Without any doubt, the events of last week in the Nigerian Senate which led to the altercation between Senator Oluremi Tinubu of Lagos Central Senatorial District and her colleague, Senator Dino Melaye of Kogi West senatorial District as well as […]
Without any doubt, the events of last week in the Nigerian Senate which led to the altercation between Senator Oluremi Tinubu of Lagos Central Senatorial District and her colleague, Senator Dino Melaye of Kogi West senatorial District as well as […]
ADDRESS BY HON. SPEAKER, RT. HON. DOGARA YAKUBU ON ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE 8TH HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON 9TH JUNE, 2016 Protocols: 1. Honourable Colleagues, today, 9th June, 2016 marks one year anniversary of the inauguration of the 8th House of Representatives. […]
As the clock ticks and the first session of the 8th senate draws to an end, nothing encapsulates their performance than the commendation of President Muhammadu Buhari who, when he hosted them to a dinner at the villa last week […]
The 7th National Assembly, which concluded its term on Thursday, 4th of June 2015, equally considered over two hundred motions and approved concomitant resolutions. It also effectively collaborated with the Executive in the overall national interest to stabilise the polity […]
This 8th National Assembly is a travesty, especially the senate even by their own previous very low, mediocre standards. It has being a tragicomedy theatre of absurdity on a daily and weekly basis. What makes it worse is, I think […]
Democracy is seen as one of the ultimate ideals that modern civilisations strive to create and preserve. The word democracy literally means rule by the people, taken from the Greek terms, demos (meaning ?people), and kratos (meaning ?rule). It is […]
The swansong on Nigerians lips and the scoop all over the geopolitical space is about the mindless fleeces graft and outright stealing that has gutted the lining of the fabric of society. But while the investigations and arrests and prosecutions […]
Edmund Burke- The irish stateman mentioned in his affirmative quote that, the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. The news hovering around the media spaces on the alleged secrecy and unauthorised […]
The Nigerian Senate is seeking to pass a bill that would regulate the social media, an essential channel where Nigerians engage on national issues. The social media define and shape the narratives in the polity, be it political, social, economic […]
Senate president Bukola saraki has insisted that he will stand strong in the face of persecution and calling on other lawmakers to stand with him in defence of the legislature. The senate president stated this during a welcome address to […]
June 9, 2015 will forever go down in our country’s legislative history as a day to be remembered. The 8th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria took off with Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, the Senator representing Kwara Central, emerging unopposed […]
Over the years, as our collective national purse has gotten smaller, Nigerians home and abroad have been clamouring for a reduction of the National Assembly’s budget. These calls for reduction have also been accompanied with parallel calls for more transparency […]