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Senate president, Mark, escapes death as gunmen attack his convoy

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate, Top Stories Saturday, March 22nd, 2014

BY JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU, Abuja Senate President, David Mark last Thursday escaped death as his convoy was allegedly attacked by yet to be identified gunmen in Orlu, Imo State.The Senate Present who had just retuned from Switzerland where he attended the International Parliamentary Union, IPU, conference, went to Nkwere, Imo state to attend the burial ceremony […]

Lawmakers’ll sustain democracy – Mark

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

Senate President, David Mark Senate President, David Mark, on Tuesday addressed the 130th General Assembly of the Inter Parliamentary Union holding in Geneva, Switzerland, assuring that Nigerian parliamentarians would do everything within their powers to sustain the nation’s democracy. Mark, who also presided over a session of Tuesday’s General Assembly of the global body, […]

Immigration jobs tragedy: House of Reps summons Interior minister, NIS boss

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Legislature Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

Minister of Interior, Abba Moro The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro; and the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. Shikfu Parradang, to explain the death of 21 Nigerians on Saturday in their bid to be enlisted into the NIS. The victims, among them three pregnant […]

Presidential jet: Reps accuse FG of blackmail

Posted by admin House, Legislature Sunday, March 9th, 2014

Members during plenary at the floor of the Nigeria House of Representatives Some members of the House of Representatives have alleged that the Presidency is using the faulty presidential jet to blackmail the National Assembly to approve the purchase of a new aircraft for President Goodluck Jonathan. The presidential jet – Nigerian Air Force 001(5N-FGT) […]

Jonathan’s administration creating jobs, building infrastructure, Okonjo-Iweala replies Reps

Posted by admin House, Legislature Tuesday, March 4th, 2014

Okonjo-Iweala-budget The Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has responded to the 50 questions posed by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance during the 2014 budget presentation. In a 102-page document obtained by Vanguard, the Minister said, in spite of the many challenges facing the government, the Nigerian economy has shown real […]

Sanusi: We’re with Jonathan – Senate

Posted by admin Senate Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

•APC lawmakers spoil for war From ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, AbujaSenate yesterday reiterated its support of President Goodluck Jonathan’s suspension of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, just as it emerged that the letter informing the chamber of the Acting CBN Governor, Dr. Sarah Alade is pending before the Senate. The President last […]

Women under-represented in all political structures in Nigeria,says Mark (Duuh)

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate, Women Politics Monday, February 17th, 2014

The Senate President, Sen. David Mark, on Monday in Abuja said that women were underrepresented in all political structures in Nigeria. Mark, who was represented by Sen. Helen Esuene, said this at the Nigeria Women Strategy Conference, with the theme: “Building Bridges of Opportunity; 2015 and beyond.” He said that though women had participated actively […]

Three senators to defect to PDP (After receiving bribe)

Posted by admin All People Grand Alliance (APGA), CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Senate Sunday, February 16th, 2014

Nigeria Senate THERE were indications on Sunday that three members of the senate, Senators Solomon Ewuga (CPC, Nasarawa North), Chris Anyanwu (APGA, Imo East), and Ehigie Uzamere (ACN, Edo South), had perfected the process of their defection to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party. Investigations by our correspondent revealed that the three senators would have announced […]

Senate president can declare seats vacant –Nnamani

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Saturday, February 15th, 2014

By Chidi Obineche Ever since leaving the exalted seat of senate president in 2007, Dr Ken Nnamani has maintained a studied posture on national affairs, intermittently immersing himself in party issues and national commentaries. Emerging from the lacerations and even adulations of the abortion of the third term gambit of ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, he zoomed […]

Defection: PDP regains House majority status

Posted by admin Action Congress of Nigeria, House, Legislature, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday, February 12th, 2014

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal | credits: File copy The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday regained its majority status in the House of Representatives following the defection of five members of the All Progressives Congress to the PDP. The PDP, which had earlier lost the majority status in the House to […]