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Senate, Reps sets up constitution review committee

Posted by admin Constitution, House, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Sequel to the Senate agenda as read by its president, David Mark, while welcoming his colleagues from a six-week recess on Tuesday that constitution amendment remained one of the top priorities of the seventh Senate, a 47-man Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution had been constituted. Members, who cut across party lines, […]

Tambuwal, PDP Chiefs fear Senators, Reps revolt

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

FACTS emerged on Wednesday why the Peoples Democratic Party is afraid of sanctioning the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, and his deputy, Emeka Ihedioha, for violating the party’s zoning arrangement. Checks by our correspondents showed that the PDP was afraid of incurring the wrath of the sizeable number of Representatives who […]

Bankole’s return bid causes ripples in House

Posted by admin House, Legislature, National Politics, Top Stories Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

The bid by immediate Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, to return to the House is reportedly causing ripples among the lawmakers. But, Mr. Segun Williams, who defeated Bankole in the race for the Abeokuta Federal Constituency seat last April, told journalists on Wednesday that the ex-speaker’s return moves did not bother […]

Okonjo-Iweala honours Reps’ summon

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Ministries Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday made a 10-minute appearance at the public hearing of the House of Representatives on the illegal concession agreement between her ministry and Single Window Systems and Technology Limited (SWST). The minister was on Monday threatened with an arrest if she failed to appear before the ad-hoc committee by […]

State police, new states, others, top Senate agenda

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

The Seventh Senate resumed yesterday in Abuja with the leadership setting the agenda for what to expect from the lawmakers of the upper legislative chamber just as the House of Representatives summoned security chiefs over terrorism. Welcoming the senators back to the chamber yesterday, Senate President David Mark listed amendments to the Constitution and Electoral […]

Single term: Electorate will decide our position–Reps

Posted by admin House, Legislature Saturday, September 10th, 2011

Chairman, House Ad-Hoc Committee on Media and Publicity, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele The House of Representatives on Friday said the Nigerian electorate, not the legislature, would decide whether lawmakers would endorse President Goodluck Jonathan’s single term proposal or not. The House reacted to the issue in Abuja ahead of Tuesday’s (September 13) reconvening of the National […]

We are determined to get Orlu State –Senator Uzodinma

Posted by admin Imo, Legislature, Senate, State News Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

Senator Hope Uzodinma fought a long drawn battle, stretching to the Supreme Court, before emerging as Senator representing Orlu Zone in Imo state. But he has put the political battle, which he describes as ‘survival of the fittest’, behind him to face the duty of legislation and pursuit of better things for his people. His […]

Atiku, Rep support foreign investigators

Posted by admin House, Legislature, United Nations Monday, August 29th, 2011

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has thrown his weight behind the involvement of foreign investigators to unravel those responsible for the bombing of the United Nation’s Building in Abuja on Friday. Also, the Chairman, Ad hoc committee of House of Representatives on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele, has described the taking over of […]

An Open Letter to All Newly Elected Nigerian Reps – By Adewale T. Akande

Posted by admin Adewale T. Akande, Articles, Columnists, House, Legislature, NNP Columnists, Senate Sunday, August 28th, 2011

By Adewale T. Akande, Barcelona, Spain – August 28, 2011 – Your excellency lawmakers, I am using this forum to congratulate you all for having opportunity to be among those political trustees elected to represent our opinions, perspectives and interests in leading us to a nation of our dreams. We have lived in the worst […]

Politics: Drama of unending National Assembly probes

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

As the probe of the privatisation programme of the Federal Government by the Senate ends, NDUBUISI ORJI writes on the unending probes by the nation’s legislature What really is the main objective of the many probes so far embarked upon by the National Assembly? Are they aimed at bringing to the public domain how public […]