Tag: SENATE
VON DG, Osita Okechukwu, goes after Ekweremadu’s job
Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, has declared his intention to contest election for the Senate in 2019 under the...
Offa robbery: Saraki finally quizzed by police investigators
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Thursday finally met with a team of investigators over allegation linking him to the robbery that took place in...
Senate receives petition to reject Banire as AMCON Chairman
The Senate on Tuesday received a petition to reject the nomination of Muiz Banire as chairman of Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).
Senator Solomon...
BREAKING: Melaye, Kwankwaso, 13 other senators dump APC for PDP
Senators Dino Melaye (Kogi West), Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano central) and 13 others have formally defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition...
DSS, police lay siege to Saraki, Ekweremadu’s homes
Department of State Services (DSS) operatives and policemen on Tuesday barricaded the residences of Senate President Bukola Saraki and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu.
The...
Senate investigates killing of NYSC member by policeman in Abuja
The Senate has resolved to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Linda Igwetu, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, who was allegedly...
Senate challenges Jega to prove bribery allegation against NASS
The Senate on Wednesday challenged Prof. Attahiru Jega, former chairman of INEC, to prove bribery allegation he levelled against members of the National Assembly.
The...
Dino Melaye returns to Senate in walking stick, joins PDP senators
Embattled Chairman of Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, Dino Melaye, returned to the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday.
He walked to the Senate chamber...
Suspension: Omo-Agege returns to Senate
The Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Ovie Omo-Agege, on Wednesday attended plenary at the Senate as he resumed duties at the National Assembly...
Omo-Agege missing at Senate sitting
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta State Central Senatorial District, was on Tuesday absent from plenary.
The Senate on April 2, suspended Omo-Agege (Delta-APC) over a...