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Reps $620,000 bribe panel submits report next week

Posted by admin House, Legislature Friday, November 2nd, 2012

House of Representatives is expected to receive the report of its Committee on Ethics and Privileges on the investigation into the $620,000 bribery allegation next week. The Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, said this in Abuja on Thursday while speaking with reporters. A four-time member of the House and […]

Terrorism: IG puts two senators, ex-gov under watch (What a joke)

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

TWO Senators and a former governor are currently under surveillance with a view to determining their alleged involvement in the activities of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, said on Wednesday. The three, according to Abubakar, are Senators Ahmed Zanna and Ali Ndume, and a former Governor of Borno State, […]

Reps reject 25%, insist on 7.5% pension for PHCN workers

Posted by admin House, Legislature Friday, October 26th, 2012

As the Federal Government and labour representatives move to resume the deadlocked talks with workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria over their factitious pension fund, there are indications of fresh obstacles to successful negotiations. Essentially, the House of Representatives Committee on Power is not in favour of giving a special treatment to the […]

Senator told Boko Haram to threaten Adoke – SSS

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

The State Security Service on Wednesday told an Abuja Federal High Court that Senator Aliyu Ndume asked a self-confessed spokesman of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Ali Kodunga (a.ka Al-Zawahiri), to call and threaten the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,Mohammed Adoke (SAN). Konduga has since been convicted on two counts of […]

Deputy Senate President: Some National Assembly members can barely write their names

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Thursday, October 18th, 2012

Font size: 0 Comments Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, has lamented the low quality of leaders in the country. He frowned on the educational quality of some National Assembly members, saying they can barely write their names. Ekweremadu stated this in Awka, the Anambra State capital on Monday while delivering the 2012 […]

BUDGET 2013: Senate sets condition for passage

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Thursday, October 18th, 2012

By Clara Nwachukwu & Henry Umoru ABUJA-THE Senate, yesterday, said that the Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs of the Executive arm, have only implemented 30 per cent of the 2012 budget as against claims of slightly above 40 per cent implementation by the Presidency. There were strong indications that the strained relationship between the Executive […]

$620,000 bribery allegation: Pressure, intrigues stall prosecution

Posted by admin House, Legislature Monday, October 15th, 2012

THE last may not have been heard about the prosecution of the erstwhile fuel subsidy regime chairman, Farouk Lawan, over the $620,000 bribery allegation. Impeccable police sources disclosed to the Nigerian Tribune that intrigues, power play and pressure are now mounting on the police to stop the prosecution of the embattled chairman of the former House of […]

Senate probes UI’s financial activities

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

Written by Adebayo Waheed Tuesday, 09 October 2012 The Senate Committee on Education, on Monday, issued a two-week ultimatum to the authorities of the University of Ibadan to explain its financial activities and budgetary implementation in the last one year. The committee, chaired by Senator Uche Chukwumerije, made the demand during its visit to […]

Senate to limit Presidency’s power on ecological fund

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Monday, October 8th, 2012

October 8, 2012 by Oluwole Josiah, Abuja 3 Comments NATIONAL Assembly is set to introduce a law to curtail the President’s discretion in the administration of the one per cent Ecological Fund. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Ahmed Lawan, told our correspondent in Abuja that a law would be put in […]

1,000 Anambra flood victims lose N1bn property – Rep

Posted by admin Anambra, Headlines, House, Legislature, State News Thursday, October 4th, 2012

October 5, 2012 by John Ameh and Emmanuel Obe – Punch At least 1,000 persons displaced in the floods ravaging parts of Anambra State are without food and health facilities, a member of the House of Representatives said on Thursday. Mr. Ikechukwu Ameke, who represents Anambra-West/Anambra-East Federal Constituency, one of the worst-hit areas, sought urgent […]