Reps Set to Recover $1.092bn Malabu Oil Money
The Federal House of Representatives has begun moves towards recovering the $1.092bn paid on the transaction involving the Federal Government, Shell/Agip Companies and Malabu Oil and Gas in respect of…
Atiku: Running from pillar to post
When Olusegun Obasanjo wrote the 18-page epistle to President Goodluck Jonathan, many politicians who stood to score some points from the crack in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership- which…
EFCC Arraigns Banker over N450m Fraud
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Akpojiyouwi Grace before Justice Babajide Lawal-Akapo of the Lagos High Court sitting at Ikeja, on a one-count…
Statement by the Nigeria Unity Group, House of Reps, National Assembly
In the wake of a directive earlier this year by the All Progressive Congress for its members in the National Assembly to block all legislative proposals including the 2014 budget…
I Was Not Sacked, Orubebe Insists
Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe has insisted that despite widespread reports of his sack by President Goodluck Jonathan, he voluntarily resigned to pursue other political interests.…
2015 Guber: Ikuforiji’s Posters Flood Parts of Lagos
The sleepy town of Epe, Lagos State has recently become very important in the scheme to get a possible replacement for Governor of the state, Babatunde Fashola. This follows rumours…
Reps to Investigate Exclusion of Imo, Abia, Akwa Ibom from Shell Programme
The Federal House of Representatives has mandated some of its committees to investigate the alleged exclusion of Imo, Abia and Akwa Ibom States from the Shell Live Wire Nigeria Programme.…
Melaye ‘Vindicated’ By Sack of Oduah, Orubebe
Former member of the Federal House of Representatives, Otunba Dino Melaye has praised the sack of Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe,…
2014 Budget Scales Second Reading
During Wednesday’s plenary session, members of the Federal House of Representatives passed the 2014 budget proposal through the second reading after heated debate. Leading the debate on the bill, Mulikat…
Senate Conducts Bow-and-Go Screenings for Ministers
The Senate on Wednesday conducted what was supposed to be a screening for six ministerial nominees of President Goodluck Jonathan, but it turned out a bow-and-go affair. The six nominees…