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    Politics Nigerian Senate Orders IGP To Restore Governor Obiano’s Security Aides

    The Senate on Wednesday asked the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to restore the security aides of the Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, with immediate effect. Obiano had on Tuesday raised the alarm that his security aides have been withdrawn ahead of the governorship...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Approves Buhari's Request To Get $5.5Bn Loan

    Nigerian Senate on Tuesday approved a $5.5 billion external loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari. The president had in a letter on October 10 requested the Senate to approve $3 billion external loan and $2.5 billion Eurobond or Diaspora bond in the international market. Presenting report...
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    Politics Senator Ali Ndume To Resume Tomorrow

    The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday decided that the former majority leader, Senator Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) should resume tomorrow after serving six months suspension. This was part of the resolutions reached by the federal lawmakers after a closed door meeting that lasted for almost thirty...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Appeals Ali Ndume's Reinstatement

    The Nigerian Senate is set to file an appeal against the judgement of the Federal High Court delivered on Friday which set aside the suspension of Senator Ali Ndume. Justice Babatunde Quadri of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday held that the suspension of Ndume (APC, Borno South) for 90...
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    Politics Court Declares Ali Ndume's Suspension As Unconstitutional

    Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday declared the suspension of Senator Ali Ndume as illegal and unconstitutional. Justice Babatunde Quadri on Friday held that the suspension of Ndume (APC, Borno South) for 90 legislative days (Six months) on March 30, 2017 "is a violation of his right...
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    Politics Power Project: Fashola Rubbishes Dino Melaye's $35m Allegation

    Minister of power, Babatunde Fashola, has rubbished and denied claims of financial impropriety made against him by Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west. Melaye had alleged that the power ministry diverted $35 million to the Afam fast power project without the approval of the national...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Finally Clears MTN From Illegal Forex Transfer

    Nigerian Senate on Wednesday approved a report largely exonerating MTN Nigeria of foreign exchange infractions after being accused of illegally repatriating $14 billion to its parent. But the Senate report also asked Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to sanction Stanbic IBTC Bank “for improper...
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    Metro Dino Melaye Cries Out Over Fraud In Power Sector, Raises Motion - BellaNaija

    Senator representing Kogi West district Dino Melaye has cried out over reported monumental frauds in the power sector and has raised a motion on the Senate floor titled “Monumental Fraud in Power Sector.” READ MORE HERE
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    Politics Senate Enters Closed-door Session To Avert Rancour During Buhari's Budget Presentation

    Nigerian Senators on Tuesdaay quickly moved into closed session ahead of the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari for the presentation of the 2018 budget proposal. DailyTrust reports that the Senators went into the session immediately after the Senate President, Bukola Saraki said the opening...
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    Metro After Meeting President Buhari, IGP Idris Says He May Appear Before Senate

    he Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, says if there is a need, he will appear before the Senate ad-hoc committee investigating allegations of abuse of office levied against him. Addressing State House reporters on Friday after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, the IGP said he...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Threatens to Arrest Police IG, Ibrahim Idris

    The Senate has threatened to issue arrest warrant against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, for failing to appear before its ad-hoc committee investigating allegations of abuse of office against him The Chairman of the ad-hoc committee, Sen. Francis Alimikhena, issued...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Launches Investigation Into Maina's Recall

    Nigerian Senate on Tuesday resolved to investigate the issues surrounding the recall and promotion of fugitive former pension reform committee chairman, Abdulrasheed Maina into the federal civil service. The senate asked the Committee on Public Service and Establishment investigate...
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    Politics Maina's Recall: Buhari Is Surrounded By Canker worms – Dino Melaye

    Senator Dino Melaye has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is surrounded by canker-worms. Senator Dino Melaye stated this on Tuesday when he was contributing at the plenary on the reinstatement of the fugive former pension reform chairman, Abdularasheed Maina into the civil service. He said...
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    Politics LIST: 24 Agencies Fail To Remit N630Bn To FG

    The senate ad hoc committee has alleged that 24 government agencies failed to remit N1.695 trillion revenue to the consolidated revenue fund. The committee also disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was running on a deficit of about N3.115 trillion between 2012 and...
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    Politics Senate Move To Probe Buhari's Bailout Funds To State Governors

    The Nigerian Senate on Thursday said that it would probe how the Paris Club refunds and other bailout funds given to state governors by President Muhammadu Buhari were approved. The decision by the apex legislative chamber to investigate the funds was provoked by concerns that many state...
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    Politics ‎Why Buhari Must Borrow Responsibly – Shehu Sani

    The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, Sen. Shehu Sani, says if President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government must borrow, it must borrow responsibly. Sani gave the advice in a meeting with the Ministers of Transportation; Finance; Budget and National Planning and Power...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate to Rename 7 Colleges of Education [See LIST]

    The Senate has commenced the process to rename seven colleges of education to align the location of the institutions affected by boundary adjustment as a result of state creation. The process to rename the institutions is coming more than 20 years after the states were created. A bill for the...
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    Politics Akpabio Reveals That Top APC Members Are Set To Join PDP

    Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio has revealed that a number of stalwarts of other political parties were on their way to the main opposition party in droves. He stated after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senate Caucus met behind closed doors on Wednesday with the party’s...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Under Pressure to Drop $25b NNPC Contracts Probe

    The Senate has postponed the commencement of its planned investigation into the alleged award of $25 billion worth of contracts in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Following the allegation of abuse of due process made by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu...
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    Metro Former Senator Marries Woman 40 Years Younger, Claims He Was Lonely

    An 87-year-old lawyer and former lawmaker, Senator Cyrus Nunieh, said he decided to marry another wife because he was alone and needed a companion. Nunieh officially married a lady in her 40s on Tuesday at the Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The former member of...
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