amending two of the 13 charges preferred against him. The planned move, […]
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Headlines, House, Legislature, Soccer, Sports
Monday, March 14th, 2016
Oliseh to appear before House of Reps advertisement TOP HEADLINES y Former Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh will appear before the House of Representatives Committee on Sports on Thursday in Abuja to discuss his sensational resignation as coach of the national team, AfricanFootball.com reports. A top source at the […]
