Sentences with phrase «national assembly senator»

The senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly Senator Dino Melaye has accused Governor Yahaya Bello of financial recklessness stating that he has stolen the common patrimony of the State.

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Ben Murray - Bruce, the Senator representing Bayelsa East constituency, has warned that the Senate will not be «cowed», after thugs broke into the National Assembly and made...

The Senator representing Lagos West, Solomon Olamilekan was abducted by unknown gunmen at the National Assembly on Thursday.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Within 24 hours, the Senator representing Kogi West in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, gave Nigerians more than enough to chew or if you want to be comical, to entertain themselves with.

The two Senators» appearance at the National Assembly took the staff and visitors by surprise understanding that their sack was announced last weekend following the Supreme Court judgment owing to supremacy battle between the contending factions of the PDP in Anambra State.

Having released the breakdown of the National Assembly budget, the most comprehensive in the history of Nigerian Senate, it seems the release of pay slips is yet to clarify earnings of Nigerian senators.

A senator said: «What I know is that the National Assembly leadership is very interested in having all issues relating to constitutional amendments sorted out and concluded very early in 2017.

«As the 2017 National Assembly budget does not appear to record all allowances received by senators, it's in the best interest of the Senate to now publish a line - by - line response to Sagay's allegations rather than simply providing a blanket denial.

The National Assembly election petition tribunal has upheld the election of former Senate President, Senator David Mark of the Peoples Democratic Party, the PDP.

This was contained in a letter to the leadership of the National Assembly, Senator Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara.

The by - election is to fill the void created by the death of Late Senator Isiaka Adeleke in the national Assembly.

The senator's ordeal started after two suspects allegedly fingered him as giving them guns and hiring them to be his political thugs ahead of the 2019 general election.There was mild drama yesterday as the Nigeria Police arraigned the senator representing Kogi West senatorial district in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, before a Magistrate Court in Wuse 2, Abuja.

There was mild drama yesterday as the Nigeria Police arraigned the senator representing Kogi West senatorial district in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, before a Magistrate Court in Wuse 2, Abuja.

Take for instance the very uninspiring eulogies of a serving member of the National Assembly, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, who flew to London in company with other perverts to sing hymns of praises for a Nigerian ex-convict and fugitive.

The Senator representing Akwa Ibom North East District in the National Assembly, Bassey Albert Akpan, on Friday said that he has filed a suit against the...

The 2nd Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Monday Ubani, explains to TOBI AWORINDE why he took members of the National Assembly to court over their jumbo pay What is the motive behind your lawsuit demanding that senators refund their N13.5 m monthly running costs?

The Senator representing Rivers South - East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe on Wednesday declared his intention to contest for the...

The leader of the Senate, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, told journalists after observing jumaat prayer with President Buhari at the State House in Abuja that it is the duty of the National Assembly to make additions, subtraction and adjustments to the Appropriation Bill.

The Senior Special Assistant to President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, had at a press conference on Friday confirmed that some of officials of the Federal Government were already holding discussions on how to end the violence.

On when the issue of Senator Melaye came up for discussion with Buhari, Dogara said: «On the issue of Senator Dino, of course anything that happens to one of our members or any member of the National Assembly is of concern to us.

For instance, in April 2016 when an EFCC Liaison officer at the National Assembly presented a plaque to Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekeremedu, the EFCC under Magu descended on the legislative arms with uncouth castigation (link2).

The move was based on a point of order raised by Ndume, who also called on the upper chamber of the National Assembly to investigate the certificate scandal involving Senator Dino Melaye.

ASABA — THE people of Delta Central senatorial district, yesterday, went into jubilation, following the swearing - in of Obaisi Ovie Omo - Agege as the senator representing the district by the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, at the National Assembly, insenator representing the district by the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, at the National Assembly, inSenator Bukola Saraki, at the National Assembly, in Abuja.

The President, while praying to Allah to bless the soul of the departed senator, also extended his condolences to his family, his colleagues in the National Assembly, as well as the government and people of Bauchi State over this great loss to the country.

Similarly, Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa congratulated the Senate President, Dr Olubukola Abubakar Saraki just as he lauded the remarkable contributions of the Senate President to the development of Nigeria and the legislature as Chairman of the 8th National Assembly.

Saraki last Wednesday led a delegation of the National Assembly, comprising the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and the Senate Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan (APC, Yobe) to visit Buhari.

Some senators at the plenary on Thursday, called for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari for allowing the withdrawal of $ 496m from the Excess Crude Account to purchase military aircraft without National Assembly's approval.

The Senator - elect representing Rivers East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Andrew Uchendu has described the administration of Governor Nyesom Wike as the worst in the...

The Senate on Tuesday expressed its backing for the embattled lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, over the ongoing move by his constituents to recall him from the National Assembly.

People of the Delta central senatorial district being represented by suspended senator, Ovie Omo - Agege have stormed the National Assembly to protest against the 90 legislative days...

A senator representing Edo North Senatorial District, Domingo Obende, has explained why the National Assembly discarded the impeachment moves against President Goodluck Jonathan.

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has come under fire for giving 16 Sports Utility Vehicles, SUVs, to Senator Magnus Abe and other National assembly members from...

Wabara, a ranking member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, stated this yesterday when a delegation of the board led by its Chairman, Senator Walid Jibril, paid a solidarity visit to the PDP Senate Caucus at the National Assembly Complex.

Working with the National Republican State Leadership Committee, Senate Republican Campaign Commttee (SRCC) and the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee (RACC), the Westchester GOP actively supports campaigns for Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Senators in the 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th 38th and 40th districts and Members of the Assembly in the 88th, 89th, 90th, 91st, 92nd, 93rd, 94th and 95th districts.

The embattled Senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, was yesterday granted bail by a Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja.

The embattled Senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, was yesterday granted bail...

The Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ademola Adeleke, has vowed to support whoever wins the People Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket...

«So the practice by Tinubu to always want to plant people everywhere may not work every time as it has shown in Ondo and the National Assembly, where his candidates for the positions of Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Senator Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila, lost out to Dr. Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara.

The statement read in part, «The senator representing Plateau North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Jonah Jang, is pleased to honour the invitation of the EFCC to give an account of his meritorious stewardship to the people of Plateau State, when he served as their governor for eight years from 2007 tsenator representing Plateau North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Jonah Jang, is pleased to honour the invitation of the EFCC to give an account of his meritorious stewardship to the people of Plateau State, when he served as their governor for eight years from 2007 tSenator Jonah Jang, is pleased to honour the invitation of the EFCC to give an account of his meritorious stewardship to the people of Plateau State, when he served as their governor for eight years from 2007 to 2015.

The Lagos State division of the Federal High Court on Friday granted bail on self - recognizance to the Senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, Peter Nwaoboshi.

His words, «The attention of the Office of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has been drawn to a purported investigative report by an online medium, which claimed that he and other members of the Committees on Constitution Review of the seventh National Assembly, comprising the Senate and the House of Representatives, «pocketed» N8 billion in «failed» constitution amendment exercise.

The People's Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State says it has begun the process of recovering the mandate freely given to a senator representing Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Nelson Effiong, who defected to All Progressives Congress.

The Senator representing Taraba South in the National Assembly, Emmanuel Bwacha, has said he is not interested in the Taraba State governorship seat as widely speculated in the state because he wants Governor Darius Ishaku to complete his eight - year term as a governor.

Akunyili, in the suit No CA / E / EPT / 2011 which she filed at the appeal, is challenging the decision of the National / State Assembly Election Tribunal Awka, which last month upheld the election of Senator Chris Ngige of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as the winner of the election after striking out her petition.

The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has agreed to meet with the Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) at the National Assembly to clarify on the alleged N29 million monthly pay, and over N3 billion a year a Nigerian Senator gets.

Owing to the detection on the part of the Senate, a Committee on Appropriation led by Senator Danjuma Goje was set up and, as such, mandated to identify the discrepancies in the 2016 budget presented to the National Assembly by President Buhari and the other version allegedly printed by Enang.

Senator Ita Enang in what was not disclosed when and how reportedly collected the budget from the 10 - man committee of the National Assembly, headed by the Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun.

According to IPAC Chairman, who doubles as the National Chairman of Accord Party (AP), Alhaji Mohammed Nalado, he said it was wrong for some senators to call for Buhari's probe over his release of bailout funds to governors without appropriation by the National Assembly.

The meeting, scheduled for 1 pm at the National Assembly Complex follows SERAP's request to Saraki to «urgently explain to Nigerians if it is true that a Nigerian Senator gets N29 million in monthly pay, and over N3 billion a year.»