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Senator Opeyemi Bamidele

End of Security Challenges, As NASS’ Adopts Amaechi’s Approach to Tackle Menace – Chukwuemeka…

Abdulfatah May 5, 2022 0

An APC chieftain and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwumeka Eze, says he couldn’t agree more that the country is faced with serious challenges of insecurity ranging…

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Senate amends Terrorism Act, prohibits payment of ransom to kidnappers

Abdulfatah Apr 28, 2022 0

The Senate has passed a bill seeking to amend the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2013, and to prohibit the payment of ransom to kidnappers in Nigeria. The passage of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013 (Amendment) Bill, 2022, followed the…

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Senate President applauds unity in Ninth Senate after receiving Lifetime Achievement in Politics…

Abdulfatah Nov 22, 2021 0

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has applauded the prevailing atmosphere of unity among his Distinguished Senator colleagues saying that it has made the ninth Senate different from the previous ones. Sen. Lawan said the unity among the…

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Senate confirms appointment of eight nominees as Justices of the Supreme Court

Abdulfatah Oct 14, 2020 0

The Senate has confirmed the nominations of eight Justices of the Court of Appeal as Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Judiciary,…

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Senate demands probe of commercial banks over illicit, excessive charges

Abdulfatah Oct 8, 2020 0

The Senate has mandated its Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions to cause an investigation into illicit and excessive bank charges by commercial banks operating in the country. This was even as the upper…