Members of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group said they may resume daily protest to the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday. The group said the move became necessary followed the deafening silence of the Presidency over the release of the remaining Chibok girls in Boko Haram captivity. It maintained that since the Federal Government facilitated the release of 82 girls in May, 2017, nothing has been heard on ongoing efforts toward securing the release of the other girls.
PDP’s Umahi Wants Buhari To Seek Re-Election
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, wants President Muhammadu Buhari to seek re-election in 2019.
No Automatic Ticket For Atiku - PDP
Contrary to media reports that stakeholders in the Peoples Democratic Party are lobbying the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to return to the party with an automatic presidential ticket as bait, the Board of Trustee Chairman of the Party, Sen. Walid Jibril said there would be no automatic ticket for any candidate seeking to fly the party's flag.
Senate Asks CBN To Sanction Stanbic IBTC Over Foreign Exchange Infractions By MTN
The Senate on Wednesday resolved to Mandate the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to sanction Stanbic IBTC for the improper documentation of capital repatriation and loan repayments amounting to $388,195,183 and $199,440,952.07 respectively.
The resolution was among many reached after the Senate considered the report of its Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions on the Unscrupulous Violations of the Foreign Exchange Act by MTN.
Senate To Probe Fashola’s Ministry Over Alleged Diversion Of Funds
The Senate is launching investigations into allegations that the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing is planning to divert the $350million from the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority NSIA to fund Fast Power Projects.
The Senate’s decision to begin the probe follows a motion by Senator Dino Melaye who is alleging that the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing is plotting to retrieve the money in NSIA which is meant for states owned Nigeria Electricity Bulk Trading Company and divert it for its Fast Power Project.
'Compromised EFCC Harassing Opposition Members' – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of using "the compromised Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)" to harassment members for "no justifiable reason."
In a statement signed by the party's national publicity secretary, Dayo Adeyeye, on Wednesday, the PDP said the intimidation of its members by the APC was to the opposition into submission ahead of the 2019 elections.
IGP Appears Before Senate Committee Over Misau’s Allegations
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, appeared before the Senate committee investigating the allegations of corruption levelled against him by Senator Isa Misau.
Channels TV reported that the police boss was questioned Wednesday by the committee.