The national assembly witnessed significant events in the year 2018. Some of these occurrences were also unprecedented following the tides of political happenings during the year. No one ever thought
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Mace theft
Mace theft: Reps demand Omo-Agege’s prosecution
Mace Theft: NASS Committee Recommends Suspension, Prosecution Of Senator Omo-Agege
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege The National Assembly joint ad hoc committee has recommended the immediate suspension of Ovie Omo-Agege, the senator representing Delta central, for 180 legislative days over the theft of the Senate mace. The recommendation was on Monday made by the committee investigating the invasion of the Senate. The decision
Mace theft, IGP/Senate face-off: Poilce transfer NASS DPO to Adamawa
Barring any last minute change of decision, Sunday Vanguard can reveal that Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, Abdul Sulu-Gambari, who is the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, for the National Assembly Police Division, is set to resume at the Adamawa State Police Command, Yola.
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Police redeploy National Assembly DPO over mace theft probe
Leke Baiyewu The Police have redeployed the Divisional Police Officer of the National Assembly Complex Division, Mr. Abdul Sulu-Gambari, SUNDAY PUNCH learnt on Saturday. Sources in the police and the National Assembly told our correspondent that Sulu-Gambari was redeployed based on his testimonies before the joint Senate and House of Representatives ad hoc committee set […] …
Police recover Gombe Assembly mace
The Police in Gombe State on Friday said they had recovered the mace of the state’s House of Assembly, forcefully taken away in a scuffle by some members during plenary on Thursday. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Shina Olukolu, told newsmen in Gombe that the mace was found around National Industrial Court […] …
[BREAKING] Mace theft: Omo-Agege appears before National Assembly probe panel
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, is currently appearing before the joint Senate and House of Representatives ad hoc committee set up to investigate the invasion and mace snatching at the Senate chamber on April 18, 2018. Omo-Agege had taken the National Assembly to court to stop the […] …
Mace theft: National Assembly panel summons Ndume, Omo-Agege
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The joint Senate and House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the invasion of the Senate’s chamber and the snatching of its mace has invited senators Ovie Omo-Agege and Ali Ndume. The lawmakers were invited over their alleged roles in the attack on the Senate. The chairman of the committee, Senator Bala […] …
Mace theft: Police fail to sanction cops for negligence
Adelani Adepegba The police high command has failed to sanction police operatives who were on duty during the invasion of the Senate chamber by suspected thugs who stole the mace on April 18. The police officers and other security personnel allegedly allowed the thugs to enter the National Assembly premises without proper security checks and […] …
BREAKING: Court nullifies Omo-Agege’s suspension by Senate
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the suspension of the Delta Central Senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, by the Senate, describing the action as unconstitutional. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, in a judgment that lasted one hour on Thursday, held that while the National Assembly had the power to discipline its erring members, the […] …