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I wanted to impeach Ekweremadu —Ndume (By your self?)

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, Senate Thursday, July 30th, 2015

Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu | credits: File copy The Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Thursday, caused a stir in the upper chamber when he revealed how he collected signatures of other senators to impeach the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in the 7th Senate. Ndume stated this while raising a point of order […]

Reopen Bola Ige, others’ murder cases —Reps

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Legislature Thursday, July 30th, 2015

Late Bola Ige The House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday asking the Federal Government to reopen investigations into several unresolved high-profile killings in the country. Lawmakers also called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, to take decisive actions against kidnapping, which they said had assumed an “embarrassing dimension” in Nigeria lately. […]

NASS leadership crisis: Uncertainty as Senate, House resume today

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Monday, July 27th, 2015

Buhari justifies reluctance to interfere By Emmanuel Aziken, Emman Ovuakporie, Henry Umoru, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA — The prospect of peaceful resumption in the two chambers of the National Assembly today was, yesterday, being clouded by uncertainty despite trouble shooting efforts that were still in the works at press time last night. It […]

Ekweremadu: Boko Haram attacks worse under Buhari (2 months vs five years? Has politics blinded you so much that you can think?))

Posted by admin Headlines, Senate Friday, July 10th, 2015

Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Thursday said the Boko Haram insurgency had worsened under President Muhammadu Buhari. Ekweremadu said the former President Goodluck Jonathan administration had almost rolled back Boko Haram and its activities in the North-East. The deputy senate president also expressed the fear the […]

Nobody can unseat Ekweremadu, says NASS South-East caucus

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, Senate Thursday, July 9th, 2015

From ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, Abuja The South-East National Assembly caucus said yesterday any further attack or plot against Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu would be an attack on the zone as well as an affront on democracy. The federal lawmakers rose from a marathon meeting in Abuja, passed a vote of confidence on him, noting that […]

Anti-graft war: We’ll spare nobody – Saraki

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, Senate Monday, July 6th, 2015

From ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, Abuja Senate President Bukola Saraki said yesterday there would be no sacred cows in the fight against corruption, noting that the Eighth Senate will have zero tolerance for graft. Saraki disclosed this when the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Mr. Ekpo Nta, led some officials […]

Police to quiz Ekweremadu over ‘forged’ Senate rules

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, Senate Sunday, July 5th, 2015

Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu | credits: File copy The Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday said the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, had summoned the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, over alleged forgery of the Senate Rules on election of its principal officers. The PDP said Ekweremadu is expected to […]

‘Don’t remove Ekweremadu’

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, Senate Friday, July 3rd, 2015

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu | credits: File copy A group, Democracy in Action, has warned the All Progressives Congress against removing the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. The group, in a statement by its Chairman, Dr. Donald Abraham, on Thursday, insisted that Ekweremadu’s election followed due process and vowed to resist any […]

Breaking news: House of Reps on fire of interests over leadership

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Legislature Thursday, June 25th, 2015

By Levinus Nwabughiogu Members of the House of Reps are in fierce tussle over the election of the leaders of the house who would work with the Speaker, Hon. Yakubu Dogara. Protest-NASSABUJA – The South South Vice Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Hillard Ita has said that the crisis in the National Assembly […]

Jumbo pay: Protesters demand 60% pay cut for NASS members, political appointees

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Legislature, Senate Thursday, June 25th, 2015

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – AS the alleged jumbo salary for members of the National Assembly continues to generate controversy, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, Tuesday stormed the National Assembly protesting and demanding for 60 per cent cut in salaries and allowances of the federal lawmakers and political appointees in Nigeria. The protesting CSO members from […]