PDP-Bayelsa
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judiciary
Alleged NYSC certificate forgery :Court admits Sen Benson Konbowei to N50m bail
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday admitted Sen. Benson Konbowei (PDP Bayelsa) bail in the sum of N50 million. Konbowei, who represents Bayelsa Central Senatorial, was earlier arraigned on a three-count court charge bordering on forging a National Youth Service Corps exemption certificate, among others. The counsel for the police, Mr. Reuben Egwaba, had opposed…
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General News
Bill to amend terrorism prevention, prohibition act scales 2nd reading in Senate
On Wednesday, the Senate passed, for second reading, a bill for an act to amend the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act 2024. The bill, which sought to enable Nigeria to implement targeted financial sanctions on terrorism and terrorism financing without delay, was sponsored by Sen. Emmanuel Udende (APC-Benue). Udende, in his lead debate, said the bill sought to give domestic…
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Politics
Reps to investigate NDDC over alleged abandoned shoreline project in Bayelsa
The House of Representatives has mandated the Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to liaise with NDDC to investigate the alleged mismanagement and abandonment of the Amassoma Community Shoreline Protection Project in Bayelsa. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Ambaiowei Ebikebina (PDP-Bayelsa) during plenary in Abuja on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN)…
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