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    Politics Senate Urges Buhari to Urgently Appoint A Separate Minister Of Power

    Nigerian Senate on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently appoint a separate minister for the ministry of power due to critical challenges facing the sector. The senator said the current minister, Babatunde Fashola is overwhelmed by functions in other ministerial portfolios...
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    Politics Nigerian Senators Kick as Buhari's Appointees Resume Through Backdoor

    Nigerian senators are kicking as appointees of President Muhammadu Buhari for the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) and Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) have assumed duties without confirmation. According to Dailytrust report, the Senators said Lanre Gbajabiamila who had...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Summons NNPC Chief, Baru, Shell Over Oilfield Probe

    The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has invited the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikanti Baru; and the Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, Osagie Okubor, over the revocation of the...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Urges FG To Be Proactive In Curtailing The Monkeypox Virus

    The Senate has urged the Federal Government to liaise with the World Health Organisation and other donor agencies for contingencies against eventualities as Nigeria fights against monkeypox. This was part of the prayers of a motion moved by Senator Ali Wakili (Bauchi-South), titled ‘Urgent Need...
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    Politics Buhari Seeks Senate's Approval For $5.5Bn Foreign Loan

    President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the approval of the Senate to take $5.5bn foreign loan for the execution of the 2017 budget. The Senate president, Bukola Saraki read the President's letter during plenary on Tuesday. The letter dated October 4,this year was read a week after the...
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    Metro Asta's Family Confirms IGP's Wedding With Their Daughter

    The family of Asta, the wife of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has confirmed that their daughter got married to the IGP but was publicly at the Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna. Senator Isa Hamman Misau had on Wednesday on the floor of the Senate alleged that the IGP married Asta...
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    Politics Saraki Lists 9 Senators To Conduct Holistic Investigation Into NNPC

    Nigerian Senate on Wednesday moved to conduct holistic investigation into alleged corruption in the Nigerian national petroleum corporation. Saraki listed the following as members of the committee to carry out the investigation: Senator Aliyu Wamakko as chairman. Senator Tayo Alasoadura...
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    Politics Saraki Lists 6 Committee Members To Probe Police IG, Idris [See NAMES]

    Nigerian Senate has named 6-member committee that will conduct probe into the alleged corrupt practices of the Inspector General of Police, , Mr. Ibrahim Idris. Senator Isa Misau, representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, has asked the Senate to probe the Inspector General of Police, Mr...
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    Politics Kachikwu's Letter: Nigerian Senate Moves To Probe NNPC

    Nigerian Senate on Wednesday moved to conduct holistic investigation into alleged corruption in the Nigerian national petroleum corporation. This is coming a day after the minister of State for petroluem , Dr Ibe Kachikwu's memo on the National oil company, Dr. Baru alleged insubordination and...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Begins Probe Of Police IG Over Alleged Corruption

    Senator Isa Misau, representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, has asked the Senate to probe the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, over alleged corrupt practices and misconduct. Senator Misau stated this during Wednesday's plenary. He reiterated his earlier allegations...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Revisits JAMB, Post-UTME Regulatory Conflict

    Nigerian Senate on Tuesday revisited the regulatory conflict between JAMB and Universities in offering admission in Nigeria The bill was sponsored by Senator Umaru I. Kurfi. In his argument, the Senate leader, Senator Ahmed Lawan said there is no need for post UTME since we trust the...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Orders Removal Of Speed Bumps On Federal Highways

    Nigerian Senate has ordered removal of speed bumps on federal highways across the country. The Senators came to terms on this at the resumption of plenary of Tuesday while debating on urgent need to control the indiscriminate erection of speed bumps on Federal Roads Nationwide by Senator...
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    Politics Nigerian Senators Unanimously Approve Death Sentence For Kidnapping

    Nigeria Senate has approved death sentence for abduction, wrongful restraints or wrongful confinement for ransom. The upper chamber also approved 30 years jail term for anybody that colluded with an abductor. This followed the passage of a bill on abduction, wrongful restraints or wrongful...
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    Politics Senator Bukar Ibarahim Vows To Be In The Senate For Life

    A former governor of Yobe State, Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim (APC, Yobe East), said yesterday that he will be in the Senate for life. Ibrahim had served as Yobe governor three times before he went to the Senate in 2007. He was re-elected in 2011 and for the third time in 2015. He is at the...
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    Politics You Are 'Come and Chop Politicians' – Buhari's Adviser, Sagay Blasts Oyegun, Others

    The war of words between the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) and the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-corruption (PACAC), Professor Itse Sagay (SAN), continued yesterday with Itse Sagay referring to Oyegun and other leaders of the party as “Come and...
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    Politics Senator Abaribe Speaks Over Alleged Query On Nnamdi Kanu's Whereabouts

    Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe on Wednesday reacted to news reports over alleged query on him by the Senators at a closed door session on Tuesday. Senator Abaribe was reacting to a report published article by DailyTrust that the Senators quiered him over Nnamdi Kanu's bail. Deputy Senate...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Swears in Andrew Uchendu As Senator, Replaces Sekibo

    Nigerian Senate on Wednesday sworn in Senator Andrew Uchendu representing Rivers East Senatorial district who replacesd Senator Sekibo due to Court ruling . Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu administered the oath of office on Senator Uchedu. The Court of Appeal in Abuja had sacked...
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    Politics Biafra: Senators, South-east Governors To Meet Buhari Over IPOB

    Reports say that the leadership of the Senate and governors from South East are to meet President Muhammadu Buhari on ways to resolve the crises emanating from the series of ethnic agitations. The senators’ resolve to meet with the executive was reached on Tuesday at its resumption after...
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    Politics What Senators Told Abaribe About Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB Yesterday

    South east senators were reportedly questioned by some of their colleagues for giving tacit support to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). According to Daily Trust, the accusations were made at a closed session when the Senate reconvened yesterday after an extended annual break. The...
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    Politics Recall: INEC Officials Storm National Assembly For Dino Melaye

    Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday arrived the National Assembly Complex to notify the embattled lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, on the petition the commission received from his constituents to recall him. The...
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