Saraki stated his position on his Twitter handle
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Sources told The Eagle Online that Buhari intervened after the Leader of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, met with him on the issue on Thursday
The Police had on April 20, 2017 raided the Abuja residence of Senator Goje
Yet this is not an occasion to gloat by any of the parties. It is a call to increased action for the EFCC
In a statement by its spokesman, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the legislative chamber advised the NNPC to go beyond the sacking and redeployment of a few officials
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Customs, Senator Hope Uzodinma, made this known on the second day of the meeting with representatives of all commercial banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria and Ministry of Finance on Thursday
The rejection came after the presentation of the report by Chairman of the committee, Senator Kabiru Gaya, at plenary
In September 2016, on the heels of the announcement of Nigeria’s first economic recession, Saraki, as a first amongst equals, led the Senate’s charge to come up with 20-points that would help to get Nigeria out of the recession. In addition to this, the Senate came up with 11 priority bills that would help create over seven million jobs across the country and reduce poverty by double digits
The APC said Sagay should learn from the temperament of his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari, who has comported himself well since the crisis between the Executive and the Legislature began
The protesters, who included some Internally Displaced Persons, barricaded the main entrance to the National Assembly as early as 8am, chorusing pro-Ndume songs
SUN, led by its National President, Evangelist Sunday Attah, while briefing journalists in Abuja, said the suspension of Senator Ali Ndume is anti-democratic and must be reversed immediately to avoid the wrath of the Nigerian people in days to come
The Senate gave the go ahead to the Independent National Electoral Commission to use the smart card or any other method of voting its may deem fit for future elections
Prof. Sagay had on Tuesday said in a newspaper comment that Senate is full of people with questionable characters
As earlier reported by The Eagle Online on Wednesday morning, the nominees are to replace James of Ocholi from Kogi State, who died in a car crash, and Amina Mohammed, from Gombe State, who is now the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations
The importer said this when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges
The Jeep has been at the centre of the controversy over the invitation of the Controller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Colonel Hameed Ali, by the Senate
The Senate said its investigations so far in locating the companies have not yielded fruits
Stanley Ezenga, NAGAF’s National Publicity Secretary, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Thursday that the Senate should rather engage Ali on issues based on performance than on wearing of uniform
The petition was brought to the Senate on Wednesday
The request for the bond was made to the Senate by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo