Tag: the legislative blog

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ToluOctober 24, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Senator Shehu Sani has the perfect analogy for Maina’s reinstatement

From the Twitter fingers that brought you the animal farm analogy for Nigeria’s political situation months ago comes another thought-provoking ...

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ToluOctober 16, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: If you’re Nigerian and in Russia, Dino Melaye wants to hang out with you tonight

Senator Dino Melaye is in Russia for official legislative duties. The 122 thousand people who follow him on Instagram have ...

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ToluAugust 31, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: We’re trying to understand this new, remorseful Dino Melaye

When a man admits that he needs to repent, the first question that comes to mind is, “What are your ...

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ToluAugust 23, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Senator Murray-Bruce’s constituents are threatening to recall him and we’re wondering why

While we’re still grappling with the lengthy and tiring recall process that is set to see Kogi West representative, Senator ...

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ToluAugust 7, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Our Reps just received 200 Peugeot cars but they still claim they’re suffering

“More than two years into a four-year tenure, only 175 members have been supplied the cars. Others are still paying ...

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ToluJuly 25, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: This Bayelsa lawmaker’s project will bring tears to your eyes

You will be moved to tears for more than a few things but we’ll allow you figure them out as ...

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EditorJuly 12, 2017

[The Legislative Blog] Senator Murray-Bruce has a word of caution for the PDP following the Supreme Court’s ruling

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce representing Bayelsa East senatorial district has urged the Peoples Democratic Party to come together in unity following the ruling of ...

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ToluJune 21, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Saraki spends final days of Ramadan in Saudi Arabia (PHOTOS)

It was only last week that Senate President Bukola Saraki was acquitted by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in ...

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ToluJune 15, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Give Hon Jibrin some time, he’ll soon come to terms with his expulsion

Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin has been expelled from the APC. That’s the news in summary but the lawmaker has immediately responded ...

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ToluJune 11, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: We’d like to see Dino Melaye come to terms with his troubles

Just so all of this can be easy on him and the rest of us. It’s okay to try to ...

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ToluJune 8, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Saraki’s response to the Kaduna Declaration drama is intriguing

A faceless group of Northerners have managed to cause outrage with the three-month ultimatum it issued to Igbo people in ...

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ToluJune 1, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: House of Reps members are constantly shaming themselves and we’re just tired

Another day, another drama in the National Assembly! Remember that time in 2015 when the lawmakers had just been elected ...

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ToluJune 1, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Senate confirms the appointment of 15 Resident Electoral Commissioners

The nomination of 15 INEC officials as Resident Electoral Commissioners has been confirmed by the Nigerian Senate. The report of ...

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ToluJune 1, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Did Dino Melaye just get an “Ajekun Iya” emoji?

It’s hard to believe someone made this and Senator Dino Melaye endorsed it by sharing on his Instagram page. Apparently, ...

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ToluMay 30, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: This bribery allegation is fun and games for Dino Melaye until jail calls

Earlier today, online investigative news medium, Sahara Reporters published a leaked audio tape where Senator Dino Melaye was allegedly in ...

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ToluMay 20, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Ebonyi lawmaker, Maria Ude Nwachi needs to get herself together and stop being a joke

What in the world is going on with this Ebonyi legislator, Maria Ude Nwachi? And worse off, why do most ...

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ToluMay 10, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Hon Jibrin briefly schools “mischievous” senators and Nigerians on Buhari’s letter

Get in here, o ye sons and daughters of mischief! Just yesterday, we were here trying to correct the spreading ...

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ToluApril 26, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Senate invites Babachir Lawal for the third time but will he show up?

Here’s the letter inviting suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal to appear before the ad ...

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ToluApril 18, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Even Bukola Saraki thinks the EFCC has messed up this $50m loot case

The $50 million cash discovered by the EFCC in a four-bedroom apartment at Osborne Towers in Ikoyi has turned out ...

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ToluApril 7, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: A classic rendition of Senator Dino Melaye’s “Ajekun Iya” (WATCH)

For very many days, Senator Dino Melaye was under fire for a video he made after he was cleared by ...

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RoqeebahApril 4, 2017

[The Legislative Blog] The Senate’s meningitis “intervention” is too reactionary for us to be impressed

The outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria became a viral topic last week, a time when the 8th Assembly was too ...

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ToluApril 3, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Help! We can’t find Sen Murray-Bruce’s fake news

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has come again o! The Senator has now joined the likes of US President Donald Trump in ...

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ToluMarch 31, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Sen Dino Melaye just gave another reason (not) to believe he’s an ABU alumnus

Senator Dino Melaye is not done publishing proofs. He has gone from posting a photo of his NYSC discharge certificate ...

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ToluMarch 28, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Did Dino Melaye just show up at plenary in an academic gown?

Senator Petty is back again. After doing that disgraceful victory dance that sealed Nigeria’s status as a ‘fucked up’ country, ...

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ToluMarch 27, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Dance of victory or shame? We’re not sure what Dino Melaye is doing (WATCH)

Senator Dino Melaye was vindicated at a Senate committee hearing earlier on Monday. The Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, ...

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ToluMarch 22, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: “National Assembly must open its budget” | Hon Jibrin recommends 10 way NASS can fix its battered image

Suspended lawmaker, Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin is still in the business of proffering workable solutions to the problems of the National ...

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ToluMarch 17, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: That moment when a Nigerian senator entered one-chance on Twitter

Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, representing Lagos West in the Upper Chamber is hardly one of those Senators who are vibrant ...

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ToluMarch 17, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: What on earth are Senator Bukola Saraki and others doing in Morocco?

We do not know what the mission is but what we do know is that Senate President Bukola Saraki has ...

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ToluMarch 15, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: On Magu’s rejection | Did the Senate just lie to Nigerians?

Acting EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu has just completed his screening before the Senate and after a brief deliberation and majority ...

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ToluMarch 8, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: “It is time for Nigerian women to do things differently” | Sen Oluremi Tinubu charges women

In commemoration of International Women’s Day, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, took to Twitter to share a ...

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