Terrorists name current Govs, Senators, Aso Rock officials as sponsors during interrogation – Ex-Naval Officer

A former Navy Commodore, Kunle Olawunmi, has said that Boko Haram terrorists mentioned names of current governors, senators and Aso Rock officials as sponsors during interrogation but the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has demonstrated unwillingness to go after the high-profile politicians for reasons best known to it. Olawunmi spoke on Wednesday when he featured on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ breakfast programme monitored by The PUNCH. He described as an “aberration”, Tuesday attack by bloodthirsty bandits on the Kaduna campus of Nigeria’s foremost military university, the Nigerian Defence Academy, where two military officers were killed and another kidnapped. “It

Nigerian Senators reportedly mount pressure on MDAs for job slots

”we have people who are looking for jobs. Let the money be paid  to human beings, not to”.. A number of senators have been attending the various budget defence sessions of their committees in the past one week armed with the curriculum vitaes of their family members and constituents. Investigations conducted by the Punch revealed that most of the legislators had been asking questions about the job opportunities in the various ministries, department and agencies, obviously to demand slots. Officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service,   the Central Bank of Nigeria and other agencies are allegedly under the most

By |October 25th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , |0 Comments

NASS members receive payment, decry N12.3bn welcome package

Senators received over N30m each, Reps received over N25m each as welcome package including accommodation and furniture allowances  payment hits Lawmakers account in batches as amount paid for running cost was not disclosed  Lawmakers unhappy as allowances fell below expectations  Members of the National Assembly have been paid their welcome package, including accommodation and furniture allowances, The PUNCH has learnt. It was also gathered that some of the lawmakers were not happy because the allowances fell below their expectations. A credible source in the National Assembly management told our correspondent on Sunday that lawmakers started receiving their allowances and running

By |July 16th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Senators, Reps seek bank loans for accommodation challenges over delayed payments

Lawmakers still expecting their welcome package one month after their inauguration Federal lawmakers have started discussing with the representatives of various banks operating within the National Assembly on how to secure loans to meet their accommodation challenges pending the payment of their welcome package. Investigations by SUNDAY PUNCH on Saturday revealed that members of the 9th National Assembly were still expecting their welcome package about one month after their inauguration. The money, which has been conservatively put at between N65m and N70m for each lawmaker, is meant for their accommodation, personal vehicles, quarterly allowances and others for furniture and wardrobe.

By |July 7th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Senators Playing Politics In Appointments of Legislative Aides As Many Would-Be Aides Losing Hope

Applicants who have submitted their names to federal lawmakers for appointment as legislative aides have started expressing worry over their chances of securing employment. Investigations by our correspondent revealed that the National Assembly management had yet to issue appointment letter to any of the prospective aides.  It was learnt that apart from aides of returning lawmakers who have secured the assurances of their bosses, scores of others are still waiting for the management to start issuing employment letters to determine their fate.  Attempts to speak with the management through the Director of Information, Rawlings Agada, failed on Friday as calls

By |June 29th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , |0 Comments

PDP Launches Probe To Know Senators, Reps Who Voted Lawan, Gbajabiamila

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is launching investigation into the role played by its members in the election of leadership of the National Assembly. PDP had adopted Senator Ali Ndume and Hon. Umar Bago as President of the Senate and Speaker of House of Representatives respectively, and directed its members in the National Assembly to vote accordingly.However, the Senators and Reps elected on the platform of the PDP defied the opposition party and voted for other candidates. In the contest, Senator Ahmad Lawan, who is the All Progressives Congress (APC’s) preferred candidate for Senate Presidency, polled a total of 79

By |June 21st, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Senators Divided Over Buhari’s Failure To Appoint Any Igbo Man Into Service Chief, NDC, NSC –Report

Senators were, yesterday, divided over the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint people from South East as service chiefs or as representatives in the National Defence Council, NDC, and National Security Council, NSC. Divided along party lines, especially between Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and All Progressives Congress, APC, the senators said the non-appointment of south easterners into these positions was not in consonance with the federal character principle as enshrined in the constitution. Following the sharp disagreement among the lawmakers, the call on the President to reconstitute the composition of membership of the National Defence Council and National Security

By |October 24th, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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