Politicians responsible for proliferation of illegal firearms—Sen Shehu Worried by the escalation in killings across the country, due largely to the proliferation of dangerous firearms, the Senate has summoned the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, National Security Adviser,…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. The meeting was held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja shortly after Buhari returned…
The Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Nasiru Ajanah, yesterday ordered that Senator Dino Melaye be taken to the National Hospital, Abuja where he should remain under the custody and supervision of the police. It also emerged yesterday that N100…
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.…
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 Police High Command has shed more light on why the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, could not be personally present before the Senate on Thursday. In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Force Public Relations…
The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, failed to appear before the Senate on Thursday. This angered the lawmakers. The Senate had on Wednesday summoned the IGP to appear in the chamber and brief the lawmakers in plenary, on the arrest…
Tempers flared at the Senate on Wednesday when lawmakers debated the arrest and detention of Senator Dino Melaye by the police over alleged involvement in gun-running. The Senate, after a debate that lasted over one hour, resolved to step down…
You can describe Wednesday, April 18, 2018 anyhow you like, but it was indeed, a national day of opprobrium. Some would also say it was a national day of mourning. Or how does one describe a day the National Assembly,…
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…