The Clerk of the Senate, Mr Nelson Ayewoh, on Monday announced that the chamber would resume plenary on April 28. In a statement in Abuja, he said the members are accordingly notified of the resumption date. “Distinguished senators are by this notice expected to sit in plenary on Tuesday 20th April at 10.00am prompt. “Staff […]
Former President of the Senate, Sen. David Mark yesterday described the Governor of Benue, Dr. Samuel Ortom, as an uncommon political leader. Mark, in a statement signed by Paul Mumeh, his media aide said Ortom had demonstrated himself as a man of the people. He described the governor, who turned 59 on Thursday, as a […]
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to ensure equity and fairness in the distribution of the stimulus package across the country. Lawan, according to a press statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media) Mr Ola Awoniyi made the appeal at a meeting of the National Assembly leadership with some members […]
The leadership of the National Assembly has denied ever describing the National Social Investment Programmes, NSIP, embarked upon by the President Muhammadu Buhari government as a failure. National Assembly leadership comprising the Senate President , Ahmed Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila were earlier quoted to have said that the INSIP […]
The Ogoni Social Democratic Network (OSDN) is worried about information regarding a serving senator representing Rivers State who has manifested full blown symptoms of Corona virus but have failed to submit himself for proper screening and treatment. Credible media reports suggest that the senator was in company of a 19 year old girl of Edo […]
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja A Peoples Democratic Party member representing Cross River North Senatorial District in the National Assembly is dead. One of her aides who confirmed to our correspondent on condition of anonymity in Abuja on Tuesday morning, said the late Senator died on Monday at the age of 63. He said the late Oko […]
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has announced the loss of his wife of 41 years after a long battle with cancer. Murray-Bruce made the announcement on Twitter, Friday morning on his verified page. In a short thread, the former Senator Murray-Bruce shared beautiful pictures of himself and his late wife with emotional tweets. “I’m broken. Just lost […]
Over N1 trillion has been squandered by lawmakers on various failed constituency projects across the country. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) made the observation on Monday during a Town Hall meeting in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, chairman of the commission, disclosed at the meeting that constituents […]
The Senate, yesterday, approved the sum N346,388,900,000 as budget for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the 2019 fiscal year. The approval came following an engaging debate between senators who were divided over the passage of the commission’s budget. The Chairman of the Committee on NDDC, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, in his presentation, gave a […]
Say pay cut unacceptable to us General Overseers, Pastors should sacrifice from tithes, offerings Churches amass wealth, collecting money from poor people Reducing salaries, allowances ‘ll not solve funding problem Pastors are manipulators, they don’t have moral right to advise politicians Dayo Johnson, Ola Ajayi, Anayo Okoli,Samuel Oyadongha, Umar Yusuf, Marie-Therese Nanlong,Rotimi Ojomoyela, Peter Okutu, […]
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