The Senator James Manager led Senate ad-hoc committee saddled with the task of investigating claims by Senator Dino Melaye that the Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello illegally imported restricted security items into the country on Thursday began its work in…
Nigerian senator, Shehu Sani, has warned that passage of Bill on hate speech currently before the Senate into law will lead to prohibition of free speech in the country because most Nigerian leaders are averse to criticisms. In the same…
There is more trouble in the offing for the ousted Chairman of the Northern Senators’ Forum, Senator Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa, APC), as the Senate yesterday directed its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate allegations that he was…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Thursday confronted the Senate and Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, over the comment credited to him that military coup d’ etat is still possible in the country. According to the Director of Defence Information, Brig Gen…
Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, on Wednesday, said the country’s democracy is receding and it is not unlikely for the military to take over. Ekweremadu said this while contributing to a debate on a motion sponsored by Ahmed Ogembe, senator…
The Senate is asking its Committee on Judiciary Human Rights and Legal Matters to immediately open investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged resumption of the Executive Secretary of National Human Rights Commission, {NHRC}, Mr Tony Ojukwu, without confirmation from…
Immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, have told the Senate it has no power to alter the order of election for 2019. Jega made his position…
Senator Ali Wakili, Lawmaker representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, on Thursday protested against the removal of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum without the general knowledge of its members. Wakili, raised this point of order at…
As the Nigerian Peace Corps battles the Nigeria Police to vacate its national secretariat, the legality of the organization might have run into trouble as the President has not assented to its establishment bill, which was transmitted to him last…
The caucus on Wednesday said the ex-President’s statement was a clear vindication of its earlier position on the lopsided nature of Buhari’s government. Leader of the caucus, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, while speaking to journalists in Abuja, said the lawmakers had…