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Armed robbers in hallowed chambers: Obasanjo may have his facts –Senator Mantu

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Monday, June 18th, 2012

At a recent public function, former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, described federal lawmakers in unsavoury terms. To use his words: ‘‘Rogues, armed robbers are in the states and National Assemblies, what sort of laws will they make…?’’ It was a remark that generated scathing criticisms for the former president from both chambers of National Assembly […]

Farouk Lawan: Bribe money missing (What a surprise)

Posted by admin House, Legislature, National Politics, Top Stories Monday, June 18th, 2012

The embattled former Chairman, House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy Payments, Farouk Lawan, yesterday returned to Force Headquarters, Abuja without the $490,000 he was supposed to turn in to the police Special Task Force (STF). He was detained last Thursday when he reported to the STF after collecting $500,000 of a $3 million […]

$3 million bribery scandal: We won’t defend corruption -Reps

Posted by admin House, Legislature Monday, June 18th, 2012

Twenty-Four hours after a media report that the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on Fuel Subsidy allegedly collected a $3 million bribe, more trouble appears to be lurking around for members of the law-making body. The development came even as the leadership of the House has vowed to deal with any of them found guilty […]

$3m Scandal: Reps dump Lawan as chairman of House Committees

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Legislature Saturday, June 16th, 2012

By EMEKA MAMAH, OKEY NDIRIBE, LUKA BINNIYAT & EMMAN OVUAKPORIE The House of Representatives yesterday removed the embattled Chairman of its Adhoc Committee on Petroleum Subsidy Regime, Hon. Farouk Lawan and replaced him with John Eno, former Chairman of the Committee on appropriation even as it passed a vote of confidence on the Speaker, Aminu […]

Reps urge Jonathan to implement subsidy report

Posted by admin House, Legislature Friday, June 15th, 2012

By Nnamdi Ojiego The House of Representatives this morning called on the Federal Government to march words with actions by implementing the report of its adhoc committee on Subsidy Management. Addressing members of the House during Friday’s plenary, the Speaker, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal maintained that the reports of the adhoc committee remained valid and should […]

Nigeria needs strong legislature – Ghanaian VP

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, House, Legislature, Senate Friday, June 15th, 2012

BY EBUN SESSOU & OLUWATOSIN OLUWARINU LAGOS — Ghanaian Vice President, Mr. John Dramani Mahama, has said Nigerian government needs strong institutions, especially a strong legislature, whose legislative functions will hold the government accountable. The vice president stated this in a lecture delivered on his behalf by Ghana’s Minister of Information, Haruna Idrisu, […]

Police quiz, detain Lawan

Posted by admin House, Legislature Thursday, June 14th, 2012

June 15, 2012 by John Ameh and Adelani Adepegba EMBATTLED Chairman of the fuel subsidy probe panel in the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, on Thursday surrendered himself to police for interrogation over the $620,000 bribe he had confessed to receiving from an oil marketer, Femi Otedola. The lawmaker was subsequently interrogated and detained along […]

Bribery: Police to declare Farouk Lawan wanted

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Nigerian Police Thursday, June 14th, 2012

June 14, 2012 by Adelani Adepegba, Abuja Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the probe of fuel subsidy mismanagement, Mr. Farouk Lawan | credits: File THE Chairman of the House of Representatives probe panel on fuel subsidy management, Farouk Lawal, on Wednesday failed to show up at the police headquarters for interrogation. An […]

N96m bribe: Reps abandon Lawan to his fate

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Raw Politics, Top Stories Wednesday, June 13th, 2012

Angry members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday insisted that one of their high-ranking members, Mr. Farouk Lawan, currently enmeshed in a $3m bribery allegation must carry his own cross. A key member of the House confided in The PUNCH in Abuja that most members had reportedly analysed Lawan and Femi Otedola’s accounts of […]

UNILAG alumni join N’Assembly in suit against FG

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Monday, June 11th, 2012

The University of Lagos Alumni Association has joined the National Assembly in the suit filed against the Federal Government for renaming the university the Moshood Abiola University. The decision was taken after its extra-ordinary general meeting penultimate Sunday. The association had filed a suit seeking to restrain the Federal Government from renaming UNILAG at the […]