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Edo, Governors, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, March 3rd, 2016
By Anozie Egole Chairman, Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Dino Melaye, has been berated over his uncomplimentary remarks about the wife of Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, Mrs Iara Oshiomhole.Dino-Oshobaba Melaye, who represents Kogi-West senatorial district, while contributing to a motion by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, which advocated the patronising of products […]
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Headlines, House, Legislature, Oil Politics
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
Oil swap deal: Reps invite Diezani From Kemi Yesufu, Abuja The House of Representatives adhoc Committee investigating the controversial crude oil swap deal yesterday formally invited former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke to clarify her role in the agreement between the Federal Government and some oil companies. In a letter dated February 22 and […]
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Legislature, Senate
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
-Sun Senate leadership crisis is far from over as Senator Kabiru Marafa who was billed to appear before the committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions yesterday failed to turn up, but sent in a letter explaining his absence. Two Senators had dragged him before the committee over alleged misconduct even as six lawmakers, […]
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Benue, Election 2015, Elections, General Politics, Headlines, Legislature, Senate, State News
Sunday, February 21st, 2016
The Independent National Election Commission, INEC, has declared former Senate President, David Mark, as the winner of the Saturday’s Benue South Senatorial District Re-run election. Mark polled a total of 84,192 to defeat his closest rival, Daniel Onjeh who got 71, 621 votes. He won in five local government areas while Onjeh won in four. […]
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General Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Oil Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
$24bn crude oil swap deal has no contract –Reps From Kemi Yesufu, Abuja The House of Representatives Ad-hoc committee investigating $24 billion crude oil swap, yesterday, heard how there was no official contract for the deal between Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Duke Oil and Transfigura, another oil company. Indications emerged from the Hon. Zakari […]
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Legislature, Senate
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
Senate leadership crisis deepens •Marafa faces sanction over media reports From Fred Itua, Abuja The leadership crisis in the Senate yesterday assumed a new dimension as the Upper Legislative Chamber directed its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, to investigate Senator Kabir Marafa over an alleged false publication in a national daily. The result […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Legislature, Raw Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Saturday, February 13th, 2016
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the authorities of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Saturday agreed with the Senate to halt the alleged abduction of the senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, to the United States. Kashamu had alleged penultimate week that the anti drug agency was conniving with […]
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Headlines, Legislature, Senate
Saturday, February 13th, 2016
Senate President Bukola Saraki has made fresh moves to reach out to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, following the Supreme Court judgment on his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The Supreme Court had on February 5 ruled that Saraki’s trial should continue at […]
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Legislature, Senate
Thursday, February 11th, 2016
-Vanguard By Henry Umoru & Joseph Erunke ABUJA—THE Senate, yesterday, refused to treat the budget proposal for the Federal Ministry of Information due to lack of provision for media propaganda in the North East. The Senate Committee on Information, which took the decision during the ministry’s budget defence, insisted that the ministry must not […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate, Top Stories
Wednesday, February 10th, 2016
Senate Committee on Works has queried the Federal Ministry of Works over N4billion it gave out to 11 road contractors across the country last year as mobilization fees without any one of them moving to site to construct a meter of road not to talk of kilometers of roads awarded to them. The committee also […]
