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Breaking News: Tribunal upholds Saraki’s election

Posted by admin Kwara, Legislature, Senate, State News Tuesday, October 13th, 2015

Just as Senate President Bukola Saraki was busy on the floor of the Senate carrying out legislative activities, National Assembly Tribunal sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has upheld his election as Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District in the Senate. -Sunwp_posts

BREAKING NEWS: Senate begins screening of new ministers

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Tuesday, October 13th, 2015

The Senate has convene to commence the screening of ministerial nominees. The Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki is presiding and kicked off the business of the day by reading the out the names of second batch of ministerial nominees. -Sunwp_posts

Tinubu attacks Saraki

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Sunday, October 11th, 2015

By Clifford Ndujihe & Dapo Akinrefon NATIONAL Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, lambasted Senate President, Bukola Saraki, describing him as an indisciplined, disloyal and member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in soul. Tinubu spoke yesterday while denying media reports (not Vanguard) that he was conspiring with Senate President […]

Our expectations from ministerial nominees—Murray-Bruce

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, Ministries, Senate Sunday, October 11th, 2015

Abuja—A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, senator from Bayelsa State, Ben Muray-Bruce, has said President Muhammadu Buhari had the right to appoint those he could work with as his ministers, provided such appointees met the expectations of the Red Chamber and Nigerians. Murray-Bruce spoke in Abuja, weekend, when the members of Ben Bruce Vanguard, BBV, paid […]

No immunity for NASS heads

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Sunday, October 11th, 2015

Predictable public outrage has trailed the proposal from a section of federal lawmakers to move to change the constitution to include the Senate President and his Deputy, Speaker of the House of Representatives and his Deputy as well as the Chief Justice of the Federation in the list of public officers to enjoy the immunity […]

Revealed at last: Salary and allowances of National Assembly members

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Saturday, October 10th, 2015

By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor The controversy over the monthly salary of a Nigerian lawmaker has finally been laid to rest with a formal disclosure of what the legislators earn. The National Institute of Legislative Studies, NILS, apparently worried by growing public outcry against the Nigerian lawmakers, on Friday released a set of documents, […]

Ministerial list: Senate sets criteria for screening Wed. • It’s no longer business as usual –Saraki (Until you are bribed)

Posted by admin Headlines, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Thursday, October 1st, 2015

-Punch The Senate will on Wednesday decide the procedure for screening ministerial nominees submitted to it by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, who said this in an exclusive interview with one of our correspondents on Thursday in Abuja, assured Nigerians that the screening of ministerial nominees would not be delayed by the […]

Photos: Saraki receives ministerial list

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, September 30th, 2015

The President of the Senata, Abubakar Bukola Saraki received the document containing President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees from the Chief of Staff to Mr. President, Abba Kyari (with cap), and the Special Adviser to Mr. President on National Assembly (Senate) Sen. Ita Enang. LEwp_posts

Judge withdraws from Saraki’s case over negative reports

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, September 30th, 2015

Justice R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja has remitted Senate President Bukola Saraki’s case to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed, for reassigning to another judge. The judge, in returning the case file to the CJN on Wednesday, cited “negative reports” on the case as informing his decision.wp_posts

Senate in rowdy session as 83 members back Saraki

Posted by admin General Politics, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, September 30th, 2015

Senate President, Bukola Saraki THE Senate, expectedly, had a stormy session on Tuesday as some members of the upper legislative chamber protested the passing of vote of confidence in the Senate president, Olusola Saraki, by 83 senators. Tuesday was the Senate’s first plenary since the arraignment of Saraki by the Code of Conduct Bureau […]