A group under the aegis of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has called the incarceration of Senator Ali Ndume as evidence of bias and a “planned caging of politicians of Northern extraction as the 2023 elections gather momentum.” The group led by one Nastura Sheriff, while reacting to the court order remanding Ndume in … Read more
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 A Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ali Ndume believes that President Muhammadu Buhari is being betrayed by some kleptocrats in his government. Senator Ndume while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics said: “the president is a genuine person that has the interest of the common man at … Read more
NOVEMBER 13, 2020 The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Thursday, said it would not join issues with the National Assembly over its criticism of the military-led rehabilitation and reintegration of repentant Boko Haram members into the society. The military explained that talking back at the nation’s legislative body would amount to insubordination, as the parliamentarians are … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 12TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Senator Ali Ndume has alleged that a repentant Boko Haram terrorist gave out information on the movement of the Army to Boko Haram members who carried out an attack in Damboa recently. Ndume who is the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Nigerian Army, made the allegation during the budget … Read more
NOVEMBER 11, 2020 The Senate has urged President Muhammad Buhari to speed up actions on the prosecution of sponsors of the Boko Haram sect. The Senate Committee on Army made the request at a press conference it addressed shortly after the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, led other generals to defend the … Read more
THE Spokesperson for the Senate, Dr. Ajibola Basiru, and the Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, have asked the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to comply with the National Assembly’s resolutions on the ongoing nationwide protests against police brutality and bad governance. Part of the resolutions of the federal lawmakers included an appeal to Buhari … Read more
Senator Ali Ndume has disclosed that one of the repentant Boko Haram fighters, who was reabsorbed into the community, has killed his father and absconded with his cows. Ndume also faulted the programme, saying the government should have started by rehabilitating the victims before working on the attackers. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For … Read more