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A fresh crisis has broken out in the Rivers State House of Assembly as the lawmakers on Monday launched an impeachment proceeding against the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The House also removed its leader, Edison Ehie for alleged supervision of the burning of the Assembly Complex on Sunday night. All these followed an emergency sitting…
The Senate on Friday, October 27, vowed to summon the Group Chief Executive Officer, of theNigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, over the lack of funds to explore and develop new frontier acreages. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Gas, Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, gave this hint while briefing the press after…
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The consolidated bill seeking to bar a serving Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor from partisan politics and also reposition the bank for efficiency, scaled second reading in the Senate on Wednesday, October 25. One of the consolidated Bills titled: “Central Bank of Nigeria (Establishment) (Amendment) Bill 2023” was sponsored by Senator Steve Karimi (APC…
The upper legislative chamber has on Tuesday, October 3, amended its standing orders to bar first-term senators from vying for the position of Senate president and deputy Senate president. This came a few months after Senator Abdulaziz Yari, a first-term senator who had earlier served in the House of Representatives, contested against Senator Godswill Akpabio…
The president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, clocked 100 days in office this week. He was elected to the position on June 13 in a keenly contested poll shaped by intrigues, acrimony and high-wired politics which observers described as a heavily monetized election due to the role money played in the race. Akpabio polled 63…
There are indications, that the feuding in the Senate, and the plot against the leadership have persisted despite efforts to calm frayed nerves. It is now clear that the war threat is not over. During the week, the plots against the Senate leadership headed by Obong Godswill Akpabio, Senate President, thickened, with former governors among…
Reports of plots to impeach Senate President Godswill Akpabio assumed a new twist earlier this week following indications that no fewer than 10 of the former governors in the upper chamber and a coalition of civic organizations are now calling for his impeachment. Some pro-Akpabio senators were on Tuesday said to have embarked on a…
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An ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives has queried the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for recruiting about 300 staff without advertising the vacancies. The committee is investigating ministries, departments, agencies (MDAs), parastatals, and tertiary institutions on personnel recruitment, employment racketeering, and the mismanagement of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information (IPPIS)….
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President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has been upbraided by Nigerians on social media platforms following his announcement on national television, the vacation allowances paid into the accounts of members. The red chamber members and the principal officers have since faced heavy backlash on social media following what many described as unpardonable gaffe made by…
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The Nigerian Senate has advised President Bola Tinubu to engage in diplomacy in order to return Niger Republic to democratic rule and restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum to power. The Red Chamber made the resolution after a four-hour closed-door session on Saturday to discuss the political development in the West African country. The resolution of…
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