LEGISLATURE

Adultery: My Ex-Husband Lying, Says Wife Of Former Rep Uwak

An estranged wife of former House of Representatives member Hon. Robinson Uwak has accused him of lying against her to cover up his guilt. Reacting to some publications in some national dailies where her ex-husband accused her of infidelity and allegedly having…

23/07/2022

Take Time To Study Water Resources Bill, Rep Begs Lawmakers

Copies of the controversial Water Resources Bill would be distributed to members of the House of Representatives ahead of the debate when it’s presented for second reading. Last month, concerned lawmakers had again kicked against the reintroduction of the controversial bill when…

22/07/2022

National Assembly’s Rehabilitation Will Gulp Additional N21bn, Says FCT Minister

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Bello has said additional N21.029 billion would be needed to complete the rehabilitation of the National Assembly Complex. He stated this yesterday when the Senate Committee on the FCT went on an oversight…

22/07/2022

New Senate Bill Allows States To Generate, Distribute Electricity

The Senate yesterday passed a bill that would allow states to generate and distribute electricity. The bill’s passage was sequel to the consideration of a report by the Committee on Power. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Gabriel Suswam (PDP, Benue North East),…

21/07/2022

Reps Kick As Stakeholders Shun Subsidy Probe

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, condemned the critical stakeholders in the petroleum sector for failing to honour its summons to an investigative hearing on subsidy payments by the Federal Government on petroleum products. Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, who was…

21/07/2022

House Of Reps Spokesman Having Affairs With My Wife, Uwak Maintains

Former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Robinson Uwak, has maintained he won’t apologise to House of Representatives spokesman Hon Benjamin Kalu over the allegation of an amorous relationship with his wife, Mrs Keiza Robinson Uwak. Uwak, who was reacting to…

20/07/2022

Senate To Begin Probe Of Ex-CJN, Tanko Mohammed Over Corruption Allegations

The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters is set to invite Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, immediate-past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) over allegations of corruption against him. According to reports, the acting CJN, Justice Kayode Ariwoola, and 13 other…

18/07/2022

Audit Query: Senate Probes NIMASA’s Payment Of $5m Legal Fee Without Results

The Senate has commenced a probe into the alleged payment of $5 million as a professional fee by the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to a legal firm for the purpose of recovering $9.3 billion which the country lost to the…

18/07/2022

Constitution Amendment: Lagos Assembly Transmits Resolutions To NASS

The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed the Clerk, Olalekan Onafeko, to transmit the resolution of the assembly on the Fifth Alteration Bill 2022 (1999 Constitution Amendment) to the National Assembly. The Chairman, House of Assembly Committee on Information, Setonji David,…

16/07/2022

Alleged N10b Fraud: Senate Panel To Order Arrest Of Amnesty Boss

The Senate Public Accounts Committee has said it will issue a warrant of arrest against the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (retd.), over alleged failure of the agency to account for N10 billion. The committee’s chairman,…

11/07/2022