SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH.
SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH. The Senate today suspended consideration of the highly anticipated State Police Bill and all other legislative business at its emergency plenary session to honour the memory of Hon. Yaya Tongo, a member of the House of Representatives, whose death cast a sombre mood over the National Assembly. The upper chamber had reconvened from recess amid expectations that lawmakers would accelerate action on the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police across the federation, a measure widely seen as a major step in the ongoing effort to reform Nigeria’s security architecture. However, proceedings were cut short after Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the death of Tongo, who represented the Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State in the House of Representatives. Hon. Tongo passed away at Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja on June 12, 2026, following a brief illness. His death triggered a...
Justice O. Efreti Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Asaba,Delta State has ordered that Mrs Fidelis Omoile,a serving Independent National Electoral Commission's {INEC} official in Isoko-South Local Government Area of Delta State,be remanded in prison custody following her arraignment on monday,on a two-count amemded charge,bordering on conspiracy and money laundering,by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC.omoile was docked for allegedly collecting the sum of N112,480,000.00 {One Hundred and Twelve Million,Four Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira},as a bribe during the countdown to the 2015 Presidential election.She was among the over 100 INEC Officials that allegedly collected part of the $115million {N23bn} disbursed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources,Diezani Alison-Madueke,during the countdown to the 2015 presidential election.Omoile was arrested on 11 April,2016 following an intelligence received by the EFCC on the activities of some INEC Staff,who allegedly connived with some Non Governmental Organisations {NGOs},in defrauding the Federal Governmebt huge sums of money,running into millions of Naira.She allegedly received N112.4million as bribe during the 2015 general election.The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to her.In view of her plea,prosecution counsel,Sadiq Hussani,asked for a trial date and sued that the defendant be remanded in prison custody.However,counsel to the defendant,K.O Obamogie,made an oral application for bail of his client and urged the court to grant his prayers,Hussani opposed his prayers.In his ruling,Justice Abang turned down the defendant's application for bail,directing that the application be filed formally.He also adjourned the matter to 6 June,2017 for hearing and ordered the defendant to be remanded in prison custody pending the determination of her bail.More photos below.
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