The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will commence the recall process of Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, on Saturday 28. Appeal court…
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Senate warns Finance Minister as they set for showdown with Buhari
Nigerian Senate on Wednesday urged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to allow the 2017 Budget run till May 31 as against March 31. This a…
View More Senate warns Finance Minister as they set for showdown with BuhariReasons 2019 elections cannot be rigged – Deputy Senate President
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has assured that 2019 general election would not be rigged with vigilance of the Nigerian youth.…
View More Reasons 2019 elections cannot be rigged – Deputy Senate PresidentSenators suspend recess over Benue killings
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has directed members of the Senate Adhoc Committee on Security to immediately resume sitting He also directed…
View More Senators suspend recess over Benue killingsSen. Misau granted bail
Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted bail to Senator Isah Misau self-recognition. She however, ordered that the defendant…
View More Sen. Misau granted bailSaraki to IGP Idris: Court cannot stop your probe
Nigerian Senate President Bukola Saraki says Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP), cannot stop the upper legislative chamber from doing its job. Saraki said this…
View More Saraki to IGP Idris: Court cannot stop your probeSenate probes alleged $1.35b power sector fraud, as Reps investigate non-remittance of NSITF funds
The Senate is set to commence an investigation into an alleged $1.35 billion fraud in the power sector. The upper chamber yesterday asked Senator Dino…
View More Senate probes alleged $1.35b power sector fraud, as Reps investigate non-remittance of NSITF fundsNigeria’s senate and its basket of empty probes
The Nigeria senate is impotent. So impotent that it engages in theatrical probes to conceal the absence of a legislative manhood. I have followed the…
View More Nigeria’s senate and its basket of empty probesFG scoop N140 billion from revenue leakages-Senate
The Senate yesterday said that through its probe of revenue leakages, the collection banks had remitted N140 billion to the Federal Government through the Central…
View More FG scoop N140 billion from revenue leakages-Senateunfreeze Patience Jonathan’s accounts: Senate committee directs banks
The senate committee investigating the petitions against the freezing of ex-first lady Patience Jonathan’s accounts has directed that they should be unfrozen. The senate committee…
View More unfreeze Patience Jonathan’s accounts: Senate committee directs banks