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Tension in House of Reps over plot to remove Dogara
There was a palpable tension in the House of Representatives on Monday over an alleged plot to remove the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, over the budget padding allegations made by a former Chairman of the Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin
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Picture news- Senate screens ambassadorial nominees
Senate President and his principal officers meet with screened ambassadorial nominees as they await Senate confirmation in September.
Read MoreSenate Asks FG To Release Funds For Provision Of Basic Needs Of IDPs
The Senate has directed the Executive Arm of government to release funds for the provision of basic needs of the Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria. It also called for the proper coordination of the distribution of the funds to ensure
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Senate receives presidency’s request for Magu’s confirmation as EFCC Chairman
The Presidency on Thursday, requested the Senate to confirm Mr Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A letter to that effect, read at plenary by President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, also sought
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Forgery Suit: How Federal Government plans to prove case against Saraki, Ekweremadu, others
The Federal Government will rely on the testimony of 15 witnesses, among them Senators and National Assembly bureaucrats, at the trial of the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu and other alleged conspirators over the ongoing
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Senators Dino Melaye–Remi Tinubu ‘clash’– the untold story
Online media outfit, PREMIUM TIMES has obtained further details of the altercation between Senators Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi) and Remi Tinubu (APC-Lagos) which saw both lawmakers calling each other names and charging at each other. Those who witnessed the incident, which
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PHOTO NEWS- Finally Malami appears before Senate commitee
The Attorney General of the Federation and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Abubakar Malami, has honored the invitation of the Nigerian senate. He is presently before the senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters. Photo credits- http://www.nigeriannation.com/nigerian-daily-news/finally-agf-malami-abubakar-appears-before-senate-photos.aspx
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Senate Urges FG To Revamp Road Network, Adjourns
The Senate on Wednesday while observing a minute silence for the souls of the medical doctors that died in a recent ghastly motor accident urged the government to revamp the roads. They urged the government and relevant agencies to set
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