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Nigeria: Uproar in Senate Chamber Over Buhari's Claim On Muammar Gaddafi
Vanguard, 12 April 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari blaming the late Libyan Dictator, Muammar Gaddafi as being responsible for the upsurge in clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the country, Thursday… Read more »
Rowdy Debate in Nigeria's Senate as Buhari Views Questioned
Proceedings in the Senate were disrupted when the status of Anambra State as an oil producing area saw three senators from three different states, engage in an unfriendly exchange of words. The situation worsened over claims made by President Muhammadu Buhari that herdsmen who have killed hundreds of Nigerians, particularly since the beginning of his administration, were trained and armed by the late Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi.
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Nigeria: Senate in Rowdy Session Over Status of Anambra As Oil Producing State
Vanguard, 13 April 2018
It was a rowdy session yesterday on the floor of the Senate over the status of Anambra State as an oil producing area as three senators from three different states were engaged in… Read more »
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Nigeria: What Does Buhari Owe Them?
Leadership, 13 April 2018
Governor Yahaya Bello does not need to jump into the fire, yet. The Kogi State governor who had, in fact, sprained an ankle in what might have been a practice match for the big… Read more »
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Nigeria: Uproar in Senate Over Buhari Blaming Gadaffi for Killings
Guardian, 13 April 2018
There was uproar in the Senate yesterday over President Muhammadu Buhari's claim that the herdsmen, who have killed hundreds of Nigerians, particularly since the inception of his… Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate Suspends Lawmaker Who Challenged Adoption of Electoral Act Amendment
Premium Times, 12 April 2018
The Senate on Tuesday suspended a lawmaker, Ovie Omo-Agege, for accusing his colleagues of working against President Muhammadu Buhari's re-election plans in 2019. Read more »
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Nigeria: Saraki Disbands Buhari Support Group in Senate
Premium Times, 12 April 2018
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday ordered the immediate disbandment of a group, Parliamentary Support Group, in the senate Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate Suspends Ovie Omo-Agege for 90 Legislative Days
Guardian, 13 April 2018
The Senate has suspended Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta Central) for 90 legislative days. Read more »
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Nigeria: Budget - Senate Gives Committees One Day to Submit Report
Vanguard, 12 April 2018
The Senate has given 20 standing committees yet to submit their budget defence reports to do so unfailingly on Friday. Read more »
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Nigeria: Senator's Constituents Sue Senate for His Suspension
Premium Times, 13 April 2018
Members of the Urhobo ethnic group in Delta State have sued the Nigerian Senate for the suspension of their senator, Ovie Omo-Agege. Read more »
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The People's Democratic Party has asked the National Assembly to invoke the relevant sections of the constitution to address the power vacuum caused by President Muhammadu Buhari's ... Read more »
