Senate suspends Ali Ndume for six months
Expectedly, the Senate leadership has orchestrated the suspension of Senator Ali Ndume for 6 months as an obvious punishment for causing the investigation of Senate President Bukola Saraki and Senator…
Centre for Financial Journalism Holds The Bullion Lecture April 11
The Bullion Lecture, a platform conceptualised by Centre for Financial Journalism (CFJ Nigeria) for lively discourse on national and international issues, holds 11am on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at The…
Revealed: Prof Ocheni, Hassan are new ministerial nominees as cabinet reshuffle looms
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, unveiled the names of Ministerial nominees sent to the senate for confirmation. The nominees whose names were announced on Wednesday by the President of the…
Messi four-match ban tolls on Argentina, lose 2-0 to lowly Bolivia
The FIFA four-match ban on Barcelona star, Lionel Messi after FIFA received a complaint about Messi’s behaviour during Argentina’s World Cup qualifying match against Chile on 23 March is already…
Four things you need to know about Brexit as PM May invokes Article 50
Long-awaited divorce proceedings between Britain and the European Union formally began Wednesday, when Prime Minister Theresa May invoked Article 50, the legislation that formally kicks off a two-year-long Brexit process….
Buhari appoints new ministers
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent names of two new ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. A source close to the Senate told our correspondent that the letter arrived the…
Warning! How access to WhatsApp encryption may affect your privacy
On the heels of last week’s terror attack in Westminster, the British government has taken a tougher stand on messaging applications: it insists that its security services must have access…
Senate suspends confirmation of Buhari INEC nominees over retention of Magu
It was another bad day for democracy in Nigeria as the Senate Tuesday suspended the confirmation of the 27 resident electoral commissioners, RECs, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,…
Senate admits buying bulletproof SUV for N49m at N165 to a dollar exchange rate
The Senate on Tuesday admitted that it bought a bullet proof Range Rover Sports Utility Vehicle ( SUV ) as had been reported in the media. Chairman, Senate Committee on…
Melaye mocks critics, appears at plenary in academic gown
Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West drew a lot of attention at the National Assembly on Tuesday when he appeared for plenary in academic robe and cap. The senator whose…
