Sen. Jibrin Barau (APC-Kano) on Wednesday declared that he was the most experienced candidate for the 10th Senate Presidency. He said this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja. Barau, who represents Kano North Senatorial District said that with the array of candidates who had indicated interest for the...
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Sen.Orji Uzor-Kalu, the Chief Whip of Senate, has signified his interest in becoming Nigeria’s 10th Senate President, should the position be zoned to the South East by the All Progressives Congress (APC). Uzor-Kalu said this when he spoke with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. ” I will like the...
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...
Mr Osita Okechukwu, the Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON) has called for zoning of the 10th President of the Senate to the South South for equity and fairness. Okechukwu, also a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. “Methinks it’s...
Dave Umahi, the governor of Ebonyi State is going to the 10th National Assembly (NASS) as the Senator representing Ebonyi South Senatorial district. He has earned his badge. As a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), he stood out as the most credible voice of the party in the...
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....
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has congratulated the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu and the Vice President-elect, Sen. Kashim Shettima on their election victory. Lawan stated this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by his Special Adviser (Media), Mr Ola Awoniyi. He said that...
Ahmad Lawan, President of the Senate, says he owe his re-election into the National Assembly to the support of the people of Yobe-North. Lawan said this when he received a congratulatory card from the Senate Press Corps on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the people of Yobe North...
A Constitutional Lawyer, Dr Kayode Ajulo, says the Supreme Court judgment which restored Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, as the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe North Senatorial district is valid and sound. The legal practitioner made this known while reacting to the judgment in a...
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has described as victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Supreme Court Judgement affirming him as Yobe APC Senatorial candidate. He stated this while briefing news men on Monday, in Abuja, after the judgment was delivered by Justice Centus Nweze of the apex...
The supreme court on Monday affirmed Ahmed Lawan, senate president, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Yobe north. In a majority judgment delivered by Justice Centus Nweze, the apex court allowed the appeal filed by the APC against Bashir Machina’s candidature. The lead majority judgment of...
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has expressed optimism that the 2023 general elections would be the best ever in Nigeria. Lawan expressed the optimism on Tuesday in Abuja when he received a delegation of the European Union election observers and former Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga who paid separate courtesy...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, to “promptly cut the outrageous National Assembly budget of N228.1bn, including the N30.17bn severance payments and inauguration costs for members (the highest ever).”...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan says the Senate decided to shifted the passage of the 2023 budget to Dec.28, due to some challenges. Lawan said this at the commencement of plenary on Thursday against the backdrop of an earlier announcement that the Bill would be passed before the...
Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has cautioned Nigerians against vote- trading in 2023 general election. Lawan said this when he received members of an election observation group, Polling Unit Ambassadors of Nigerian (PUAN) on a sensitisation road walk at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. The Senate President, who was...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed Bashir Sheriff Machina as the authentic All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Yobe North Senatorial District. The court upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State which held that the President of the senate Ahmad Lawan,...
The President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan says Nigeria loses one million barrels of crude oil daily to crude theft. He made the remarks at the presentation of the 2023 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Friday. Lawan...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Assembly leadership on Thursday met the Minister of Finance and top officials of the Ministry in preparations for the 2023 budget presentation by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Ola Awoniyi, the Special Advised to President of Senate, said this in a statement issued...