Senate withdraws grazing bill

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday put to bed debate on the controversial bills for the establishment of Grazing Areas Management Agency and another for the establishment of National Ranches Commission. The bills – “A Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of Grazing Areas Management Agency and for other related Matters, 2016 sponsored by... Read More

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November 4, 2016

Ndume’s claim that I snubbed the Senate false – Udoma

Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udoma has refuted claims made by majority leader of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume that he (Udoma) refused to honour the Senate’s invitation. Ndume while lamenting the delay in the consideration of the 2017 budget on the floor of the Senate on Thursday had claimed that Udoma’s refusal... Read More

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November 1, 2016

$29bn loan: I will appeal to the Senate to revisit the proposal – Ndume

Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume on Tuesday said he would appeal with his colleagues to revisit the proposal made by President Muhammadu Buhari to borrow $29bn. The Senate had unanimously voted out the proposal after it was put to a voice vote. While speaking with journalists, Ndume said he ought to have marketed the proposal... Read More

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November 1, 2016

Senate did not amend CCB Act because of Saraki’s trial – Ndume

The Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume has said senators did not amend the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) Act because of the ongoing trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki. Ndume on Tuesday told the News Agency of Nigeria that the amendment has nothing to do with Saraki’s trial. “It is insulting on us to say that... Read More

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October 2, 2016

Recession: Senate open to concession of assets – Ndume

Senate leader Ali Ndume says though the upper legislative chamber is against the sale of the nation’s assets, it is still open to the option of concession, The Punch reports. Ndume said this in Abuja in an interview with journalists stating that the sale of national assets was rejected because it lacked constitutional backing. Ndume said, “The... Read More

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September 27, 2016

Just In: Senate votes against sale of national assets

The Senate on Tuesday lent its voice on the issue relating to the sale of the country’s national assets. In a voice vote, the senators voted against the action. The motion for the rejection of the sale was moved by senate leader, Ali Nudme. He said, “I move that ‎the senate oppose the sale of... Read More

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September 19, 2016

Former Boko Haram spokesman, Konduga of unsound mind – Police

A former spokesperson of terrorist sect, Boko Haram Ali Konduga is of unsound mind, according to the Borno state Police Command. Konduga was arrested last week at the house of leader of the Senate, Ali Ndume by the police who were informed of his abnormal behaviour by visitors. Spokesman of the command Victor Isuku, said... Read More

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September 17, 2016

The top 10 stories that made headlines this week

Top ten stories that made headline this week President Buhari accused of plagiarism Parts of a speech delivered by President Muhammadu Buhari during the inauguration of the ‘Change begins with me’ campaign is said to have been copied from a 2008 speech given by U.S. President Barack Obama. However, the Presidency has disclosed that it... Read More

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September 16, 2016

Police arrest former Boko Haram spokesman in Sen. Ndume’s house

A former spokesman of terrorist sect, Boko Haram Ali Sanda Umar Konduga, also known Al-Zawahiri, has been arrested by the police in the house of Senate leader Ali Ndume, according to Sahara Reporters. Konduga who was recently released from prison after serving three years and is believed to be mentally unstable snuck into Ndume’s house on... Read More

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July 21, 2016

State of the Economy: Senate summons Adeosun

Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has been summoned to appear before the Senate on Thursday, July 21. The Minister could not honour the invitation on Wednesday, a development the upper chamber was not happy with. Adeosun was billed to address the Senate on the state of the nation’s economy and the implementation of the 2016... Read More

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May 17, 2016

Bayo Oluwasanmi: Yes! “Nigeria is fantastically corrupt”

“We have got the leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to Britain … Nigeria and Afghanistan, possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world.” – Prime Minster David Cameron “I think he’s being honest about it… he’s talking about what he knows… I don’t think you can fault him.”- President Muhammadu Buhari... Read More

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May 2, 2016

Opinion: The Ali Ndume we know

It is often said that prophets are not revered at home. One man has proved this saying wrong as he is revered both at home and abroad. Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume the Leader of the 8th Senate was from a humble background which also was responsible for his humble and small beginning. He is our... Read More

Ali Ndume, Borno, Borno Boko Haram

March 17, 2016

This is when Nigeria’s 2016 budget will be passed

Owing to the discovery of new errors, duplication and inconsistencies in the 2016 budget, the document will not be ratified today as promised by the National Assembly. Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, revealed on Wednesday, that the 2016 budget will be passed on Tuesday, March 22. After passage on March 22, Ndume noted that a clean... Read More

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March 10, 2016

Jonathan should be prosecuted over arms deal scandal – Ali Ndume

Senate Majority Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, on Thursday, called for the prosecution of former President Goodluck Jonathan if he’s found to have taken part in the $2.1 billion Dasukigate arms deal scandal. Ndume, who stated this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja, questioned why people were making a big deal out of the Code of... Read More

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March 8, 2016

Senator Ali Ndume objectifies women, urges Saraki to marry another wife

What started as a motion on gender parity by Senator Oluremi Tinubu got distorted and trivialised by Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, during plenary session of the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, March 8. Senator Oluremi Tinubu, while raising a point of order to present a motion sponsored by the Committee on Women Affairs, never had any... Read More

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March 4, 2016

Why Senate must spend N4.7bn on official vehicles – Ali Ndume

As the controversy grows over the outrageous sum budgeted for the purchase of official vehicles for Nigerian Senators, the Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Friday, weighed in on the situation. The Senate Leader, while speaking on Channels Television, said it is wrong to expect Senators to use coastal buses when carrying out their oversight functions... Read More

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February 15, 2016

‘This budget was done in a rush’ – Senate Leader, Ali Ndume

Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Monday admitted that the 2016 budget of the federal government was hastily put together. After a meeting with President Buhari, the Senate Leader revealed to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, that the document was rushed before submission to the National Assembly. Ali Ndume however, said the Executive and... Read More

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February 10, 2016

Saraki will resign as Senate President… only on this condition – Ali Ndume

Nukola Saraki will not resign as Senate President in spite of his ongoing assets declaration trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, said such an occurrence would only take place if and when Saraki is found guilty by the Conduct Tribunal. Senator Ndume made the disclosure on Tuesday, while adressing journalists... Read More

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June 25, 2015

Ali Ndume nominated as Senate Majority Leader

All Progressives Congress’ Senators of the North-East Caucus, have nominated Ali Ndume as the Majority Leader of the Senate. The nomination goes against the instruction of the party leadership, who were backing Senator Ahmed Lawan. Bala Ibn Na’alla was nominated as deputy leader, also against the party’s wishes, with the anointed candidate being George Akume.... Read More

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June 25, 2015

Senator Ndume defeats Ahmed Lawan in mock election for Senate Leader

The brouhaha surrounding the selection of principal officers of the Senate by the All Progressives Congress Senators, yet lingers. Although the party had in its letter to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, zoned the Senate Leader position to the North-East, the zone would however, oppose the selected individual. At a mock poll conducted by the North-East... Read More

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May 17, 2015

Northern Senators sign pact regarding Senate Presidency

by James Sambo Irrespective of their political affiliation, the frontline runners for the race of Senate Presidency have agreed to work together and not to resort to blackmail, regardless of who emerges. The leading candidates for the seat from the North East, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume and Senator Ahmad Lawan, have reportedly agreed to support each other... Read More

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November 19, 2014

Northern Senators kick against extension of emergency rule

by Laila Ibrahim The Senate on Tuesday suspended the consideration Of President Goodluck Jonathan’s letter requesting the extension of a state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. Shortly after the introduction of the motion by the Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egbe, the mood among a section of the senate changed. Some of the senators were... Read More

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November 10, 2014

Ndume wants people displaced by #BokoHaram to vote

by James Sambo Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, has said that there is a need for the Electoral Act to be amended to allow people from the North-East of the country who have been displaced by Islamist sect, Boko Haram, to exercise their civic rights in next year’s general elections. According to the Senator, failure... Read More

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October 22, 2014

#BokoHaram trial – FG wants to continue Ndume trial in secret

by James Sambo The Federal Government has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to move the rest of the trial, and the rendering of evidence linking Senator Ali Ndume, a senator from Borno state, to the Boko Haram sect to a secret hearing for reasons of national security and public safety. Senator Ndume’s trial,... Read More

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August 28, 2014

One ‘foreign expert’ like that is telling us what we already know about politicians and Boko Haram (READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju Dr Stephen Davis, an Australian based international adviser has revealed that the operations of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram, are being sponsored by some Nigerian politicians. During the interview which aired on an Australian TV, ABC, on Wednesday, 27 August, he said that until the sponsors of the militant groups are stopped,... Read More

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July 6, 2013

Half of us in the Senate own guns – Sen. Ali Ndume (WATCH)

As Nigerian Senators debated a motion to urge the parliament to stop alleged moves by Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, to arm vigilante groups in the state with rifles in his decision to address insecurity in the state, progressed, Ali Ndume (Borno South) revealed to the chagrin of many that about half of the 109... Read More

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May 28, 2013

#SOE: Boko Haram are still killing people in Borno – Sen. Ndume

by Rachel Ogbu A senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, has complained that despite President Goodluck Jonathan claim that the military was getting results in curbing terrorism, Boko Haram continued killings innocent people in the state. Ali Ndume, urged Nigerians to cooperate with the Federal Government to fight the terrorists in order to restore peace... Read More

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May 11, 2013

Opinion: David Mark’s Upper House of indolence

by Kikiowo Ileowo The Senate, an arm of Nigerian federal legislature as presently constituted is at best a joke of some sort, a money-wasting conglomerate and a cog in the wheel of progress and development of Nigeria. Nigerians are a very special breed of people. Their tolerance level for corruption and indolence served them by the... Read More

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December 13, 2012

SSS says Senator Ndume was in contact with Boko Haram 73 times in one month … I wanted to restore peace, he says

by Akan Ido Investigators yesterday told the federal court that Senator Ali Ndume, who was arrested late 2011 for allegedly having links with the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, contacted the sect’s spokesman 73 times in a month. Security operatives say Ndume, who is from Borno State, was constantly in touch with an alleged spokesperson... Read More

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December 12, 2012

President Jonathan’s blackmail is in full swing – and more in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

I think Mr. President should just tell us the truth, Christmas is round the corner, and money is needed to buy hampers. We won’t get angry, we are Nigerians. How una dey? As things are, the Presidential blackmail is on in full swing. Yesterday, the President presented a supplementary budget to the National Assembly seeking... Read More

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Senate withdraws grazing bill

Ndume’s claim that I snubbed the Senate false – Udoma

$29bn loan: I will appeal to the Senate to revisit the proposal – Ndume

Senate did not amend CCB Act because of Saraki’s trial – Ndume

Recession: Senate open to concession of assets – Ndume

Just In: Senate votes against sale of national assets

Former Boko Haram spokesman, Konduga of unsound mind – Police

The top 10 stories that made headlines this week

Police arrest former Boko Haram spokesman in Sen. Ndume’s house

State of the Economy: Senate summons Adeosun

Bayo Oluwasanmi: Yes! “Nigeria is fantastically corrupt”

Opinion: The Ali Ndume we know

This is when Nigeria’s 2016 budget will be passed

Jonathan should be prosecuted over arms deal scandal – Ali Ndume

Senator Ali Ndume objectifies women, urges Saraki to marry another wife

Why Senate must spend N4.7bn on official vehicles – Ali Ndume

‘This budget was done in a rush’ – Senate Leader, Ali Ndume

Saraki will resign as Senate President… only on this condition – Ali Ndume

Ali Ndume nominated as Senate Majority Leader

Senator Ndume defeats Ahmed Lawan in mock election for Senate Leader

Northern Senators sign pact regarding Senate Presidency

Northern Senators kick against extension of emergency rule

Ndume wants people displaced by #BokoHaram to vote

#BokoHaram trial – FG wants to continue Ndume trial in secret

One ‘foreign expert’ like that is telling us what we already know about politicians and Boko Haram (READ)

Half of us in the Senate own guns – Sen. Ali Ndume (WATCH)

#SOE: Boko Haram are still killing people in Borno – Sen. Ndume

Opinion: David Mark’s Upper House of indolence

SSS says Senator Ndume was in contact with Boko Haram 73 times in one month … I wanted to restore peace, he says

President Jonathan’s blackmail is in full swing – and more in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

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