Ovie Omo-Agege, senator representing Delta Central, said on Tuesday that he would not testify before a joint ad hoc committee set up to investigate the invasion and removal of mace from the Senate chamber. Senator Omo-Agege said the matter was…
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APC CONGRESSES: OMO-AGEGE, OGBORU FACTION HOLDS PARALLEL CONGRESS IN DELTA
Despite the postponement of the congress of the All Progressives Congress in Delta State till Monday by the National Working Committee of the APC, a faction of the party spearheaded by the embattled Senator Ovie Omo-Agege on Saturday held a…
SENATE’S EXPLAINS POSITION ON OMO-AGEGE SUSPENSION
The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly has responded to Thursday’s judgment of the Federal High Court voiding its suspension of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC – Delta Central) for 90-days. In a Monday statement signed by Chairman, Senate Committee on…
OMO-AGEGE TO RESUME LEGISLATIVE DUTIES TODAY
Weeks after the fracas that led to the carting away of the Senate Mace, there could be another showdown at the Red Chamber today, as the senator representing Delta Central, Ovie Omo-Agege, has vowed to assume full legislative duties today, following…
OMO-AGEGE DARES SENATE – INSISTS ON TUESDAY RESUMPTION
There are strong indications of a looming showdown at the Senate on Tuesday as the lawmaker representing the Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, says he will attend the plenary. The senator stated this in an interview with Newsmen, while reacting…
COURT ORDERS IMMEDIATE REINSTATEMENT OF OMO-AGEGE, ANNULS SUSPENSION
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday voided the suspension of the Senator representing Delta Central in the Senate, Ovie Omo- Agege, by the Senate. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, held that the reason…
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: MASKED DSS OPERATIVES CAUSES TENSION
Masked operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) stormed the premises of the National Assembly yesterday, causing tension among lawmakers, journalists and other workers. There was a standing directive barring security men from entering the NASS premises with arms.…
DON’T DELVE INTO OUR INTERNAL MATTERS, SENATE TELLS COURT ON OMO-AGEGE’S SUSPENSION
The Senate and its President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Monday told the Federal High Court in Abuja to resist the temptation of being dragged into the internal affairs of the legislature, particularly as regards a suit brought before it by the…
THE INVASION OF THE SENATE
In an incident that must rank as one of the most bizarre since the return to civil rule in 1999, hoodlums suspected to be under the authority of a suspended senator, Mr. Ovie Omo-Agege, invaded the Red Chamber during plenary…
STOLEN MACE: POLICE DENIES ARRESTING OMO-AGEGE
Contrary to reports that Senator Ovie Omo-Agege was arrested after allegedly leading thugs into the Senate chambers to snatch the mace, the Police said the lawmaker was merely escorted out of the National Assembly complex. The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner…