Friday Bako

The police have arrested Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who was accused of leading thugs to steal the mace at the senate. He was whisked away in a waiting police van. Oma-Agege was arrested after the plenary around 1.50am. He was in the chamber throughout the sitting. count | 107

The Senate has resumed plenary about 15 minutes ago after coming out of an executive session where the earlier incident of forceful removal of the mace was deliberated upon. The session is holding with the mace, the official symbol of authority firmly in place, and Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, presiding. The Senate […]

RESPONSE TO TODAY’S INCIDENT IN THE SENATE CHAMBER Today, some hoodlums led by suspended Senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, walked into the Senate plenary and seized the symbol of authority of the Upper Legislative Chamber, the mace. This action is an act of treason, as it is an attempt to overthrow a branch of the Federal Government […]

BREAKING: Thugs invade Nigerian senate plenary, snatch mace By Pam Moses Thugs suspected to be loyal to the suspended Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial district, Ovie Omo-Agege have invaded the red chambers and forcefully taken away the mace. They broke into the chambers when plenary was going on, thereby creating serious confusion and tension. The […]

Buhari’s Visit to Plateau – more garlands says Yakubu Dati By Golok Nanmwa ,Jos Plateaus state commissioner of information and communication in Plateau state Hon Yakubu Dati on Wednesday said Following the historic 2-day visit of President Buhari to Plateau-the-beautiful, more benefits have contitued to pour into the State. In a statement made available to […]

The Peoples Democratic Party has lost two of its lawmakers in the house of representatives to the All Progressives Grand Alliance . Ben Nwankwo and Anayo Anebe, both from Anambra state decamped to APGA at plenary on Tuesday. In separate letters read by Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house, the two lawmakers cited […]

The Federal Government said it has appropriated over N600 million in the 2018 budget for execution of capital projects at the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies , just as it has committed N200 million to rehabilitation of the board’s buildings ceded to it by the government. Speaking during the commissioning of the national […]