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January 26, 2017

Sen. Bukola Saraki rises to the number 2 spot on the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators

The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators comes up this week with a lot of movement noticed on the first half of the list. It is an upward climb for Senators, Bukola Saraki, Dino Melaye, Shehu Sani and more, while Godswill Akpabio, the former governor of Akwa Ibom suffered a seven-point slide from 11th position to... Read More
Thinking Through
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January 26, 2017

Saraki appoints Ndume INEC committee chairman

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has named former Senate majority leader, Ali Ndume as Chairman Senate committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Ndume was recently removed as the Senate leader in what he described as a “coup”. According to Ndume, he was removed over the nomination of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as chairman, Economic and Financial... Read More
The News Blog
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January 26, 2017

Anti-corruption war: Sagay slams Shehu Sani

The chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), has slammed Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani for his statement on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday. Sani, who was reacting to the letter sent by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Senate on the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,... Read More
The News Blog
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January 26, 2017

Buhari’s anti-corruption war, a complete failure – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the anti-corruption war of President Muhammadu Buhari as a total failure and a farce. The party stated this on Wednesday in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Day Adeyeye. “The Letter by President Muhammadu Buhari which was read on the Floor of the Nigerian Senate on... Read More
The News Blog
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January 25, 2017

“Corruption should be legalised” | Ondo Senator says

A Senator representing Ondo State, Omoyele Omogunwa has asked the Senate to legalise corruption in the country. Omogunwa said this during plenary on Wednesday when the lawmakers were making comments on the 2017 budget submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senator said Nigeria’s national budgets do not have maximal impact due to corruption. He then... Read More
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January 25, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: It’s the fake photos of Southern Kaduna killings that concern Senator Dino Melaye

Yesterday at plenary session, Senator Dino Melaye raised a point of order on what he calls a “cyber space attack in the last one week”. He condemned the spread of photos that do wrongly represent the Southern Kaduna killings on the internet. That Senator Dino Melaye was the one who raised the concern is not... Read More
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January 24, 2017

Dino Melaye has this message for religious leaders who promote hate speech (WATCH)

Senator Dino Melaye on Tuesday warned religious leaders against promoting hate speeches. Speaking on the floor of the Senate, Melaye urged the senate to sound a note of warning to such leaders to avoid a full-scale religious crisis. “Mr. President, I rise this afternoon in fear and pain on our cyberspace in the last one week. Mr.... Read More
The News Blog
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January 24, 2017

Peregrino Brimah: Lawal Babachir is just like Sambo Dasuki

by Peregrino Brimah January 2017 is coming to an end and Nigeria’s Secretary General to the Federal government, SGF at the Presidency has yet to be relived of his duties and properly investigated by the appropriate authorities towards recovering millions of dollars allegedly diverted from PINE northeast rehabilitation funds and the punishment that may be... Read More
Opinion
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January 24, 2017

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. Why Big Brother Naija is holding in South Africa – Multichoice Multichoice, organisers of reality TV show, Big Brother Naija have given reasons behind the decision to shoot the show in South Africa. 2. Babachir Lawal: Presidency lied in its letter to the Senate – Sani... Read More
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January 24, 2017

Babachir Lawal: Presidency lied in its letter to the Senate – Sani

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the North-East, Sen. Shehu Sani, has accused the presidency of lying in the letter it sent to the Senate. Sani, who spoke on Tuesday while reacting to President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter dismissing the Senate’s indictment on the Secretary to the Government of the... Read More
The News Blog
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January 24, 2017

Senate warn Nigerians against posting violent pictures on Southern Kaduna crisis

The Senate on Tuesday warned Nigerians against distribution of pictures and videos capable of causing violence. This was after Senator Dino Melaye raised a point of order that photographs from other countries were being posted as taking place in Southern Kaduna. He said that there were “many videos and pictures from a myopic angle which... Read More
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January 24, 2017

UPDATED: Buhari rejects Senate’s recommendation to sack SGF

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the Senate’s recommendation that he sacks Secretary the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal who was indicted for fraud in the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE). According to the President, Lawal was not given a fair hearing by the Senate. Buhari said this in his letter to the... Read More
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January 24, 2017

BREAKING: Saraki reads Buhari’s letters on Magu’s renomination, SGF

Senate President Bukola Saraki on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday read a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari requesting the confirmation of Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Saraki also read a letter from the President’s letter on the decision reached on Secretary to the Government of... Read More
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January 24, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Where did Magu’s renomination letter come from?

News making rounds this morning have it that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki will be reading a renomination letter for acting EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu will be read before the House at plenary today. The said letters were submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari before he left on his 10-day vacation and while the first contains... Read More
The Legislative Blog
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January 24, 2017

Senate President Saraki to read Magu’s renomination letter today

Senate President Bukola Saraki will read the letter by President Muhammadu Buhari renominating Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) during plenary today. A source told Daily Trust that President Buhari submitted a letter on Magu and another on the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babchir Lawal before... Read More
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January 23, 2017

Buhari appeals to Senate for Magu’s confirmation as EFCC chairman

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, urging the lawmakers to confirm Ibrahim Magu as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The letter which was reportedly sent to Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Sunday, did not mention the allegations levelled against Magu. The Department of State Sevices (DSS) had accused... Read More
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January 19, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: The PDP has just lost another Senator in the House but is still in denial of a crisis

Senator Nelson Effing, representing Akwa Ibom South in the upper Chamber, has announced his defection from the PDP to the ruling APC. Senator Effiong gave his reason as, “over the past one year this party has disintegrated; because of the crisis in the party, I have decided to resign from the PDP and join the... Read More
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January 19, 2017

Buhari sent troops to Gambia without approval – Senator

A Senator representing Enugu, Chukwuka Utazi said President Muhammadu Buhari went out of line by sending Nigerian troops to Gambia. Utazi, who stated this on Wednesday at plenary said Buhari acted against the constitution by not seeking approval from the National Assembly. Raising a constitutional point of order, Utazi said what the Buhari-led government did... Read More
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January 19, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] This can’t be the right time to ask for an annual vacation, Mr. president

President Muhammadu Buhari, pursuant to Section 145 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) has just written the Senate to request 10 days off. In the letter, the President asked for the 10 days off for his annual vacation.  Last year, the President took 6 days off just eight months after he was... Read More
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January 18, 2017

First we steal from the IDPs, now we’re killing them

At the Senate plenary session on Wednesday, a motion was moved by Senator Ali Ndume on “the state of humanitarian relief efforts in North East Nigeria despite huge funding”. He raised the issue of the N130 billion donor funding that had been received and the lack of a commensurate improvement in the welfare of the... Read More
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