The police have said Senator Dino Melaye would remain in its custody till January 23, based on a 14-day remand warrant it obtained from an FCT High Court on Wednesday, January 9, to that effect. This came as it confirmed that the Senator was yesterday, moved to a medical facility belonging to the Directorate of […]
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HUMAN rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, yesterday, called on the lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial district, Senator Dino Melaye to end the siege by submitting himself for arrest without any further delay. He, however, cautioned the Police to conduct Melaye’s arrest, investigation and prosecution in strict compliance with the relevant provisions of the penal […]
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The senator representing Kogi west constituency, Dino Melaye has warned the Nigerian Police to stop looking for him, noting that he would submit himself to the force when he returns. Disclosing this in a phone interview with Channels Television, the embattled senator reminded the force of his political position and vowed not to run away. […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki, alongside fellow senators, Dino Melaye, Ben-Murray Bruce and others arrived at the venue of the Ojude-Oba amidst wild jubilation from guests. The defected senator, Saraki arrived at the Oba Sikiru Adetona Golden Jubilee Centre, Ijebu-Ode, venue of the Ojude-Oba, as the special guest of honor for the event. His entrance erased […]
Read More Senator Dino Melaye has been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen on his way to Kogi from Abuja. Senator, Ben Murray Bruce, said in a tweet that Melaye was abducted by unknown gunmen . Another report said armed men attacked Senator Dino Melaye in Gwagwalada on his way to Lokoja this morning. Melaye who is to […]
Read More Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kogi State, yesterday, dismissed insinuations that it was granting automatic ticket to embattled Senator Dino Melaye of All Progressives Congress, APC, to lure him to the party. The party in a statement by its Director of Research and Documentation, Achadu Dickson, described the report as false and misleading, calling on its […]
Read More The Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja yesterday granted an interim order for Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West be moved to the National Hospital ,Abuja. That was 24 hours after a Senior Magistrate Court in Lokoja denied him bail and ruled that he be remanded in police custody for 39 days. He had […]
Read More So, the low turnout of constituents of the Kogi West Senatorial District of Kogi State put an end of the attempt to recall Senator Dino Melaye last Saturday, Punchng writes. The rejection of the contrived plan to remove the embattled senator, who is currently confined to a hospital bed with what looks like a battalion […]
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Dino Melaye’s book, ‘Antidote for Corruption,’ is yet to grace the shelves of any bookstore, 11 days after its introduction to the public on May 15. At the launch, the author had announced that the book, whose cover price is N50,000, would be available in Abuja bookstores that same week. However, a report by online […]
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Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has advocated the need to prioritize deterrence rather than punishment in other to permanently win the ongoing war against corruption. Saraki gave the charge in his speech at the Public Presentation and Book-Signing ceremony of Senator Dino Melaye’s book titled: “Antidotes For Corruption – The Nigerian Story”, held in […]
Read More Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Prof. Ibrahim Garba has confirmed that Sen. Dino Melaye graduated from the institution in year 2000. Prof. Garba told the Senate Committee on Ethics Privileges and Public Petitions that the Senator graduated with a 3rd class degree in Geography in the third semester of 1998/99. He added […]
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The Senate has said it will consult with its legal team for advice on the decision of the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to withhold assent to four bills passed by the National Assembly. The bills are Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016, National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2016, Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (Amendment) Bill 2016, […]
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