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Why we’re yet to approve $1bn insurgency loan — Sen Ndoma-Egba

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Thursday, September 11th, 2014

SENATE Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, represents Cross River Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly. In this interview, he bares his mind on the $1 billion loan required to combat the Boko Haram insurgency and the alleged bid to stop his return to the Senate by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross […]

Mark commends Jonathan for reinstating 16,000 resident Doctors

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Monday, September 1st, 2014

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – SENATE President, Senator David Mark has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for reinstating about 16,000 resident doctors that were sacked during the two months nationwide strike embarked upon by the Nigeria Medical Doctors, NMA. Senator Mark had made several efforts to mediate between the striking doctors and the federal government over the disagreement […]

Gunmen kidnap Senator’s mother in Bayelsa

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, Legislature, Senate, State News Wednesday, July 30th, 2014

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa Gunmen, Tuesday morning,kidnapped Senator Emmanuel Paulker’s 90-year old mother. The abduction took place at her residence at the Opolo suburb of Yenagoa. Details later.wp_posts

Mark advocates stronger public, private partnership

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Tuesday, July 15th, 2014

Senate President, David Mark, on Tuesday reviewed the dwindling fortune of the nation’s economy and called for stronger public and private sectors participation to salvage the situation. Mark, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Paul Mumeh, stated this when the executive members of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry visited him […]

Sanusi wrong over alleged missing $49.8b, says Senate

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics, National Politics, Senate, Top Stories Thursday, July 10th, 2014

• Rejects panel’s proposal to stop fuel subsidy • Wants speedy passage of PIB • Mark blames executive, legislature for graft IT is not true that $49.8 billion oil money is missing from the Federation Account as alleged by a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Senate declared […]

Mark, govs, others seek prayers for peace, unity, survival of Nigeria during Ramadan

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, Legislature, Senate Monday, June 30th, 2014

Urge ceasefire by Boko Haram insurgents THE Senate President, David Mark, has urged Muslims to make the continued survival of Nigeria a focal point of their prayers to the Almighty Allah during this holy month of Ramadan. Mark, in a message to the Muslim faithful in Nigeria, urged them to pray for the nation and […]

Jonathan may not submit confab report to National Assembly

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Presidency, Senate Thursday, June 19th, 2014

The Senate leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan may not present the report of the National Conference to the National Assembly. Ndoma-Egba, who stated this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday, explained that the current move by the Senate to amend Section 9 of the 1999 Constitution […]

Northern senators oppose emergency rule extension (We wonder why)

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Thursday, May 15th, 2014

Chairman of the Northern Senators’ Umaru Dahiru Clear signs that President Goodluck Jonathan’s bid to extend emergency rule in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states will not have a smooth sail in the National Assembly emerged on Wednesday as members sharply disagreed on its desirability. In the Senate, members from the North met behind closed-doors for […]

Senator Iyabo Obasanjo writes Boko Haram, says insurgents more competent than Jonathan’s men

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Senate Sunday, May 4th, 2014

advertisement Ad Info X X Ad Info X X Ad Info X X <a href=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?sid=12386&m=6&c=1″ target=”_blank”><img src=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=12386&m=6&tp=8&d=s&c=1&vcm_acv=1.3″ width=”300″ height=”250″ border=”1″></a> By EMMANUEL AZIKEN, POLITICAL EDITOR Senator Iyabo Obasanjo has accused those in President Goodluck Jonathan’s inner circle of being a hindrance to the resolution of the crisis posed by the Boko Haram insurgency. […]

Mark begs captors to free schoolgirls

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

The Senate President, David Mark, has appealed to the captors of female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State, to heed the voice of reason and free the girls. The appeal is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Senate President, Mr Paul […]