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Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015
Senate President, Bukola Saraki ADVERTISEMENT NIGERIANS that have expressed surprise that each senator receives N506,600 per annum as wardrobe allowance may be in for a shocker as the lawmakers receive far more allowances under different other categories. Investigation by our correspondent on Monday showed that senators’ allowances totalled N18,642,880 on annual basis. In all, […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Latest Politics, Legislature, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Party Politics, Presidency, Raw Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Friday, June 12th, 2015
The crisis sparked by the election of National Assembly officials was still smouldering yesterday. President Muhammadu Buhari has invited Senator Ahmed Lawan’s Unity Forum, which is contesting the election of Senator Bukola Saraki as Senate President , for a meeting today. “It is all to save the party from being factionalised,” an All Progressives Congress […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Latest Politics, Legislature, Party Politics, Senate
Wednesday, June 10th, 2015
Saraki and Dogora The All Progressives Congress on Tuesday kicked against the emergence of Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara as the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively. Saraki, a former Kwara State governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, emerged unopposed shortly after the Clerk of the […]
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Headlines, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Wednesday, June 10th, 2015
Senator Oluremi Tinubu | credits: File copy ADVERTISEMENT Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday administered oath of office and allegiance on Ahmad Lawan and 27 other All Progressives Congress senators who were absent at the formal inauguration of the Eighth Senate. The senators were gathered at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, waiting […]
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Legislature, Senate
Friday, June 5th, 2015
The Senate on Wednesday passed the Sexual Offences Bill, 2015 which prescribes life imprisonment for rapists and those who have sexual intercourse with children under 11 years. The passage of the bill followed the report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Chaired by Sen. Umaru Dahiru (APC Sokoto-South). Presenting the report, […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, Legislature, Senate, State News
Monday, June 1st, 2015
Ben Bruce and Niyi Akinnaso These are very heady times. As Nigerians waited on May 29 as regards whether an authentic change was in the offing, an implicit debate of sorts occurred between two seemingly different individuals. These two individuals were Professor Niyi Akinnaso on the one hand and Ben Bruce on the other. […]
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General Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Monday, June 1st, 2015
A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu and the outgoing Senate President, David Mark, on Monday disagreed on the need for National Assembly to cut its budget in line with the current economic realities in the country. They spoke at a retreat organised for the Peoples Democratic Party National Assembly […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, Legislature, NNP Columnists, Senate
Sunday, May 24th, 2015
By Anthony A. Kila | London, UK | May 24, 2015 – There is a fascinating metamorphosis going on amongst Nigerian elites that is worth of paying attention to. Like in the biological process wherein animals physically develop a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in their body structure through cell growth and differentiation, some Nigerian […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Oil Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Saturday, May 23rd, 2015
Okonjo-Iweala and Madueke are expected to speak to the Committee addressing the causes behind lingering fuel scarcity, which has brought on untold hardship for many Nigerians. Senate Joint Committees on Petroleum Resources (the Upstream Committee and the Downstream Committee) statement on Friday summoned the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi […]
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Headlines, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, May 13th, 2015
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – AS the National Assembly continues to wait patiently for the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to announce the zoning of political positions, a group known as The Like Minds with about 70 members has emerged to give backing to the aspirations of Senators Bukola Saraki and Ali […]
