The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Mr Ahmed Amshi, a cousin of the president of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan as Chairman, National Assembly Service Commission and 11 others as members. This followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service during plenary. President Muhammadu Buhari had requested…
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I was Subjected to Traumatizing Interrogations by EFCC ‘In the name of Fictional 24 or 25 Thousand Dollars Extortion’ – Sani
A former Lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani has described his experience in the hands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as traumatizing. Sani in a statement on Saturday said his detention was unjust and breach of his fundamental rights. “My incarceration for 30 days…
Again, Buhari Blames Saraki, 8th Senate for Slow Infrastructural Development
President Muhammadu Buhari has again blamed the 8th Senate led by Dr. Bukola Saraki for stalling his developmental plans in his first term with its partial rejection of his 2016 – 2018 borrowing plan. Buhari in a letter to the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan which was read yesterday on the floor of the Senate asking…
Babalola Condemns Hate Speech Bill, Says It is the Beginning of Dictatorship in Nigeria
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola,has condemned the proposed Hate Speech Bill by the Senate. The legal luminary who spoke at ABUAD in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday when the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ekiti chapter, led by its Chairman, Comrade…
It’s Eye Service, IBB Slams Social Media Bill, Sponsor
Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, has kicked against the controversial Hate Speech Bill and the Protection from Internet Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill that are currently before the senate. Speaking in his Minna Uphill residence when he played host to the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Christopher Isiguzo the former president…
