#BudgetPadding: Police Invite Dogara

AIG Ali heads probe panel
APC meets with Speaker, Jibrin
Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris has raised a five-man special
team to probe the alleged padding of the budget by House of Representatives
Speaker Yakubu Dogara and some of his principal officers.

BudgetPadding:Dogara,Others Innocent And Am Neutral–Gbajabiamila

….Denies working against Speaker
The leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila Monday said fellow
lawmakers and by extension all Nigerians, should not judge the Speaker of the
House of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and three other principal
officers accused of “insertions” of billions into the 2016 budget.

Why Osinbajo Is Yet To Resume As Acting President

Nigeria’s vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, according to reports, is yet to
resume at the presidential villa, Abuja, more than a day after being assigned the
responsibility by President Muhammadu Buhari.

BREAKING :A/Court Declares Alex Otti winner of Abia Guber Election

The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri has declared the candidate of the All
Progressives Grand Alliance Dr Alex Otti as the duely elected Governor of
Abia State.

#Dasukigate: Jail Dasuki If He's Guilty - PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has disassociated itself from all those indicted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the alleged diversion and theft of about $2.1 billion arms money.

Rivers: Wike's Trusted Political Allies Dump PDP For APC

Trusted political allies of Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, are beginning to dump the umbrella and picking up the broom, PM News reports.
The latest member of Governor Wike’s “kitchen cabinet” is Hon. Ndubuisi Nwankwo who was only last month appointed as member of the Governing Council of the Ignatius Ajuru

I Will Jail Dasuki - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has explained that despite the fall in the international price of crude oil, measures taken to block leakages in the nation’s revenue generating agencies would ensure enough cash to fund the N6 trillion budget he recently submitted to the National Assembly.

Arms Deal Scandal: GEJ Fumes, Attacks Prof Sagay

Professor Itse Sagay has attracted the ire of former president Goodluck
Jonathan over his statement that Jonathan should confess his involvement in
the deal before he is arrested.

Obasanjo’s Real Reason For Visiting Benue Uncovered

By Adah Samson Ocholi

Only a fortnight ago, former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, visited Benue
state where he spent three days in the state as a guest of the state governor and was
amongst other things hosted to a state house dinner.

Meet The New Akwa Ibom Assembly speaker

The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly has elected a new speaker,
following the Court of Appeal’s nullification of the election of the
former speaker, Aniekan Uko (PDP- Ibesikpo/Asutan Constituency).
The new speaker, elected on Monday, is Onofiok Luke (PDP-Nsit
Ubium Constituency).

Bad Day For Senators, Reps At Appeal Court

SOME lawmakers got a piece of bad news yesterday. Two senators and two
members of the House of Representatives lost their seats at the Appeal Court. All
the affected lawmakers won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Kogi Election and Abubakar Audu’s death: What lawyers and the law say

With the death of Abubakar Audu, the candidate of the All
Progressives Congress in Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi
State, a new legal battle may have ensued on the fate of the election.
Mr. Audu was leading his closest challenger and incumbent governor,
Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party, by 41,353 votes.

BREAKING: APC’s Abubakar Audu returns as Kogi Governor

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Abubakar Audu, has emerged winner of the Kogi State Governorship election held on Saturday.

KogiDecides : APC Wins As Audu Leads In 16 Of The 21 LGAs

The stage is set for collation of results from the 21
local government areas at the INEC headquarters in
Lokoja.
The REC, Haliru Kpai, said no LGA had so far
returned results.

APGA’s Alex Otti files 30 grounds of appeal over Abia governorship tribunal ruling

Candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the April
governorship election in Abia state, Alex Otti, on Wednesday, filed his Notice
of Appeal against the Judgment of the Abia State Governorship Election
Petition Tribunal delivered on the 3rd day of November 2015.

We Didn't Spend N6bn On Presidential Fleet - Presidency

The Nigerian Presidency has released a statement, saying a little above two billion Naira, not an outlandish six billion, has so far been spent on maintenance of the presidential air fleet between May and now.

Saraki’s Case: Chief Justice To Set Up Fresh Supreme Court Panel

THE Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, is set to set up a fresh
panel that will hear the appeal filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki, challenging the
jurisdiction and competence of the charges by the Code of Conduct Tribunal over
alleged false asset declaration preferred against him.

Buhari seeks Senate approval to borrow N2.10 trn

President Muhammadu Buhari, has sent a supplementary Appropriation bill for the 2015 fiscal year to the Senate for approval.
The president, in a letter conveying his request, which was read Wednesday, during plenary,

PDP TO AMAECHI: Your Ministry A Waste

The Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State has described the appointment of the former governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi, as the Minister of Transportation as one which will
not make any meaningful impact on the lives of the people of Rivers, because he is a “misfit”.

UNLIKE Buhari, Jonathan Appointed Thugs, Miscreants, Mistresses As Ministers – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed the choice of ministers
appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
APC National Secretary, Mala Buni, in a statement on Thursday dismissed
the position of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the current
ministers do not represent change.