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Stop Jonathan’s Recklessness Now, TMG Tells NASS

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

As the rage over the removal of fuel subsidy continues to gather momentum, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has called on the National Assembly to stop with immediate effect what it called the ‘reckless and suicidal mission’ of the President Goodluck Jonathan-led executive. TMG said that the executive should not be allowed to think that […]

Insecurity: Jonathan, Rep disagree on leadership style

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature Monday, January 2nd, 2012

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday defended his leadership style, saying he had been slow in taking decisions on national issues because of his belief in consulting widely. Jonathan said at the First Baptist Church, Garki, Abuja, where he and his family joined other Christians to mark the New Year that expereince had taught him that […]

Katsina NASS Seats: Controversy Trails Supreme Court Verdict

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Katsina, Legislature, Senate, State News Monday, December 26th, 2011

Prominent lawyers yesterday expressed divergent views over the Supreme Court judgment of December 16, 2011 in which it declined jurisdiction to entertain an appeal on 10 National Assembly seats by Senator Yakubu Lado faction of the Katsina State chapter of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). The lawyers are Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), MallamYusuf Ali […]

Tambuwal asks Nigerians to strengthen cord of national unity

Posted by admin House, Legislature Saturday, December 24th, 2011

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal File copy The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has enjoined Nigerians to strengthen the polity through genuine commitment to national unity. In his Christmas message to Christians on Friday, Tambuwal asked Nigerians to reflect on the positive tenets of Christianity to […]

Senate reverses firms’ sales, saves Obasanjo

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Three weeks after Senators called for the prosecution of former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his alleged culpability in the sale of privatized companies, Senate suddenly kept mum on the request yesterday. Before commencement of legislative business on Tuesday, Senate went straight into a closed-door session which lasted less than 30 minutes. Daily Sun gathered that […]

Senate recommends sacking of BPE boss …wants El-Rufai, Chigbo, Bala reprimanded

Posted by admin Lagos, Legislature, Raw Politics, Senate, Women Politics Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

IN what amounted to a wholesale approval of the report of its ad hoc committee that probed the Federal Government’s privatisation programme since 1999 till date, the Senate on Tuesday voted unanimously to recommend the removal of the Director General of Bureau of Public Enterprises, Ms. Bolanle Onagoruwa, from office. The Senate […]

N984m contract scam: Bankole has a case to answer -Court

Posted by admin General Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, ruled that the embattled former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, has a case to answer and must, therefore, face trial over the allegations of alleged inflation of contracts involving the sum of N984 million. Besides, the court dismissed Bankole’s objection against the prosecutorial powers of […]

Boko Haram Senator Ndume released on bail

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Again, an explosion rocked Kaduna on Monday, destroying about seven houses, including one used as a factory to assemble explosive devices at the Mando village, near the National Eye Hospital, Kaduna. Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect were reported to have escaped death in the explosion, just as the police announced the discovery of a […]

Drama as CPC Reps deny sacking by S’Court

Posted by admin House, Judiciary, Legislature Sunday, December 18th, 2011

There was a dramatic twist, on Sunday, to the alleged sacking of two senators and eight members of the House of Representatives by the Supreme Court on Friday, as the affected legislators said the apex court’s decision was “turned upside-down to mislead the public.” There were reports on Saturday that the 10 lawmakers, who were […]

Senators’ Forum faults 2012 budget

Posted by admin Budget, Legislature, Senate Sunday, December 18th, 2011

The Senators’ Forum (SF) has faulted the Federal Government’s allocation for the recurrent and capital expenditure in the 2012 budget. The forum said at the weekend that such allocations had shown that government had not learnt from past experiences. The forum, consisting of past and serving senators, said this at a meeting with Senate President […]