TOP NEWS A tripod and a Senate seat The drafters of the 1999 Constitution were sensitive of the alienation and marginalisation of the minority tribes that are part of the federation, which reason they enshrined the principle of federal character in the constitution. Ejiro Idama
Senate probes alleged abuses in NIS revenue, expenditure Adamu Abuh, Azimazi Momoh Jimoh and George Opara (Abuja)
Senate, CBN rift looms over N79b Hajj subsidy Chijioke Nelson, Ajibola Hamzat (Lagos), Njadvara Musa (Maiduguri) and Danjuma Michael (Katsina)
Senate rejects power devolution, affirmative action for women Azimazi Momoh Jimoh, Otei Oham (Abuja) and Muyiwa Adeyemi (Ibadan)
Senate’s proposal on council election stirs controversy Niyi Bello (Head, Politics Desk) and Seye Olumide
Senate confirms eight, rejects three INEC commissioners Bridget Chiedu Onochie, Azimazi Momoh Jimoh and George Opara, Abuja
Senate probes sale, use of ‘kidney-killer’ malaria drugs Azimazi Momoh Jimoh and George Opara (Abuja)
Senate blames Customs, Immigration for N7 trillion smuggled goods yearly Azimazi Momoh Jimoh, Adamu Abuh and George Opara, Abuja
Senate decries alleged role of Kogi government in Melaye’s recall Azimazi Momoh Jimoh and George Opara, Abuja