The Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, passed the Bill granting full autonomy to the local government and council areas in Nigeria. Ninety-Two members of the red chambers voted overwhelmingly in support of the Bill, after a clause-by-clause consideration at the Committee on the Whole.
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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and the Police Service Commission to maintain status quo on the ongoing recruitment of 10,000 officers. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order at the hearing of the case brought by the PSC against the IG. …
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The bill to establish the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Agency has scaled second reading in the Senate. The bill seeks to strip the Economic Financial Crimes Commission of control over the existing Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU. The NFIU is currently under the anti-graft agency. The bill to remove that …
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The endorsement by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo of the continuous stay of Ibrahim Magu as EFCC chairman was not a collective decision, the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said on Wednesday. Addressing journalists after a meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday, Mr. Malami said the Federal Executive Council …
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SaharaReporters has learned from presidency sources that Senate President Bukola Saraki has formed an alliance with a cabal within the Aso Rock Villa determined on confusion and disorder rather than witness Acting President Yemi Osinbajo assume full presidential powers. The new balance of forces emerges as the cabal has found …
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The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that as long as he remains the Acting President and President Muhammadu Buhari’s mandate as president subsists, Ibrahim Magu will continue in office as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He made the declaration in Kaduna at the commissioning of …
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the executive branch has a ” robust mechanism” to resolve any differences between it and the legislative arm of government. Mr. Mohammed stated this on Wednesday while addressing State House correspondents after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council, …
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STRONG indications have emerged on Tuesday that the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo risks being impeached if the executive fails to carry out the decisions of the Senators as the Senate has asked him to as a matter of urgency withdraw his statement that the National Assembly lacks the powers to …
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During plenary on July 4th, Dino Melaye, Senator represnting Kogi West raise the the issue of his recall battle from his constituency accusing the Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello of sponsoring the wasteful process. In his response, The DSP, Ike Ekweremmadu said the process is dead on arrival, according to …
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The Senate on Wednesday invited Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, to brief it on the delay in completing Bodo-Bonny road project. It directed that the minister should brief its Committee on Works on circumstances surrounding Federal Government’s inability to partner Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas to complete …
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