The kidnappers have since contacted his family
Author: Emmanuel Leke
Abubakar had in a letter in November declaring his decision to leave his former party, the All Progressives Congress, said he was yet to decide his political future
The policemen were reported to have stormed the area based on available information that Fulani herdsmen were gathering for a reprisal
The NIS boss, who appeared before House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the Disappearance, Return and Reinstatement of Maina, explained that the fugitive ex-pension boss holds a US passport, a Nigerian passport and another Nigerian passport that has expired
This will be the second time the Senate will postpone the passage of the MTEF/FSP
The resolution followed a Point of Order raised by Senator Sonni Ogbuoji (PDP-Ebonyi) during plenary on Wednesday
During the debate on the budget proposal on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday, it was observed that senators criticized the budget proposal across party lines
A source close to the ongoing arrangement informed our correspondent that the UK Government has almost concluded arrangements with the Bayelsa State Government to return $900 million allegedly looted by late Alamieyeseigha to the coffers of the state
Fashola made this known during an interactive session with the Senate Committee on the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, chaired by Senator Magnus Abe
Malami’s position was made known on Thursday.
Maina was sacked from the civil service for absenteeism
This was sequel to the report of the Senate Committee on INEC
The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Emmanuel Paulker, revealed this on Thursday during the Senate plenary
Maina was the Chairman of the Presidential Pension Reform Task Team accused of fraudulently enriching himself to the tune of N2 billion
Addressing newsmen, the Senate spokesman, Abdullahi Sabi, expressed dissatisfaction with the failure of the chief of executives of relevant government agencies to appear before the committee
At the meeting with government officials on the MTEF, which the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; the Director General of the Budget Office, Ben Akabueze, attended, members of the Committee were angry over the revenue projections of the Federal Government for 2018
The development was made known on Tuesday during the Senate plenary
The Senate had scheduled the debate of the budget for Wednesday and Thursday of this week
Ekwueme’s death was confirmed by his brother, who is the traditional ruler of Oko in Anambra State, Igwe Laz Ekwueme
The incident was said to have happened on Saturday
This is coming after the expiration of his six months suspension