Senator Abdul Ningi, representing the Bauchi North Senatorial District, resumed his duties at the plenary sessions on Tuesday after a 77-day suspension.The Senate granted Ningi a pardon, lifting the suspension that had been in effect since March 12, 2024. The motion for his recall was moved last week by Deputy Minority Leader Senator Abba Moro, who expressed regret on Ningi’s behalf and accepted responsibility for his actions.Senate President Godswill Akpabio announ...

Amidst swirling allegations of budget padding and suspension of a senator, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded an independent investigation into the purported N3.7 trillion padding in the 2024 budget. The party has urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio to step aside to allow for a transparent probe into the matter.The suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi from Bauchi Central for three months came following a heated three-hour debate triggered by his interv...

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, nullified the N800 billion budget signed into law by the Rivers State Governor, Simi Fubara.Fubara had sent the budget for 2024 to a four-man House of Assembly for approval on December 13 amid his feud with the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.The court also upheld the suit filed by the Rivers House of Assembly and its Speaker Martin Amaewhule, against Fubara, which sought an order of injunction restraining the governor from frustr...