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*...A declaration that the election of the 1st and 2nd defendants as the President and Deputy President of the Senate of the 8th Senate pursuant to the Senate Standing Orders 2015 and contrary to the provisions of Rules 3(3)(e) and (k), Chapter II of the Senate Standing Orders 2011, is illegal and unconstitutional

Kingso23:
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Hamalai said most of those calling for cut in the
salaries and allowances of National Assembly
members were not informed on how much it costs
to maintain a parliament.
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Rotimi47:
3 may be answers - 1. Saraki setting fire to his own house just to destroy incriminating evidence. 2. Saraki setting fire to his own house so as to black mail EFCC and 3. Saraki trying to use the fire incident to win sympathy.

It is a wearisomely familiar Nigerian ploy to impose “peace” in the absence of social and political justice. But they misjudged the mood of the nation and the fact that Nigerians have had it with their ilk...

petecoolboy:
...In a series of Tweets on his personal page, Dr. Saraki further commended NERC for responding to Nigerian’s calls in such a prompt manner, and reassured Nigerians that the “Motion on #power should be a signal to other regulatory bodies that the 8th Senate will not allow anti-people policies to go unchecked.”

petecoolboy:
... #power should be a signal to other regulatory bodies that the 8th Senate will not allow anti-people policies to go unchecked.”

Ahhh public thieves, looters, and billionaires want to fight for the people but they cannot reduce their loots...

My 1N advice from Saraki - stop disturbing MDA heads who are currently being restructured/repositioned by Buhari else you will win yourself the final blows that will send you and your kiths to dudgeon.

The Senate President went on to urge Nigerians to engage with their representatives in the legislature as the 8th Senate will make channels of communication available to Senators- asking Nigerians to contact their Senators for oversight of any agencies and/or organizations.
Many Nigerians took to social media to commend the Senate, with some like @ObongTunji tweeting to the Senate President’s @BukolaSaraki handles saying: “Keep doing the good work sir.”

989900:
#stealingiscorruption

hinwazaka:
Martin Luther never minded his own business
Martin Luther king never minded his own business
Rev Desmond Tutu never minded his own business
So what's your point

barcanista:
It is unfortunate that the APC fans have shifted their venom on the revered and respected Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese Reverend Matthew Hassan-Kukah simply because this respected man aired a position as the Spokesperson of the Abdulsalam-led National Peace Committee. What is the offence of this noble man to warrant the blackmail and false accusation by APC... We all need to take an indepth review of the position of Kukah...

barcanista:
1. Investigation Should Be Done First
What Kukah was saying is that there should be investigation first! Investigation simply means approaching a matter with an open heart with the sole aim of establishing whether or not something has gone amiss. This is what is expected in a democracy
2. Probe Becomes Necessary After Investigation
You only probe after investigation has given a lead that an offence was committed. Probe is to unravel more facts that may be helpful during prosecution.

barcanista:
3. Speculations Are Unnecessary And Distraction
He was simply saying that rather than talking of probe by mere speculation he should do number 1 (above). It is a known fact that NOTHING will be established from any ACTION where the Investigator's sole aim is to see an accused guilty and not really to solve a problem.
4. "That Is The Expectation of Nigerians"
Firstly, you should investigate to ascertain whether or not something has gone amiss. Then you subject the indictees to probe (thorough investigation) to establish more fact and vital information that will help in prosecution. After these are done, you prosecute indictees using the established "fact" as evidence (along with witnesses) while the Judge pronounce guilt or otherwise of the accused.
Isn't this what ordinary Nigerians like some of us expect? Don't Kukah deserve commendation for speaking like a patriot and a democrat per excellence? Should we rather have Buhari continue with his everyday noise of probe? There is a process for everything!

barcanista:
I also want Nigerians to know that contrary to the lies peddled by a section of pro-APC media, Rev Kukah never asked President Buhari not to probe Jonathan, neither did he plead on behalf of Jonathan. In fact, he made it clear that the committee was never contacted by former President Jonathan. He was blunt when he said this some days back..
“Anybody is free to come to our committee, but President Jonathan never by telephone or by any other means sought to see the committee."
(PremiumTimes, Aug 12, 2015)
www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/188241-jonathan-did-not-lobby-our-committee-to-stop-buharis-probe-kukah.html
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barcanista:
Another twist to this is that some people are accusing the man of building his house with Jonathan's billion. The funny thing about this propaganda is that they couldn't tell "HOW" it was possible for Kukah to 'eat the billions' considering that Kukah never held ANY political appointment under Jonathan. Are we now saying that a man of stature like Rev Kukah is unable to tell his congregation to build such "not so flashy" edifice? We all know how Christians donate their life savings for 'God's' project. So why should a whole Bishop of Catholic church's own be different?
Nigerians need to rise up for Reverend Hassan Kukah and defend our democracy. Today, it is Kukah, tomorrow it may be YOU!
May God Bless Us All

micronut:
Alex Reporters, you know you can be sued for this crap you wrote? You brought skirmishes of old news together to feed the public with lies.... Please, do us a favour by showing the following;
1. Where. the interview with chief Yemi Elebubon was held? if i it is not outdated interview.
2. Where did you get your findings that "Ife king" had an abobaku? If so, kindly tell us his name for Nigerians, because we wish to know.
3. Thirdly why do you hungry bloggers just weave nonsense together just to sell and gain traffic? The picture u pasted there is during one of ifa annual festival weeks, the two men you showed are dead, one is Agbongbon of the source, chief Akanni Falolu.
If you can not provide answers to the given questions, then am seriously disappointed.
How bloggers and lie crooners have suddenly come up with nonsense on daily basis, is becoming worrisome... I laugh most time when i see fabricated stories just to feed uninformed Nigerians.
Let me set it straight, "No Such thing as Abobaku in Any Yoruba land again and even Ile-ife" I challenge you to come with your evidence and i stand to be corrected.
As an indigene of ile-ife with requisite knowledge of Ife chieftaincy and Culture... It is important to make many Nigerians know that the issue of"Abobaku" was last witnessed in any Yoruba land, almost like 4 generations ago, Ooni never had any Abobaku, and nothing of such even in the days of his immediate predecessor, Sir Adesoji Aderemi who died in 1980. The closest to Ooni of Ife in any form or loyalty rank is called "Sarun Odua" and he is even an High chief. I wish Nigerians should fear God, as they have nothing to gain by discrediting YORUBA culture, just to make a point. If there is anything of such, tell us the name of the bearer. People should not just sit in their room and start twitting what is never the truth...
We should endeavour to get our facts right and never join badwagons to Paint Our Culture red. We should only condemn what is inhumane and not be an advocate to issues that makes mockery of the revered "Traditional Institution".
This is not the best way to correct certain norms, a false alarm is not only detrimental but also undignifying.