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EFCC ASKED MARK TO ACCOUNT FOR N5.4B Former Senate President David Mark is to account for over N5.4billion slush cash and campaign funds traced to him, The Nation learnt yesterday. Part of the money is N550 million, which is part of the…

WE WILL DEFEND LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY IN 2018 BUDGET —SENATOR Following widespread condemnations from individuals and groups particularly from the South-West, a lawmaker, representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Senator Olamilekan…

SOUTHERN SENATORS BLAST NORTHERN COUNTERPARTS OVER CALL ON PRESIDENT TO JETTISON REPORT Recently the northern Senators calls President Muhammadu Buhari to ignore the 2014 Confab report by the Northern Senators Forum, NSF, was yesterday…

APPEAL COURT DECLARES KOGI EAST SENATE SEAT VACANT The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday declared the seat for the Kogi East senatorial district vacant. The judgement was delivered by Justice Abdul Aboki on a pre-election matter…

KWARA ASSEMBLY PASSES INTO LAW ‘NOT-TOO-YOUNG -TO-RUN’ BILL, 10 OTHERS The Kwara State House of Assembly has passed eleven Constitutional Bills including ‘Not Too Young to Run Bill’ transmitted to it by the National Assembly in the ongoing…

DAVID MARK DENIES RECEIVING, DISTRIBUTING N2BN CAMPAIGN FUND Former President of the Senate, David Mark, has denied receiving over N2bn from the Peoples Democratic Party through a National Assembly account for distribution to senators.…

SENATORS FIGHT OVER DAURA'S REQUEST FOR FOR CLOSED DOORS GRILLING Members of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee investigating the face-off involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Department of State Services and National…

SARAKI MOURNS GIDADO, SAYS WE HAVE LOST AN ELDER STATESMAN President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has expressed sadness over the death of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Alhaji Gidado Idris, who…

SENATE MOVES TO TACKLE DRUG, SUBSTANCE ABUSE Following the Senate’s resolution in October on the state of drug and substance abuse around the nation, the Upper Chamber has moved to address the widespread use of drugs and other illegal…

ARMY SENTENCES SOLDIER TO DEATH FOR KILLING FIVE RESCUED CIVILIANS A General Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, has sentenced a soldier serving in Operation Lafiya Dole, Lance Corporal John Godwin, to death. The court…