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Women lawmakers have reportedly met with president Muhammadu Buhari, demanding Osinbajo’s job in 2019. Women lawmakers in the country have pleaded.... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2s7LGKC Get More Nigeria Political News

The National Assembly, last Wednesday, passed the Nigeria 2018 Appropriation Bill six months after it was presented by the..... Read more via Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2LiMa8X Get More Nigeria Political News

Since 2015, Abiola Aiyegbayo, wife of Bamikole Omisore, Special Adviser on International Relations to Senate President Bukola Saraki, has been receiving monthly salaries of N151,788 from the Senate without rendering any service to the National Assembly, documents obtained by SaharaReporters...

Senate President Bukola Saraki, in what seems like a response to the recent disrespect the National Assembly has suffered in recent times.... Read more via INFORMATION NIGERIA – https://ift.tt/2rJTDFF Get More Nigeria Political News

The joint Senate and House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the invasion of the Senate chamber and the snatching of its mace..... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2rIxGXE Get More Nigeria Political News

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his government will not rest until it hunts down conscienceless looters of the nation’s treasury. He stated this while commissioning the new headquarters of the..... Read more via The Guardian Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2rMLMX4 Get More Nigeria...

The National Assembly has jerked up the 2018 budget to N9.120 trillion from N8.612 trillion. The details of the budget were listed... Read more via BusinessDay News – https://ift.tt/2jVRSAX Get More Nigeria Political News

As the Senate prepares to legally fence-out its suspended member, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC/Delta Central) from returning to the red chamber, there are strong indications that the embattled legislator may launch a fresh invasion of the National Assembly today to forcefully reclaim his seat...

Senator Shehu Sani representing kaduna Central in the National Assembly says all arms of Government nowadays habitually defies.... Read more via PM NEWS Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2jU01WA Get More Nigeria Political News

The Ekiti State governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has lamented the alleged destruction of the Legislative and Judicial arms of government by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2IBb5G9 Get More Nigeria Political News

THE Nigeria Police has narrated why thugs overpowered its personnel at the National Assembly, gained entrance into the legislative chamber of the Nigerian Senate in broad day light and stole the chamber’s symbol of authority, the Mace. READ MORE HERE

The Muslim Rights Concern Group, MURIC has warned the National Assembly to put a halt to any plans to Impeach President Muhammadu Buhari over the Withdrawal of $462 million for the Purchase of Super Tuscano helicopters. READ MORE HERE

According to Punch Metro, there is a huge security presence in and around the National Assembly Complex Abuja today. Operatives of the Department of State Services in hoods have manned the entrance to the Senate chamber and the lobby adjoining the House of Representatives. Read more via...

Nigeria’s National Assembly has paid out a total N6.6billion for purchase of exotic cars for its members, PREMIUM TIMES and UDEME can authoritatively report today. Official documents obtained by this newspaper showed that the purchases were made by the three arms of the federal parliament...

Rattled by our report that the National Assembly under his leadership illegally received N10billion from the treasury, the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has threatened to sue PREMIUM TIMES over the publication. The story entitled: “EXCLUSIVE: Minister Adeosun, Saraki, Dogara...

There is nothing new under the sun. On Wednesday, Ovie Omo-Agege, a senator from Delta state, led some unidentified persons into the upper legislative chamber of the national assembly and the senate’s symbol of authority was carted away in an operation that lasted less than 10 minutes. This...

Lawmakers from Ghana were on a visit to the National Assembly on Wednesday when the hoodlums invaded the Senate chamber and stole the mace. The Ghanaians, who were also as confused as the Nigerians scampering to safety, watched in amazement. Read more via Punch Newspapers –...

The House of Representatives on Wednesday suspended action on the Bill for an Act to amend the Electoral Act 2010 to make provision for sequence of elections. This followed a request by the sponsor of the Bill, Edward Pwajok, to withdraw it. READ MORE HERE

INDEPENDENT has exclusively obtained the names of the five suspects who were on Wednesday arrested by the FCT Police Command The suspects, who were allegedly led into the Red Chambers by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, are all from Delta State The names are: Tuoyo Mabiaku – Warri North Local...

The Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, says the National Assembly will not allow concession of any national economic assets. Read more via PM NEWS Nigeria – http://ift.tt/2EninrR -- Get More Nigeria Political News