The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun was under fire on Tuesday when the Senate told him that it was not satisfied with the explanation by the Nigeria Police Force over a total of 3,907 assault rifles and pistols allegedly missing from its armoury as at January 2020, insisting that the police must account for … Continue reading Senate probes IGP over 3,907 guns missing from police armoury
At the budget defense session on Thursday, the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation directed the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to revise and resubmit their budgetary proposals for the 2025 fiscal year. The committee, chaired by Senator Kenneth Eze (APC, Ebonyi Central), questioned the feasibility and impact … Continue reading 2025 budget: Why senate panel ordered NAN, NOA to review proposals
The Senate on Wednesday set up a committee to review the controversial Tax Reform Bills that are before the National Assembly. The Committee which is headed by Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South) will meet with the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, to address grey areas in the bills and revert … Continue reading Tax reform bills: Senate collaborating with AGF, review panel
Former President Donald Trump told supporters in a rally Sunday that he needs a "mandate" from the American electorate this November. At the rally, in Juneau, Wisconsin, Trump said that supporters from the swing state of Wisconsin and from the country at large need to turn out "in record numbers." "We need, and I hate … Continue reading MANDATE VICTORY: Trump reveals what he expects in November
Godswill Akpabio says the Senate will consider a request for a new presidential jet if there is a necessity for that but dismissed claims that the lawmakers are set to approve the purchase of the same at the moment. Akpabio, the senate president, said this during plenary in Abuja on Thursday amid claims in some … Continue reading Godswill Akpabio: Senate undecided on presidential jet
Senate President Godswll Akpabio has swiftly rejected the assertion that he was part of the Saraki Senate. Addressing the Senate on the incessant security challenges across the country, the Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, reminded the Senate President that he was part of the Saraki Senate. According to Ndume, “Our security [agencies] have the … Continue reading Akpabio denies playing key role in Saraki’s senate
Over one year after a funeral committee was set up by former governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade to prepare for the burial of late Dr Joseph Wayas, a former Senate President, there seems to be no headway in resolving the dispute among the family members. The committee, inaugurated in August 2022, has for … Continue reading 2 Years after death, ex-senate president Wayas’s burial stalled
The Deputy Minority Leader of Nigeria’s Senate, Senator Kamorudeen Lere Oyewumi has revealed that the Senate has so far identified over 10,000 government projects abandoned at various stages across the country. Oyewumi said that the Upper Legislative Chamber has given approval for a thorough probe of the abandoned projects with a view to resuscitating them … Continue reading Nigeria’s Senate to probe 10,000 abandoned projects – Deputy Minority Leader
President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for N23.7 trillion ‘Ways and Means’ request for approval have sparked an uproar in Senate on Wednesday. The uproar which forced the red chambers into a close door session started when Senator Solomon Adeola Olamilekan who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance presented the Committee report on “Approval … Continue reading How Buhari’s N23.7 trillion ‘Ways and Means” expenditure request caused commotion in the Senate
US Senator Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, said that the FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was the "product of an incomplete investigation". Image shows Brett Kavanaugh testifying before the Senate The White House received the much-anticipated FBI report on Wednesday night, local time, … Continue reading FBI discards sexual assault claims against Brett Kavanaugh
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