The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Tuesday, revealed the new principal officers of the 10th House of Representatives. They include Julius Ihonvbere (APC – Edo, House Majority Leader), Halims Abdullahi (APC – Kogi, Deputy Majority Leader), Bello Kumo (APC – Gombe, Chief Whip), Adewunmi Onanuga (APC – Ogun, Deputy Chief Whip). … [Read more…]
Ex-Governor Nyesom Wike and former Governor Aminu Tambuwal, allies turned foes, have lost out in the supremacy battle for the leadership of the minority caucus of the senate. While Wike, who held a series of meetings with Senate President Godswill Akpabio, pushing for a particular senator, Tambuwal made known his interest in the minority leadership … [Read more…]
After the struggle for majority principal offices in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, new leaders have emerged. The leaders, who are all of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), emerged through consensus, according to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio made the announcement on Tuesday when the senate resumed plenary after three weeks vacation. … [Read more…]
A former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said that he is still involved in the affairs of governance in the state to ensure that the right thing is done. Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) during the 2023 general elections, also said he was participating in the … [Read more…]
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, nullified the expulsion of former Governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP National Working Committee (NWC) in January expelled the former governor for alleged anti-party activities. The judge, who delivered the judgement in a suit filed by … [Read more…]
Abia State House of Assembly has constituted a seven-member committee for the screening of the 19 commissioner nominees submitted by Governor Alex Otti. The speaker, Emmanuel Emeruwa, speaking after reading out the names of the nominees, appealed to members of the committee to expedite action on the assignment. He told the committee headed by Chinasa … [Read more…]
Senators elected on the platforms of opposition political parties have moved against the Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar’s bid to foist former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal as Senate Minority leader. The agitated senators have vowed to resist Atiku’s move to impose Tambuwal on them just the same way they fought … [Read more…]
Following the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, about seventy-three (67%) of the one hundred and nine (109) members of the Senate are first-term Senators.They join a few other returning Senators who retained their seats in the 10th Assembly. Importantly, some of these first-term Senators in the 10th Senate are former Governors, former members who … [Read more…]
As the allegation of forgery of the West Africa School Certificate Examination (WASCE), and the General Certificate in Education (GCE) levelled against the Governor of Akwa Ibom state continues to generate furore at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Uyo, the state capital, the Governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has joined … [Read more…]
In accelerated fulfilment of his campaign promises months after his re-election back to the Senate, Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has expedited the construction of New infrastructural development projects across the five local governments of Abia North. In the course of his reelection community campaign tour, the former Chief Whip … [Read more…]
Ex-spokesperson of the Senate, Dr. Ajibola Basiru said he did not see any seat that was said to be reserved for Governor Ademola Adeleke at at the Eid praying ground in Osogbo, Osun state. The former spokesperson stated this while speaking in an Interview on Channels on Wednesday. Basiru refuted claims that he refused to … [Read more…]
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has forwarded the names of 21 commissioner-nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. In the list are two former deputy speakers of the Assembly and four former commissioners who served under the immediate past administration in the state. The governor said the forwarding of the list … [Read more…]