Tag: SENATE
Saraki accused of personalising Senate president’s Twitter handle
Immediate past president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has been accused of personalising the official Twitter handle of the Senate president.
Tolu Ogunlesi, new media...
Okorocha finally gets certificate of return from INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally issued former Governor Rochas Okorocha a certificate of return almost four months after he won the...
APC should commend me for putting up a fight – Ndume
Senator Ali Ndume of Borno south, who lost the Senate presidency to Ahmad Lawan, has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) should...
Ndume shakes hands with Lawan after losing senate presidency
Senator Ali Ndume shook hands with his
colleague, Ahmed Lawan, on Tuesday after results of election for Senate president
were announced.
After a secret ballot voting, clerk...
Omo-Agege defeats Ekweremadu to emerge deputy Senate president
Senator Ovie
Omo-Agege representing Delta Central has been elected deputy president of the
Nigerian Senate.
The 55-year-old defeated major rival and three-time deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu,...
Ahmed Lawan elected Senate president
Senator Ahmed Lawan
representing Yobe North has been elected president of the Nigerian Senate.
The 60-year-old defeated Ali Ndume by 79 votes to 28 in an...
Ndume, Goje cast votes as tensions rise over Senate presidency race
Senate President-hopeful, Ali Ndume, has cast his votes
at the inauguration of the ninth National Assembly on Tuesday.
Ndume is a strong contender for the position...
Lawan, Ndume storm National Assembly for Senate presidency battle
All Progressives Congress’ (APC) preferred
candidate for Senate presidency, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has arrived at the
chamber.
He was accompanied by a large number of senators as...
Orji Kalu withdraws from race for deputy senate presidency
Senator Orji Kalu has stepped down in his race
for the Deputy Senate President of the ninth Senate.
Orji’s last-minute withdrawal follows his
party’s support for another...
Senate approves June 12 as Democracy Day
The Senate has concurred with the Public
Holiday Act (Amendment) Bill passed by the House of Representatives which
approved June 12 as Democracy Day.
The approval followed...