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…
The Senate plenary was on Wednesday at 11:15am, disrupted after suspected thugs invaded the chamber and made away with the mace. The plenary had been disrupted while the sergeants-at-arms are battling with the men to retrieve the mace. Deputy President…
The Senate has stepped down the Electoral Act 2010 Amendment Bill which seeks to reshuffle the sequence of polls in a general election. The bill, which was considered for second reading, suffered a setback when several lawmakers across party lines…
Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has called for concerted efforts by his colleagues to bring to an end the spate of incessant killings across the country. Addressing senators during plenary yesterday, Ekweremadu said there must be a way of stopping…
The Supreme Court, yesterday, fixed July 6, to deliver judgement on the appeal filed by Senator President, Dr. Bukola Saraki seeking dismissal of the 18-count charge of false assets declaration brought against him by the federal government. The Apex court,…
The Kaduna State Police Command has written the Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, to appear at the command headquarters after identifying him as a person of interest in a murder case. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Austin Iwar,…
It was a rowdy session in the Senate on thursday following Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe’s description of President Muhammadu Buhari as “incompetent” in his handling of clashes between farmers and herdsmen. Abaribe (Abia PDP) had used the word while reacting to…
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Tuesday challenged the proposed seizure of some of his properties by the federal government. The government had on March 21, 2018, approached the Federal High Court in Abuja for an interim order for…
President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate to confirm Festus Okoye as National Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mr. Okoye is among 26 new appointees the president wrote, in separate letters, to the Senate for confirmation. Buhari’s…
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has approved the appointment of Abubakar Danladi as his Special Adviser on Special Duties. The appointment was announced through a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Senate President, Yusuph Olaniyonu, on…