By Confidence Eriacy Sen. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, Senator Representing the Cross River Northern Senatorial District and Rt. Hon. Mike Etaba, Member Representing Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency have been inaugurated as leaders of the Cross River State Senate and House of Representatives Caucus, respectively. The inauguration took place during a meeting with Governor Bassey Otu and members…
By Mo Isa The upper chamber of the National Assembly on Tuesday said there is no backdoor arrangement to reinstate the suspended Bauchi Central senator, Abdul Ningi. The Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti South), made this disclosure while answering questions on the veracity of the claim that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabiohad resolved to…
Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Senate reacted to Mr Femi Falana, counsel to the suspended senator from Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, in a letter on Thursday, telling him to follow his guidance in whatever action he plans to take. Falani sent a letter on behalf of Ningi, whose charges of budget padding split…
The Federal House of Representatives has initiated an inquiry into the purported certificate racketeering activities of some Federal Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies over their alleged involvement with Nigerian students. Remember how Umar Audu, a correspondent for DAILY NIGERIAN, completed the National Youth Service Corps programme requirement after graduating from a university in Cotonou, Benin…
In his commitment to rewarding hardwork and loyalty, the Member representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Unyime Idem has empowered members of his Technical Support Team, who worked for him during his election in 2019 and reelection in 2023. At a meeting with them in his Uyo residence on Monday, Rep. Idem surprised the…
The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has commended the House Committee on Judiciary for their remarkable efforts and achievement in advancing better welfare and funding for the Judiciary. The governor made the commendation, Wednesday, in his Office, when members of the House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary led by its Chairman, Rt….
By Frank Ulom The Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District, Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong Jnr., APC, has been elected as the Publicity Secretary of Southern Senators’ Forum. The election of the executive members of the Southern Senators’ Forum took place on Wednesday in Abuja. Senator Tokunbo Abiru, Lagos East, APC, emerged as the Chairman, while…
By Mo Isa The Senator Representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi, has been suspended by the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, over budget padding. CONVERSEER reports that Ningi was suspended on Tuesday (12 March 2024) for three months over allegations surrounding the padding of the 2024 budget with over N3 trillion. Before…
By Our Reporter The member representing Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey, has distributed food items, cash and other relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs of Bakassi at the refugee camp. The Lawmaker, who was accompanied by a crowd of supporters during the visit to the camp, said…
By Joe Udo A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice F. Giwa Ogunbanjo, on Monday, 22 Jan. 2024, told a member of the Federal House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Nicholas Mutu that he has a case to answer in an alleged N320 million money laundering case brought against him by…
