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Almost three weeks after the Niger State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) endorsed Governor Abubakar Sani Bello for a second term in office, a senator from the state has said the governor does not deserve such endorsement. Senator David Umaru who is representing … --Read more...

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The Kwara Command of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has confirmed that three people were shot dead in Lafiagi, Edu Local Government Area on Friday. The deaths are suspected to be related to an issue associated with the conduct of the council elections in the state on Saturday. The...

Nigerian Senator, Dino Melaye representing Kogi west senatorial district is always in the news with controversial issues and public outcry over his extravagant lifestyle. The Kogi born Senator is known for his rugged, No-nonsense achiever and acclaimed activist at the Upper Chamber of the...

Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi west senatorial district in the upper chamber of Nation Assembly has stated that he is moving towards a bigger responsibilities soon. Melaye, whose wife put to bed some weeks ago wrote on his social media account: “Moving ahead to bigger responsibilities...

Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has introduced street parliament in the seven local government areas under the zone, where he held open street meetings with hundreds of residents in Nassarawa community and Argungu/Abeokuta streets. He told members of his...

Senator Oluremi Tinubu, representing Lagos Central senatorial district, on Friday distributed 250 General Certificate of Education (GCE) forms to students to enable them write the examination and seek to advance their education. According to PM News, Tinubu distributed the forms at a Town Hall...

Common sense Senator, Ben Murray Bruce, representing Bayelsa east senatorial district at the National Assembly has slashed out at President Muhammadu Busari's administration. Bruce on his twitter handle said President Busari has replaced the Federal Executive Council with Federal Excuses...

Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja yesterday, upheld the election of Stella Oduah, as the Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial district. This followed the decision of Justice Adeniyi Ademola to strike out the action instituted by her opponent, Margery Okadigbo. Okadigbo had...

The senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, on Monday inaugurated the distribution of 60 units of electricity transformers to communities in his senatorial district in Kaduna State. Mr. Sani, who is also the Senate Committee Chairman, Foreign Loans/ Debts, also announced the...

Senator representing Bayelsa East senatorial district, Ben Murray-Bruce, on Wednesday condemned his colleagues for ordering the purchase of '106' Toyota land cruiser. Bruce in a tweet, said:" I did not and will accept any SUV. the Only SUV I, Ben Murray bruce will accept is Nigeria car"

Senator Shehu Sani representing Kaduna central senatorial district at the National assembly has expressed optimism over President Muhammadu's 2016 budget shortly after the passage of the budget into law by the Senate. He said: “the beauty of a budget lies in its content and the value of a...

Protesters this morning besieged the National Assembly warning the Senate President Bukola Saraki against suspending Senator Kabiru Marafa (APC, Zamfara Central). It was widely reported earlier that there were moves to suspend Marafa over his remarks supporting the statement of former president...

Common Sense Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District has challenged the Nigerian Youths to focus their attention on the impact of pounds on the Nigerian currency, and think about finding lasting solutions to the Nigeria's problems instead of supporting foreign...

Following the Supreme Court judgment on the trial of Senator Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, PUNCH gathered that the Senate president has made various moves to get President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on the...

The immediate past President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has stated that the growing interest of his people and endorsement by various stakeholders ahead of the February 20, 2016 rerun election for Benue South has encouraged and made him psychologically prepared. Senator Mark said he was...

Senator Baba Kaka Garbai, representing Borno Central, has said that the story that the insurgents have been degraded is nothing but a lie as the terror group still hold on strong to about 50 percent of troubled Borno State. Garba, during a condolence visit to Dalori village where 65 persons...

Common sense Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, representing Bayelsa East constituency at the National Assembly has reacted to the recent comment of the national chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), John Oyegun concerning the party's lost of an oil rich state, Rivers and the probe of the...

Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi east, on Wednesday referred to Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, as “speaker by force”. Melaye said this yesterday during the inauguration ceremony of Yahaya Bello, the new governor of Kogi state. While acknowledging dignitaries...

Senator Shehu Sani representing Kaduna Central Zone in the National Assembly has said that over $200 billion was being stashed away in the United Arab Emirates, UAE, specifically, its global financial hub, Dubai, by corrupt Nigerians. Senator Sani, chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign and...