Tag: Melaye
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Atiku, Saraki, Dogara, Melaye, other PDP leaders with ‘links’ to Hushpuppi must be investigated – APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on anti-graft agencies to investigate the link between some notable leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the leader of the Dubai based international e-fraudster Ramon Olorunwa Abbas popularly known as “Hushpuppi”. The party said the media space has been awashed with reports of criminal…
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Court rejects Melaye’s suit against Infectious Disease Bill
A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a suit by Senator Dino Melaye, challenging some provisions of the controversial Control of Infectious Diseases Bill 2020, also referred to as the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Bill. In a judgment on Tuesday, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu held that her court lacked the jurisdiction to hear…
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Alleged falsehood: Court strikes out suit, discharges Dino Melaye
Justice Olasumbo Goodluck of an FCT High Court, Maitama on Tuesday discharged Sen. Dino Melaye who was accused of providing false information to the police. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) charged Melaye with two counts of giving false information to the police. Delivering a ruling in a no-case -submission filed Melaye, Justice Goodluck held…
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Melaye counters Kogi Government, says reported cases of COVID-19 cases real
Reports of coronavirus in Kogi are real and authentic, Senator Dino Melaye has stated. He spoke on the heels of brickbats between Kogi State Government and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) over the latter’s announcement of two cases of coronavirus in the state. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kingsley Fanwo, however disagreed with…
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JUST IN: Court declines Melaye’s request to stop Reps from acting on NCDC Bill
A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined a request by ex-Senator, Dino Melaye for a restraining order against the House of Representatives in relation to its planned consideration of the controversial Control of Infectious Diseases Bill 2020, otherwise known as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Bill. In a ruling on Wednesday, Justice…
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Melaye stars as kidney patient in movie trailer
Former senator representing Kogi west, Dino Melaye, has starred in yet another movie as a kidney disorder patient alongside Diane Russet, a Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) 2019 housemate. Melaye took to his social media page on Monday to share the trailer to ‘The Bean Super Shaped Hero’ — a movie that comes as his second…
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Melaye to fellow politicians: Shame on us, we failed Nigerians
Former Senator representing Kogi West Dino Melaye has concluded that Nigerian politicians including himself have failed Nigerians as the country continued to battle the Coronavirus pandemic. According to the former lawmaker, himself and everyone who held and is holding any political office in Nigeria, have disappointed Nigerians, because politicians refused to feed the citizens for…
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Dino Melaye reveals ‘cure’ to Coronavirus, rules out masks, sanitisers
Controversial former Senator, Dino Melaye has said the cure for Coronavirus is for the people to go back to God through repentance. He said it is not by ramping up measures to curtail the spread of the disease, but that the cure is in the Bible. 2 Chronicles 7. 13 -15 pic.twitter.com/WSrMZW2QBn — Senator Dino…
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Congratulating Adeyemi will amount to congratulating an armed robber after operation- Melaye
Embattled Senator Dino Melaye has refused to congratulate his conqueror, Senator Smart Adeyemi, saying doing so amounted to congratulating an armed robber. Melaye lost the Kogi West Senatorial District election to Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress, APC. INEC’s Returning Officer of the election, Professor Olajide Lawal, had said Adeyemi, who represented Kogi West Senatorial…
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I never said I will give Tacha N30m – Dino Melaye
Controversial Senator, Dino Melaye has disowned a Twitter account in his name which quoted him as saying he will give Tacha N30 million for being disqualified from Big Brother Nigeria. According to Melaye, the account being created in his name was fake. Below is the fake account,