Tag: ndume
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The Akpabio-Ndume ‘showdown’ at Senate plenary – By Ehichioya Ezomon
It’s good to see Senate President Godswill Akpabio putting ice on the “plenary spat” between him and Senate Chief Whip Ali Ndume on October 17, 2023. The disruption the rowdiness could’ve caused was timely averted with the Senate going into an executive (a closed-door) session.
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Ndume, ECOWAS lawmakers regret subdued powers of Parliament by Commission
Some Members of the ECOWAS Parliament have bemoaned the restriction of its powers by the ECOWAS Commission which have limited them to exercising their mandates. They made this known on Friday during Parliament’s
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Insecurity: Army drafted into ‘unconventional war’ in 32 states, need more funding to be efficient – Ndume
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has reiterated calls for increased funding for the army.
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Borno attack: How ISWAP targeted, killed Gen Zirkusu – Senator Ndume
The Senator representing, Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has disclosed the reason the Islamic
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Corruption: Ndume urges Buhari to sign Unexplained Wealth Order immediately
Senator Ali Ndume has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently sign or issue an Unexplained Wealth Order, as a way to strengthen the fight against corruption. Ndume made the call over the weekend in Ibadan while delivering the 2021 Distinguish Leadership Lecture Series, organised by the University of Ibadan. The lecture, with the topic: ‘The…
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Ndume renews call for prosecution of repentant Boko Haram insurgents
The Chairman of Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, on Saturday demanded the prosecution of repentant Boko Haram insurgents. The Nigerian Army claimed last month that over 300 insurgents and their families had surrendered to troops in the North-East. The army had since initiated plans to rehabilitate the insurgents under the Safe Corridor programme. Ndume,…
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Expose 400 BDC operators funding Boko Haram-Ndume to FG
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has urged the Federal Government to expose all the over 400 Bureau De Change operators recently arrested for allegedly funding the activities of Boko Haram insurgency in the country. Ndume, who is representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, made the call in an…
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BREAKING: Court sends Senator Ndume to prison
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South) be remanded in Kuje correctional centre. Justice Okon Abang made the order on Monday following Ndume’s failure to produce Abdulrasheed Maina, who is standing trail before the court on money laundering charge and for whom, Ndume stood surety. Justice Abang held…
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Kleptocrats have hijacked, derailed Buhari’s government – Ndume
Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South claimed that kleptocrats have seized control of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and thus derailed it. Ndume, who spoke on Channels TV, did not name the kleptocrats. But he suggested that they dominated the government and are now betraying the objective of the Buhari administration. “The president is a…
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Alleged N2bn Fraud: Senator Ali Ndume tells court he can’t find Maina
Senator Ali Ndume who is standing as surety for a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, has informed a Federal High Court in Abuja that he could no longer find the defendant whom he had made legal commitment to always produce in court for his trial. Senator Ndume disclosed this…