In Aesop’s Fable, the Greek fabulist tells the story of a dog who, while crossing a bridge with a bone in his mouth, catches his reflection in the water below. Unfamiliar with his own reflection, the dog mistook it for another with a larger bone than his. He snaps...
Ahmed Lawan
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, Ahmad Lawan, has said the killing of military personnel in Okuoma community in Delta on March 14, is an assault on security and stability of the Niger Delta region. Lawan made his position known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. He...
Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, the Distinguished Senator from Yobe North in Yobe State who is currently serving his seventh consecutive term in the National Assembly, turns 65 on Friday January 12. Lawan was the President of the Ninth Senate, which four-year tenure ended in June 2023. However, his legacies...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Vice President Kashim Shettima alongside Deputy Governor of Borno State, Hon.Umar Usman Kadafur and Shehu of Borno, HRH, Alhaji Abubakar Garbai I bn Umaru El Kanemi Iwere were among the sympathizers that attended the funeral rite of the late Professor of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigeria is on the path to greatness, in spite of its current challenges, former Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has said. Lawan said this in a statement by his Media Adviser, Dr Ezrel Tabiowo in Abuja on Saturday. “Nigeria is a force...
President Bola Tinubu has written the Senate seeking approval for the appointment of 20 Special Advisers. He made the request in a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan which was read during plenary on Tuesday. The letter titled “Appointment of Special Advisers” reads: “In accordance with...
The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan has congratulated the Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, on his new appointment as the Chief of Staff to the President. The Senate President also congratulated two other Senators, Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia and George Akume on their appointments as...
President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the approval Senate to issue a promissory note for the payment of 566,754,584.31 dollars, 98,526,012.00 Pounds and N226,281,801,881.64 judgment debt owed by the Federal Government. Buhari’s request was contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate Ahmed, Lawan and read at plenary on...
President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the National Assembly’s approval for the issuance of N16.7 billion promissory note to Borno Government as refund for reconstructed federal roads in the state. The request is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan and read at plenary on Tuesday....
The Senate has joined the House of Representatives and the ECOWAS Parliament to appeal to the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London, for leniency in the sentencing of Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice. The Senate’s decision to appeal for clemency followed a motion raised by Senator Chukwuka...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Senate to confirm the re-appointment of Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa as Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM). Buhari’s request is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Ahmed Lawan and read at plenary on...
Senate President Ahmad Lawan, says the 9th National Assembly has performed creditably well in terms of delivering democracy dividends to Nigerians, since its inauguration in 2019. Lawan said this in his goodwill message to the Nigerian workers in Abuja. “By 2019 when the 9th assembly was inaugurated, the nation’s...
By ABUBAKAR SULEIMAN, Abuja – As Senator Godswill Akpabio’s chance of becoming the next Senate President is getting brighter and brighter, this writer has reliably learned that the incumbent Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan is plotting to work against Akpabio a payback for Akpabio’s support for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare his assets as his administration gradually winds down on May 29. SERAP in a statement on Sunday, urged President Buhari to encourage his Vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and other top...
The race for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly has reached its defining moments. Zones and other political interests in the country have been making their cases. However, concerned Nigerians need to weigh in and point to the greater need for experience and competence as very crucial factors...
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Senate to consider and approve the Nigerian Data Protection Bill sent to it by the Executive. The president’s request is contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Alhaji Ahmad Lawan, and read at plenary on Tuesday. “Pursuant to Section 58, sub...
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has congratulated the Governor of Yobe, Mai Mala Buni, on his re-election for a second term of four years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) on Sunday declared Buni winner of the Saturday governorship election in Yobe. Lawan...
President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has advised the incoming 10th National Assembly to place national interest above all considerations in taking decisions. Lawan said this when he received outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing in his office in Abuja on Tuesday. “Any approach to the contrary will...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Ahead the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, some first term senators-elect from North East and North Central are rooting for the emergence of former Abia state Governor and Senate’s Majority Senator Orji Uzor Kalu as the next senate President, describing him as bridge...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria (COCSON) and National Association of Nigerian Youths Leaders (NANYL) have called on the leadership of the APC and the red chamber of the National Assembly to consider electing Senator Osita Izunaso as the next Senate President....