Nigerian senator

December 4, 2017

Gunmen abduct former Senator, demand N80m ransom

A former Senator representing Ekiti North Senatorial District, Senator Ayo Arise, has been abducted by unknown gunmen. He was kidnapped alongside his driver on Sunday along the Okene-Lokoja road while on his way to Abuja and taken to an unknown location. There are reports that his family has been contacted and an N80 million ransom... Read More

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October 5, 2017

Asta’s family threaten showdown with Senator Misau over allegations

The family of Asta, the wife of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has said that their daughter got married to the IGP publicly at the Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna. Background: Senator Isa Misau Wednesday, on the floor of the Senate, alleged that the IGP married Asta secretly in Kaduna after allegedly impregnating her. Reaction:... Read More

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September 28, 2017

With all these crimes, where is the spirituality in us? | Gombe Senator asks

Joshua Lidani, (Gombe south), on the floor of the Senate Thursday, while contributing to a motion sponsored by the deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, on Nigeria’s 57th independence anniversary, says Nigeria is spiritually challenged. Highlights: A lot of progress has been recorded in spite of the challenges… Nigeria is spiritually challenged, he said. With all these crimes,... Read More

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August 25, 2017

Police commissioners, others pay between N10m to N15m in order to be ‘favoured’ – Senator

As reported by TheCable, Senator Isah Misau (Bauchi central, APC), has alleged that commissioners of police pay between N10 million and N15 million to get ‘favourable’ postings. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, the lawmaker accused Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP), of collecting bribes from police officers posted to oil companies and banks.... Read More

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August 24, 2017

Appeal Court upholds Sekibo’s dismissal

The Appeal Court Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by Sen. George Sekibo challenging the judgment of the Rivers State National Election Tribunal which removed him as the senator representing Rivers East Senatorial District. The court dismissed his charge stating that it lacks merit and failed to show any reason why the decision of the Tribunal... Read More

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August 14, 2017

“I wholeheartedly support ASUU strike” – Sen Sani

Senator Shehu Sani (Kaduna Central) has said he is in support of the industrial action embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Shehu on his Facebook page, on Monday, urged the executive to meet up with the demands of the body. He wrote, “First, I wholeheartedly support ASUU strike. Secondly,... Read More

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INEC suspends Senator Dino Melaye’s recall

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will halt the process of recalling Senator Dino Melaye, (Kogi West). National Commissioner of INEC, Adedeji Soyebi, disclosed this on Thursday, saying the decision is in line with a court ruling. The commission also wrote on Twitter, “INEC held its regular weekly meeting today and considered the... Read More

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No restraining order on Dino Melaye’s recall – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will begin today the recall of Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West). A team headed by INEC National Commissioner might oversee the process, which may also involve its Operation Department. A top INEC official, who spoke anonymously, said, “There is no restraining order from any court. We will go ahead... Read More

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My constituents have been engaging in spiritual exercises, Senator Dino Melaye speaks on his recall process

Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West Senatorial District, has said his constituent “happy and satisfied” with his representation and he would like to appreciate them for this, notwithstanding the ongoing recall process by INEC. Melaye said this in an interview with Punch, reiterating that those seeking for his recall are not his constituents. The senator... Read More

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Saraki swears in Senator Shuaibu Lau

Senate President Bukola Saraki has sworn in Shuaibu Isa Lau displaced Senator Sani Abubakar Danladi according to a court judgement on June 23. Lau now takes over from Danladi who represented Taraba North Senatorial District. [In case you missed this] SUPREME COURT SACKS SENATOR SANI DANLADI, ASKS HIM TO RETURN SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES The court had ordered INEC... Read More

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Only legitimate court order can stop Dino Melaye’s recall – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said only a legitimate court order could stop the process for the recall of Senator Dino Melaye. In an interview with NAN, the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of the commission, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said in Abuja that filing a lawsuit was not enough to stop the... Read More

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I owe no one an explanation – Yobe Senator caught in hotel room with two women says

Senator Bukar Ibrahim has admitted being in a scandalous video that showed him dressing up in the presence of two women in a room, supposedly after sex. According to Premium Times, Ibrahim, representing Yobe East Senatorial District, said in his first interview since the scandal broke that he had not committed any official wrongdoing and... Read More

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UPDATE: INEC publishes timetable for Senator Melaye’s recall

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the schedule of activities for the recall of the Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West Senatorial District.

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Ojo, Lambo move against Dino Melaye’s recall from Senate

The ongoing process to recall Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) may be heading for a brickwall, as former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Federal, Bayo Ojo (SAN), and former health Minister, Eyitayo Lambo have declared support for the federal lawmaker. In a statement yesterday in Lokoja by Okun Development Initiative (ODI) and authored... Read More

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“No weapon fashioned against me shall prosper” – Melaye goes spiritual on his recall process

The embattled senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) has alleged that the signatures of his constituents, which were collected for his recall, were forged and fraudulently forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Addressing newsmen at the press centre of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Lokoja on Sunday, Melaye reiterated that signatures of dead... Read More

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2019 election: Nnamdi Kanu may contest – Kwankwaso

A former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said that IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, may contest in the 2019 election. In an interview with Vanguard, Kwankwaso (APC, Kano Central), urged South-East leaders to dissociate themselves from Biafra agitation to prove they are truly for Nigeria’s unity. ”My understanding of the situation is that... Read More

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INEC says process to recall Dino Melaye still ongoing

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would go on with the process to recall Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West). A source in the legal unit of INEC said the commission has at least three precedents to follow in dealing with the case. “INEC would go ahead to conduct the referendum in so... Read More

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Dino Melaye insists dead people signed petition, sues INEC

Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) said he had filed his case against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He said he filed the case on Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja. In a series of tweets downplaying his proposed recall by his constituency, the lawmaker also alleged that dead people were among those who... Read More

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Obanikoro debunks rumours that he joined APC

Despite media reports that he has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has said he had only attended Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s town hall meeting, but that the issue had been “insinuated wrongly in the media.” Obanikoro wrote on Twitter, “As a Constituent of Lagos Central Senatorial District, I today... Read More

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‘Dino Melaye caught on tape scheming with an Officer’ (LISTEN)

Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) has been caught on tape planning with a senior police officer in an attempt to frame innocent citizens in his alleged assassination plot. The online news site, Sahara Reporters, who published the video have transcribed the language used as the senator and the officer spoke in a local dialect. [Read... Read More

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Adeleke’s family threatens to drag LAUTECH CMD to court

by Omoleye Omoruyi The family of late Senator Isiaka Adeleke, has vowed to sue the Chief Medical Director of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo , Prof. Akeem Lasisi, for alleged ‘unprofessional conduct’ in handling the report of the autopsy ordered by the family into the death of the late senator. This was... Read More

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