In the suit, no FCT/HC/BW/CV/39/16, the plaintiff, Danladi Ayuba, told the court that despite the subsisting judgement of Hon. Justice Valentine Ashi, which nullified the purported amendment of the provision of Article 47(6) of the Constitution of the PDP 2012 by which the defendant, Sheriff, is claiming entitlement to post of National Chairman of the party, he is not entitled to the position
Author: Emmanuel Leke
The Speaker had before now said no member of the National Assembly can be investigated or charged to court for performing their constitutional responsibility of law-making, including working on the budget
The destruction of the pipelines by the Niger Delta Avengers has reduced Nigeria’s oil production by over 800,000 barrels per day
Jibrin, who debunked the involvement of external forces in the ongoing matter in the House, disclosed that the distribution of the $25,000 bribery money was coordinated by Hon. Zakari Mohammed, Hon. Jagaba Adams Jagaba and the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Speaker, Hon CID Maduabum
The Chairman of the FCT Special Task Team on Abuja Environmental Protection, Squadron Leader Abdullahi Adamu Monjel (rtd), made this disclosure on Wednesday while parading the suspects at the FCDA Police Station at Area 11, Garki I District, Abuja
The lawmakers made this known in Abuja while briefing journalists
Jibrin on his twitter handle insisted that he will never apologise to Dogara over allegations of the padded 2016 budget
This time around, Jibril alleged that Dogara connived with a highly-placed Peoples Democratic Party politician to work on the 2016 Budget
Saraki made the announcement toward the end of plenary
The Committee on Foreign Affairs, which treated not less than 37 petitions on the non-appointment of career ambassadors from some States, disclosed that the Secretary to Government of Federation, David Babachir Lawal, promised that President Buhari will ensure that each state of the Federation is represented in line with the principles of Federal Character.
He was immediately replaced
Tinubu, in a letter written separately to the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, and the National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Tuesday, expressed worry that the Senate leadership had not taken action to address Melaye’s “misconduct” at the closed-door session.
The Chairman of PDP BoT, Ambassador Jibril Wali, said they were at the National Assembly to give support to Ekweremadu, whom he described as a man of honour and exemplary character worthy of emulation
His statement, though factual and represented the true position of things, was not pleasing to the hearing of the Senators. There seems to be more issues the Senate holds against the SGF than the constituency matter. I think the constituency matter is just a mere smokescreen. I will return to this shortly
The Ambassador of the United States of America, James Entwistle, had last week promised to show the video evidence of the involvement of the Reps in sex scandal while on a training in the US
Lawal spoke when he appeared before a Joint Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Appropriation and Finance to defend the statement credited to him in the media on constituency projects
Abubakar also said instituting the case was is tandem with his constitutional responsibility as the AGF
Tinubu had expressed disapproval of the tactic suggested by Melaye, who was of the opinion that commencing impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari will make the Executive back down on the trial
However, both the SGF and the Minister said the nominees, nominated under the prerogative of the President, do not need to cut across the 36 states of the federation as it is with ministerial nominees
The senators behind the suggestion are infuriated over the perceived support of Buhari for the case instituted against Saraki and the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, for forgery of the Senate Rules