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Senator Shehu Sani has revealed what the Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ningi, stands to lose after the Senate slammed him with a three-month suspension.

LAGOS REPORTERS earlier reported that Ningi, Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, was on Tuesday suspended over his budget padding claims.

The Suspension came after the lawmakers deliberated on the allegation made by the Bauchi lawmakers that about N3.7 trillion in the 2024 budget was not tied to any project.

Reacting, Shehu Sani, in a post on his official X handle said the suspended lawmaker will no longer have access to his office and will not be entitled to remunerations until the suspension is lifted.

The former lawmaker lamented that such huge punishment has kept even lawmakers from the opposition parties silent on issues of importance.

The post reads, “Suspension in the Senate means a Senator will not be allowed to attend the plenary and will be prohibited from attending committee meetings and participating in oversight functions. His Salary, allowances and all entitlements will be blocked.

“He will not have access to his office and he is expected not to be seen within the premises of the National Assembly until the Suspension is lifted.

“When I publicly disclosed the salaries and running costs of lawmakers, it was the then-Senate president who saved me from suspension. If you talk too much, your body go tell you, that is why even opposition no fit oppose too much”.

Punch Newspaper reports that Florence Okpe, the spokesman for the Federal Road Safety Corps’ Ogun State, confirmed the development in a phone call on Tuesday.

Okpe reports that 23 people were involved in the collision that happened along the Fidiwo axis of the motorway.

The FRSC spokesperson advised drivers to drive cautiously on the freeway, even though he blamed speeding and tyre bursting for the disaster.

She said,“23 persons involved, all male, five injured and one person killed.

“It was a lone crash involving a truck.

“The cause of the crash was tyre bust and speeding.

“Motorists are advised to always drive with caution on the expressway to prevent needless loss of lives.”

Akintoye Benson, an aide to the former chairman of the Lagos Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, has reportedly died.

Naija Newslearnt that Benson was said to have died in an auto crash on Third Mainland Bridge on Thursday night.

A friend of the deceased, Ogunseye Vincent, confirmed the demise in a post via his Facebook page, stating that the late Benson was a vibrant man with high hopes and vision.

He wrote,“The news of your passing came to me as a rude shock. You were a vibrant man with high hopes and vision.

“Though the memory we shared remains forever, I take solace in the trust that Olodumare will grant your soul a peaceful rest. Sail well to eternity, Comrade Akintoye Benson (Baba Ogun).”

Until his death, Benson was the chairman of the Tricycle Owners and Operators Association of Nigeria (TOOAN) Zone H.

Jowie Irungu is currently in custody waiting for his verdict which will be delivered tomorrow by Lady Justice Grace Nzioka who was to deliver is last week but due to last minute rush, some important details could not arrive on time.

This actually led to the conclusion that by Tuesday this week, all necessary documents will be finalized and Jowie will go through justice on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, so that he can know for how long he will have to stay behind bars.

As this goes on, Monica Kimani’s family and also Jowie’s family are still going actively in court until when everything is done and dusted.

As reported by The Star Media, Monica Kimani’s mum has spoken and she is still in pain as to why such a calm and honest daughter had to undergo such brutal killing even when she didn’t offend anyone.

Speaking to probation officer Andrew Kanyuta, Monica’s mother bitterly broke into tears while remembering her daughter.

She said according to the law, it is natural that anyone who takes another person’s life in such a cruel manner should undergo the same fate of death or rather capital sentence.

Monica’s mother who has suffered stroke and depression due to her daughter’s death said that the only punishment for Jowie is capital punishment since it has been six years and the pain is still alive and fresh in them.

Monica’s dad Bishop Paul Ngarama said that the only way to deliver justice is by following what the scriptures say which in the book of Proverbs, it says that “the Wicked shall never go unpunished”.