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Group urges NASS to Repeal 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act, gives Akpabio, Abass 7-days to ‘drop plan to spend N110bn on bulletproof cars, others’

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2023

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to drop the scandalous plan to spend N40bn on 465 exotic and bulletproof cars for members and principal officials, and N70bn as

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Ex-governors collecting double pay will refund it – Senator Gbenga Daniel

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2023

A former governor of Ogun State and Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District in the Red Chamber, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has hinted that former governors collecting humongous pension now will have to refund it one day. Daniel spoke on Channel Television current affairs programme, Sunrise Daily, monitored in Lagos on Tuesday. He said he never […]

FEATURES

Banana Peels on the Floor of the Senate.

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2023

By Bolaji O. Akinyemi. The Senate Chamber may be a Buka where “judicial delicacies” are served to feed our gluttonous politicians courtesy of Senator Bulkachuwa’s half revealed nature of how seats are gotten in the Senate. The other half may end like Chimamanda’s Half of the Yellow Sun, with Anne Giwa Amu’s claim to the […]

NEWS

Senate Minority Leader: PDP rejects Tambuwal

Daily Dispatch June 28, 2023

A Peoples Democratic Party revolutionary political group, Concerned PDP League, says it will oppose any bid by the party to present Senator Aminu Tambuwal as a Minority Leader candidate for the Senate. The Chairman of the CPDPL, Daboikiabo Warmate, made the group’s position known in a statement on Wednesday. He said the group was not […]

COLUMNS

Maggoty Senate and rotten judiciary

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2023

By Tunde Odesola C-o-o-u-u-r-r-t-t!!! Yekinni, the court clerk, yelled like someone grabbed by the balls. Everybody inside the Court-of-A-Piss jumped to their feet. This is Her Lordship’s Court. She’s a beautiful, no-nonsense High Priest in the Temple of Justice. Everybody respects her because she’s formidable, courageous, intelligent and connected. Devotees in the Temple

NEWS

Disclose pensions paid to you as ex-governors, group tells Akpabio, others in 10th Senate

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2023

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and other 13 former governors in the 10th Senate to disclose the total amount of life pensions, if any, that have been received from your states as former governors.” SERAP is also urging them to “promptly clarify if you have collected and/or […]