Ike Ekweremadu, the Deputy President of the Senate, has urged Nigerians to lead by example in whatever capacity they find themselves and shun hate speech. Ekweremadu made the call in Enugu at the inauguration of Dr. Dan Ajawara, the District…
Ekweremadu elected panel chair at Int’l Parliament for Peace (SUN)
The International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace (IPTP) was at the weekend inaugurated in the Maltese capital, Valetta, to promote cooperation and exchange of ideas and experiences on many national and international issues facing international peace. The first procedural session…
Budget: How allocation to Enugu Airport was cut – Ekweremadu (DailyTrust)
Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu yesterday said his findings showed that the budgetary allocation to the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu was slashed by National Assembly committees. President Muhammadu Buhari had while signing the budget said the National Assembly cut…
Why NASS retained ages for Senate, governors – Ekweremadu (Guardian)
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has explained that the 35 years age qualification for the Senate was retained to correct the initial disparity in the 1999 Constitution between the age qualification for the Senate and that of the President, which…
Dasuki, Diezani: Presidency indicts Mark, Tambuwal, Ekweremadu, others (Vanguard)
The Presidency, yesterday, took a swipe at the 7th National Assembly headed by former Senate President, Senator David Mark; Ex- speaker, House of Representatives and now governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, saying if the lawmakers had carried out an…
PDP, Ekweremadu lament as explosion rocks Ohanaeze President’s house (Punch)
The country home of the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, was on Sunday rocked by an explosion which is believed to have been caused by an improvised explosive device. One of our correspondents learnt that a yet-to-be-identified…
Senate attack: Ekweremadu indicts security agencies (SUN)
Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, yesterday, said the attack on the Senate on Wednesday, was an indictment of security agencies in the country. He added that, it is another lesson on the need to rethink the nation’s security structure.…
Hoodlums invade Senate, take Mace away (Nation)
Some hoodlums on Wednesday stormed the Senate chamber and took away the Mace. The Mace is the symbol of authority in the National Assembly. There was confusion in the chamber as Senators scampered for safety. The Deputy President of the…
22 houses: My probe by presidential panel illegal, says Ekweremadu (Punch)
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the ex parte application filed by the Federal Government seeking the forfeiture of his 22 “undeclared” houses in Nigeria and abroad. In a motion he filed…
Ekweremadu’s corruption case begins (SUN)
The Federal Government is seeking an interim order of the Federal High Court, Abuja to temporarily seize 22 prime properties/assets of Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu located in London, Dubai, Florida and Abuja, that were declared before the Code of…