Month: July 2019

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…

The police have arrested some suspects allegedly involved in the killing of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, daughter of the Afenifere leader, Reuben Fasoranti. A spokesman for the Ondo State Police Command, Mr Femi Joseph, confirmed this on Monday. According to him, the suspects were arrested when a team of security operatives stormed the forests in the…

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, Monday condemned the continuous killing of Nigerians in South Africa. He warned that further attack on Nigerians in South Africa would no longer be condoned. Lawan expressed concern that about 118 Nigerians have so far lost their lives in different attacks over the years, out of which 13 were by South…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the 9th National Assembly would give special budgetary attention to the three Senatorial Districts of Zamfara State in order to resolve the issue of insecurity. A statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Mr. Lanre Lasisi said the…

The Ondo State Police Command on Monday disclosed that it had made a number of arrests on the killing of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of the leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. According to the Punch, the police reiterated that its men were still in the forest, in the local…

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday described the 48-compact disc evidence tendered by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atitku Abubakar, as empty and lacking in probative value. News Agency of Nigeria reports that four of the video clips played at the Presidential Election Tribunal court hall included ‘countdown of Osun Decides,’…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the 9th National Assembly would give special budgetary attention to the three Senatorial Districts of Zamfara State in order to resolve the issue of insecurity. A statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Mr. Lanre Lasisi said the…

You can’t use equipments provided by my client to play your video – Atiku’s lawyer fires back The lead counsel for President Muhammadu Buhari at the Monday’s proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, Dr. Alex Izinyon (SAN), has asked for permission to play a video clip to counter the ones earlier played…

The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday played three video clips at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, to back some allegations raised in their petition challenging the outcome of the February 23, 2019 presidential election. The petitioners, through their lawyer, Chief Chris Uche (SAN), played the video…

Five justices of the Presidential election petition tribunal on Monday unanimously admitted 48 compact discs/ Video CD as exhibits. Also admitted are the certificate of certification issued by the producer of CD. Ruling on the objection by the respondents this afternoon, the Chairman of the Tribunal , Justice Mohammed Garba said that the documents are…