Category: JUDICIARY
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Senate , Rep set to relocate to main Chambers next month… as reconstruction work finishes
By Lateef Taiwo After about one and half years of holding plenaries at temporary chambers , the Senate and the House of Representatives , are set to relocate to their main Hallowed Chambers next month . Indications to this effect , emerged from the near completion stages the upgraded and reconfigured hallowed chambers are presently,…
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Tribunal Sets Date for Final Arguments in Bayelsa Governorship Election Petition
By Milcah Tanimu The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, situated in Abuja, has slated April 22nd for the adoption of final written addresses in the case contesting the outcome of the recent gubernatorial election in the state. This development indicates that both parties involved – the incumbent Governor Douye Diri and his opponent, Timipre…
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CSOs Slam Akpabio Criticism, Warn of Threat to Tinubu’s Administration
A coalition of civil society organisations have described the criticism of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio as an affront on the administration on the credibility rating of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu saying the decision to suspend Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi was in good faith to restore public order and discipline in the Senate. Rising-Up for…
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Akpabio cannot resign, call morally reprehensible….. Senate spokesman
From Lateef Spokesman to the Senate, Senator Yemi Adaramodu has berated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for calling for the resignation of Senator Akpabio over the unfounded claim of N3.7trn budget padding allegations by the suspended Senator representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi. Adaramodu in his reaction Thursday, as Chairman Senate Committee on Media and Public…
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Northern Senators elect Yar’Adua as new Chairman…, replaces Kawu with Monguno as new spokesman
From Lateef Taiwo Forty Eight hours after resignation of suspended Senator Abdul Ningi ( PDP Bauchi Central) as Chairman of Northern Senators’ Forum ( NSF) , Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua ( APC Katsina Central ) , emerged as new Chairman . Yar’Adua ‘s emergence as new Chairman of the Northern Senators’ Forum , was sequel to…
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“Abdulaziz Yar’adua Takes Over as Chairman of Northern Senators Forum”
By Milcah Tanimu Following the departure of suspended Senator Abdul Ningi, the Northern Senators Forum has appointed Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua as the new Chairman. Senator Yar’Adua, a member of the APC representing Katsina central senatorial district, assumes the role amidst recent developments. Senator Abdul Ningi, who had previously held the position, resigned from his post.…
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Tinubu Urges House of Representatives to Consider Student Loan Bill
By Milcah Tanimu President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a letter to the House of Representatives, urging consideration on the student loan bill. In a letter read by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas during Thursday’s plenary session, President Tinubu transmitted the Student Loan (Access to Higher Education) (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024 to the legislators for their kind…
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Southern Senators revive forum , makes Abiru Chairman
By Lateef Taiwo Nine months after inauguration of the 10th Senate , the 51 Senators from the 17 Southern States , met on Wednesday to revive their forum , by electing six executives under the Chairmanship of Senator Adetokunbo Abiru ( APC Lagos East) . The Senators met at the Conference room of the Senate…
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Senate Plunged into Chaos as Senators Clash Over Allegations of ‘N500m’ Payments
By Milcah Tanimu A tumultuous session unfolded in the Senate on Tuesday, triggered by a Point of Order raised by Senator Olamilekan Adeola, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. The issue escalated when Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, representing Cross River North, seized control of the proceedings, intensifying the turmoil. The initial point of order…
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Ajaokuta steel, Iron Ore : Ohanaeze Youths back Senate Probe Panel
By Lateef Taiwo Apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has faulted and warned traditional rulers in Kogi State for kicking against the Senate investigative panel on Ajaokuta Steel Company and the National Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe. The warning came in response to a letter written to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio…