Corruption: Senator Ndume urges Buhari to sign ‘unexplained wealth order’ The Nigerian Senator said that the whistleblower policy must be revisited; stressing motivation for whistleblowers shouldn’t just be the reward, but patriotism. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ali Ndume, a Nigerian senator, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sign or publish an Unexplained Wealth Order … Read more
Ndume argued that failure to critically look at requests from the presidency… The Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, says he is worried about how the Nigerian Parliament is handling the issue of debt and borrowing by the Federal Government. Ndume’s comment on Thursday was a strong reservation about the National Assembly’s handling … Read more
Senator Ali Ndume says the Repentant Boko-Haram Insurgents should not be pardoned without been tried. Known for publicly voicing against the De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Re-Integration (DRR) programme that was launched in 2016 for Repented Boko Haram Member, Senator Ali Ndume has once again charged the government to penalize some of the repentant Boko-Haram Insurgents. The former … Read more
The Senator contends that the military needs to be better funded to combat insurgency The Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume says the provision of blanket amnesty to bandits has the tendency to breed new forms of criminality in the country. “I don’t think blanket amnesty is the solution because if you do that … Read more
Senate committees responsible for the oversight of the Nigerian military says the screening of the newly-appointed service chiefs will commence this week. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, confirmed the development in a chat with PUNCH. He said the service chiefs would however be screened behind closed doors. Ndume said it was not … Read more
Operatives of Nigeria intelligence service and anti-corruption agents, Monday evening, arrested Abdulrasheed Maina in Niger Republic. A top intelligence officer told PRNigeria that the arrest was made on an existing mutual relationship and security agreement between the two countries. Maina, a former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, is facing a 12-count money laundering … Read more
The Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, says he finally realises the value and landmark a former President, Goodluck Jonathan left in Nigeria and its political landscape after his tenure in office in 2015. The lawmaker spoke on Saturday at Apo legislative quarters, Abuja, during the Grand Opening of Dr. PhysiQ Specialist Center … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja will on Thursday hear the bail application filed by Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, who has been detained in prison since Monday over his suretyship for Abdulrasheed Maina adjudged to have jumped bail. Maina, a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, is being prosecuted by the … Read more
Ekohotblog, 24th October 2020 The Chairman of House of Reps Committee on Army, Abdulrazak Namdas and Chairman of Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume were questioned on the salary federal lawmakers take home and in an interview with Terry Ikumi on Channels Television’s “Hard Copy Terry Ikumi also asked the chairmen if they were worried … Read more
Senator representing Borno south, Ali Ndume, has told the federal government to stop the rehabilitation and reintegration of ex-Boko Haram fighter into the society. He said the programme will not yield a positive result as the ex-insurgents cannot change their old ways. The military had in 2016 launched Operation Safe Corridor, an initiative for the … Read more