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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Banks woo Senators, Reps with N225m loan

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Senators and members of the House of Representatives are presently being wooed by banks to take up loans ranging from N150 million, N75 million and N30 million. Each member of the 469-National Assembly is being wooed with the loans to settle personal needs as well as settle down quickly in the expensive Federal Capital Territory […]

Senate mulls amendment of EFCC, ICPC Acts

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Legislature, Senate Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Inundated with reports of stifling the activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Senators are contemplating amending its Act, together with that of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC). The proposed amendments aim to remove the two agencies from the control of the Attorney General of the Federation ( AGF) and place them […]

Senate: Ekweremadu Explains Delay in Constituting C’ttees

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Senator Ike Ekweremadu , Deputy Senate President Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has explained why the senate has not constituted its standing committees, three months after the inauguration of the seventh session of the federal legislature. Ekweremadu, in an interview with THISDAY, dismissed insinuations that the inability of the senate to constitute its standing committees […]

Hard times hit N’Assembly as banks recover election loans

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Hard times have hit returnee members of the National Assembly, as senators and members of the House of Representatives, are groaning under the yoke of heavy bank loans taken to prosecute the April poll. The National Assembly poll was shifted from April 2 to April 9 when it was eventually conducted by the Independent National […]

Senators up in arms against Mark … Plot to stop him from hijacking NSF

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, Senate Monday, August 1st, 2011

Senators are up in arms against Senate President, David Mark over what they termed ‘deliberate exclusion’ from participation in the affairs of the country on the floor of the Senate. Daily Sun gathered at the weekend that some new senators were angry with the Senate president for not recognizing them to contribute to matters in […]

2011 Senate Committee on Privatization- By Prof. Emmanuel Esiemokhai

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai, Legislature, NNP Columnists, Senate Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

By Prof. Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai, NNP – July 27, 2011 – At its plenary session, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria set up a Committee to investigate the privatization of Federal Government companies by the Bureau of Public Enterprises since the inception of the sales of those companies to private companies. Since the […]