politics

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has warned the heads of security agencies involved in the case of Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi), saying that nothing untowards must happen to the lawmaker. He said if anything happened to the senator, heads of security agencies involved would be held responsible. The Speaker, who was short of naming the security agency he ... Read More »

Prominent leaders of the southern and Middle Belt parts of Nigeria are currently meeting with the Senate hierarchy. They include Chiefs Ayo Adebanjo, Edwin Clark, Obong Victor Attah, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, John Nwodo, and Mr. Yinka Odumakin Receiving them were President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and several other senators. A member of the delegation said ... Read More »

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday directed its members in Kogi State to vote against the recall of Senator Dino Melaye during Saturday’s verification of petitioners’ signatures. The PDP said in a statement in Lokoja it was not in support of Melaye’s recall from the beginning. The party’s Director of Research and Documentation, Mr. Dickson Achadu, who signed ... Read More »

 lawmaker representing Lagos Central in the National Assembly, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday asked her colleagues in the red chamber not to link President Muhammadu Buhari to the ongoing ordeals of another member, Senator Dino Melaye in the hands of the Police. The lawmaker, who is the wife of Bola Tinubu, national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), ... Read More »

A Federal High Court in Abuja has voided Clause 25 of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018, which seeks to reverse the sequence of the conduct of the 2019 elections earlier announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a judgment on Wednesday, held that the powers to organise, conduct and fix dates for elections resides only ... Read More »

The house of representatives has summoned President Muhammadu Buhari over the incessant killings by herdsmen in the country. The president was summoned during plenary on Wednesday. The lawmakers asked the president to appear before them and give a briefing on the security situation in the country. However, they did not state when the president is expected to appear. The lawmakers ... Read More »

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama, Abuja has ordered the police and the State Security Service (DSS) to desist from arresting Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (Delta Central) over Wednesday’s disruption of the Senate’s proceedings during which its mace was allegedly stolen. Justice Isahq Bello, who is the court’s Chief Judge, gave the order Thursday while ruling on ... Read More »

Barely any last minute change of plans, the elective National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) may hold on Monday, May 15, 2018. In a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) dated April 9, 2018 with the title, notice of conduct of congresses/national convention, the party it intend to conduct special local government congresses to elect delegates ... Read More »

…Challenges FG to publish voucher, says we will meet in court The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus Tuesday denied collecting N250million out of the $2.1billion arms cash allegedly squandered by the Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA). He challenged the Federal Government to publish the voucher(s) which he allegedly signed to collect the purported ... Read More »

Senators to ‘stand by’ Omo-Agege Fear over Adamu’s likely suspension Despite being banned, the Parliamentary Support Group (PSG) is spoiling for a fight with the Senate leadership. The PSG, which is backing President Muhammadu Buhari on the order of elections, said yesterday that its ban could only stand, if similar groups in the Senate were banned. It was learnt that ... Read More »