Adeboye Omoboye

ABSENTEEISM IS A BIG PROBLEM AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Many members rarely attended plenary last week or spent quality time at committee proceedings. On Thursday, the House listed important bills for debate on the floor. The session was…

COURT ORDERS SARAKI TO SWEAR-IN OKONKWO AS SENATOR FOR ANAMBRA The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to forthwith, issue Certificate of Return to Dr. Obiora Okonkwo of…

TOYIN OJORA SARAKI NAMED AS UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE (UHC) GLOBAL CHAMPION As the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Forum convenes in Tokyo, this week, bringing together over 300 high-level policymakers, including heads of state and…

SARAKI TO APPEAL 3 OTHER CHARGES TO SUPREME COURT The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, was successful today as the Court of Appeal dismissed 13 out of the 18 count charges that were filed against him. Recall that in a…

BAYELSA ASSEMBLY MOVES AGAINST OPEN GRAZING The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has begun public hearing on a bill seeking to outlaw open grazing as part of efforts to check the incidence of clashes between farmers and cattle rearers.…

SARAKI REACTS TO APPEAL COURT JUDGEMENT The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has reacted to the decision of the Appeal Court sending him back to the Code of Conduct Tribunal to answer to three charges on false asset declarations. Mr.…

IMO SPEAKER HALTS ENTITLEMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS The Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Acho Ihim, yesterday ordered that all financial entitlements of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) principal officers with the exception of…

SENATE FROWNS AT EXPATRIATES TAKING OVER NIGERIAN JOBS Chief Kayode Odunaro The Senate through its Local Content Committee has frowned at the practice of foreign companies operating in Nigeria flouting the laws on local content as…

#MYOWNRESTRUCTURING: 8 THINGS THE SENATE PRESIDENT, DR. ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, SAID TO NORTHERN SENATORS IN KATSINA 1. ON APPROACHING ‘RESTRUCTURING’ WITH OPEN MINDS “It is perhaps understandable if some in this gathering find the…

SARAKI VISITS PDP CHAIRMAN, SEKONDUS A photograph has been trending on social media. That is the visit of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to the new Peoples Democratic Party Chairman, Uche Secondus at Hilton, Abuja. With Saraki at the…