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Kogi scenario: Lawyers address INEC on way forward

Unknown 0 News, Politics Monday, November 23, 2015

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Lawyers yesterday told the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) that the death of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not invalide the on-going election in the state.</div>
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Kogi scenario: Lawyers address INEC on way forward

Lawyers yesterday told the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) that the death of the governorship candidate of the All Progressi...

Elections Tribunal verdict: 8 killed as violence erupts in Taraba

Unknown 0 Local, Politics Monday, November 09, 2015

Elections Tribunal verdict: 8 killed as violence erupts in Taraba

No fewer than eight persons died yesterday in Wukari town, Taraba State as violence broke out following the judgment of Elections Peti...

Names & Full List of Senate Committees Chairmen And Deputies

Unknown 0 Local, News, Politics Thursday, November 05, 2015

Names & Full List of Senate Committees Chairmen And Deputies

Listed below is the names of the Senate Committees chairman and deputies:

Kogi Governorship Election: Buhari Orders Audu To Remove His Photos From Campaign Materials

Unknown 0 Local, Politics Saturday, October 24, 2015

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The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu is facing opposition in his party in the state but he is not having things easier nationally as President Muhammadu Buhari who is known to abhor corruption has reportedly told Audu, who has been at different times alleged of corruption, to remove his (Buhari’s) pictures from all the campaign and promotional materials for the election.<br>
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Kogi Governorship Election: Buhari Orders Audu To Remove His Photos From Campaign Materials

The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu is facing opposition in his par...

Election Tribunal removes Wike as Rivers Gov

Unknown 0 Local, Politics Saturday, October 24, 2015

Election Tribunal removes Wike as Rivers Gov

The Rivers state governorship election ‎petition tribunal sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of Nyesom Wike as governor of the ...

Speaker names chairmen of various house committees, APC gets 48, PDP 45

Unknown 0 Local, Politics Friday, October 23, 2015

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara yesterday announced the chairmen of the various committees in the House of Representatives. APC is to chair 48 of the committees while PDP will chair 45 of them.  All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has one committee to chair while the Social Democratic Party (SDP) had two.<br>
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Speaker names chairmen of various house committees, APC gets 48, PDP 45

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara yesterday announced the chairmen of the various committees in the House of...

Lagos Senators; Remi Tinubu, Ashafa, Adeola endorse Fashola for Minister

Unknown 0 News, Politics Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Lagos Senators; Remi Tinubu, Ashafa, Adeola endorse Fashola for Minister

Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has secured the endorsement of all the three senators from his state in his quest to be a minister in the Preside...

Ministerial nominees: Odimegwu, Oyinlola, Bello, others on Buhari’s 2nd list

Unknown 0 News, Politics Tuesday, October 13, 2015

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 President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday sent the second list of ministerial nominees to Senate President Bukola Saraki. This is coming 12 days after the first list was sent to the lawmakers, who will begin screening of the nominees today.<br>
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The second batch of nominees was submitted to the Senate President by the Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari accompanied by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang, at 4.25pm.<br>
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Ministerial nominees: Odimegwu, Oyinlola, Bello, others on Buhari’s 2nd list

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday sent the second list of ministerial nominees to Senate President Bukola Saraki. This is coming 12 ...

Revealed, NASS members salary and allowances

Unknown 0 News, Politics Saturday, October 10, 2015

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The controversy over the monthly salary of a Nigerian lawmaker has finally been laid to rest with a formal disclosure of what the legislators earn. The National Institute of Legislative Studies, NILS, apparently worried by growing public outcry against the Nigerian lawmakers, on Friday released a set of documents, showing what constitutes the earnings of the 109 Senators and 360 members of the Nigerian House of Representatives.<br>
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Revealed, NASS members salary and allowances

Image credit: google The controversy over the monthly salary of a Nigerian lawmaker has finally been laid to rest with a formal discl...

Tribunal sacks Senator Kashamu, orders re-election

Unknown 0 News, Politics Friday, October 09, 2015

Tribunal sacks Senator Kashamu, orders re-election

The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun state as rulled out the election of senator representing Ogun East Senatorial di...

Copy of Buhari’s letter to Saraki

Unknown 0 News, Politics Wednesday, October 07, 2015

Copy of Buhari’s letter to Saraki

As we all know, it's no more a news that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki has announced to the Senators 21 ministerial nominees. ...

PMB on Saraki's Trial: I can be successfully impeached if I interfere

Unknown 0 News, Politics Thursday, October 01, 2015

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President Buhari says he will not be interfering in the trial of the senate president Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal as he could be successfully impeached if he does so. According to him, the Nigerian constitution does not permit interference between the three arms of government, that is the Legislature, Judiciary and the Executive.<br>
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PMB on Saraki's Trial: I can be successfully impeached if I interfere

President Buhari says he will not be interfering in the trial of the senate president Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal ...

Ministerial list: Buhari submits 21 names

Unknown 0 News, Politics Thursday, October 01, 2015

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Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday received the ministerial nominees list at about 4:56pm from the Presidency but said the content of the presidential communication would be read on Tuesday.<br />
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The Senate had adjourned plenary at 2:00pm on Wednesday till Tuesday, October 6.<br />
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Sources said 21 names were contained in the list.<br />
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The Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, in company with the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate),   Ita Enang, delivered the list in a sealed envelope to the Senate President in his office.<br />
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Saraki, who left the office around 5:30pm, later spoke to journalists through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Alhaji Yusuph Olaniyonu, explaining that the list would be read on the floor during plenary Tuesday next week.<br />
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“The Senate president received the ministerial list around 5:00pm this evening but no action would be taken on it until next week Tuesday. The envelope is still sealed,” Olaniyonu told journalists.<br />
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But The PUNCH learnt that a former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola; and a former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, made the list.<br />
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Also said to be on the list are Kayode Fayemi, a former governor of Ekiti State; a former Governor of Anambra State, Chris Ngige; and a one-time Governor of Abia State, Ogbonaya Onu.<br />
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Malami Abubakar, SAN, a former National Legal Adviser to the defunct Congress for Progressives Change; Aisha Alhassan, a former governorship candidate of the APC in Taraba State; and Amina Mohammed, a special adviser to the Secretary-General of the United nations, Ban Ki-Moon, also made the ministerial list. Same for a former finance commissioner in Ogun State, Kunle Adeosun.<br />
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Curiously, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Ibe Kachikwu, is said to be on the list, perhaps to combine his headship of the NNPC with junior petroleum minister. portfolio. Buhari has already announced himself as the substantive Minister of Petroleum.<br />
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The President had pledged that his ministerial nominees would be submitted to the Senate for screening and approval before the end of September thus raising fears on Wednesday that Buhari had failed to keep his promise to Nigerians.<br />
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Also, the Senate had earlier on Wednesday announced that the President had yet to send the list of ministers.<br />
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The Chairman, Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Media and Publicity, Dino Melaye, who addressed journalists shortly after the Senate had adjourned to Tuesday next week, however urged Nigerians not to lose hope because the September deadline given by Buhari would not expire until midnight.<br />
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Melaye had said, “We want to announce that we are still waiting for the ministerial list from Mr. President and I want to advise that there is no need for agitation as September expires by 12 midnight today (Wednesday).<br />
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“We want to assure Nigerians that as soon as we get possession of this list we will communicate same to Nigerians through the National Assembly Press Corps.”<br />
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He had also reiterated his earlier statement that the Senate “will attend to the ministerial nominees expeditiously but diligently, once the list was sent by the President.”<br />
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“Due process will be followed and I repeat that it is not going to be business as usual; we are going to properly screen all nominees and only those who meet the constitutional and moral requirements shall be cleared,” he had added.<br />
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Melaye explained that the Senate would as from next week start the consideration of all the communication earlier presented to it by the President concerning some appointments made while the Senate was on recess.<br />
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Buhari had on Tuesday sent a letter to the Senate, seeking the confirmation of the appointment of Prof. Umaru Garba Danbatta as the Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, for a first term of five years.<br />
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Buhari in another letter sought the confirmation of the appointment of Dr. William Babatunde Fowler as Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Board for a four-year term while in another letter, the President sought the confirmation of the appointment of the Managing Director and three executive directors for the Assets Management Company of Nigeria.<br />
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The nominees are Kuru as Managing Director; Kola Ayeye, Eberechukwu Uneze and Aminu Ismail as executive directors.<br />
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However, the Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, had during plenary on Tuesday expressed concern that the Senate president did not read out the list of ministerial nominees despite the fact that newspapers had reported that it was in the Senate.<br />
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Akpabio, who had raised a point of order, citing order 14, also noted that the situation became worrisome in view of the fact that the September 30 deadline promised by Buhari would lapse on Wednesday.<br />
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But Akpabio’s argument had been countered by the Deputy Senate Leader, Bala Ibn Na’Allah, who explained that the list could still be sent before midnight on Wednesday.<br />
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Meanwhile, the Senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District, Prof. Olusola Adeyeye, was on Wednesday announced as the Senate Chief Whip by Saraki.<br />
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Adeyeye was unanimously endorsed by the South-West caucus of the All Progressives Congress in the red chamber on June 24.<br />
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His name was on the list of principal officers approved by the APC leadership as contained in a letter addressed to the Senate president by the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie – Oyegun, on June 23.<br />
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Ministerial list: Buhari submits 21 names

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday received the ministerial nominees list at about 4:56pm from the Presidency but said...

Nigeria at 55: PMB to address the nation on October 1st

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Nigeria at 55: PMB to address the nation on October 1st

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday make a nationwide broadcast as part of the programme of activities to mark Nigeria’s 55th Inde...

Judge handling Saraki’s case bows out over negative reports

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Judge handling Saraki’s case bows out over negative reports

Justice Ahmed Mohammed, of the Federal High Court, Abuja, who heard Senate President Bukola Saraki’s ex parte application to stop the Cod...

Photos: Saraki receives ministerial list

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Photos: Saraki receives ministerial list

The President of the Senata, Abubakar Bukola Saraki received the document containing President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominee...

senators pass vote of confidence on Saraki

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senators pass vote of confidence on Saraki

The Senators has passed a vote of confidence on Saraki who was arraigned and docked by the Code of Conduct Tribunal on a 13 count charges ...

Ministerial list: Buhari dumps 73 nominees from states

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Ministerial list: Buhari dumps 73 nominees from states

Governors and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) should expect the shock of their lives as President Muhammadu Buhari pre...

Tribunal Update: Saraki granted bail on self recognition

Unknown 0 News, Politics Tuesday, September 22, 2015

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As earlier reported on the arrival of Saraki at CCT here on xpress9ja, here is the details:<br />
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The tribunal has adjourned hearing on Saraki’s case till October 21, 2015. The Senate president was granted bail on self recognition.<br />
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Senate President Bukola Saraki has just arrived at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja.<br />
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Saraki, in company with his deputy, Ike Ekeweremadu, former governor of Sokoto State, Wamako, and several senators.<br />
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The tribunal awaits the arrival of the chairman, Justice Umar,  for Saraki’s trial to begin.<br />
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Tribunal Update: Saraki granted bail on self recognition

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Saraki arrives at CCT

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Saraki arrives at CCT

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