The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed all three appeals to overturn Sheriff Oborevwori’s election as governor of Delta State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the March 18…
Sex For Grades: Omo-Agege asks male lecturers to ‘Zip Up’
The Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege has described sex for grades in Nigeria tertiary institutions as an extraordinary harm that negatively impacts the standard of education. The Senator representing the Delta State Central Senatorial District made this known on Saturday…
Omo-Agege pledges Senate’s support for Next Level agenda (Punch)
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has said the 9th National Assembly would provide an enabling environment for the implementation of the Next Level agenda. Omo–Agege, according to a statement on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media…
Omo-Agege warns against relocation of oil companies’ headquarters from Niger Delta (Guardian)
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has expressed dismay over the insistence of some multinational oil companies operating in the Niger Delta region on relocating their headquarters elsewhere. The oil companies whose head offices are not in…
Omo-Agege wins deputy Senate presidency election (Guardian)
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the All Progressives Congress preferred candidate, has been elected as the deputy president of the Nigerian Senate. Omo Agege defeated the former deputy Senate president Ike Ekweremadu of the People’s Democratic party with 68 votes. Ekweremadu polled…
107 senators to pick between Omo-Agege, Ekweremadu as voting commences (Punch)
Voting has commenced for the deputy senate presidency. About 107 lawmakers will choose between Senator Ovie Omo-Agege of Delta Central senatorial district and Ike Ekweremadu of Enugu-West. Voting is expected to end before 1.30pm. Omo-Agege was nominated as the deputy…
How we plan to win 2019 election, by Buhari, Atiku (Nation) * Tension as hoodlums kill Small Jpron, three others over politician’s largesse (Punch)
How we plan to win 2019 election, by Buhari, Atiku (Nation) It is less than four months to the presidential election, but the shadow boxing has begun in earnest. The two leading contenders are bragging about their chances. Former Minister…
Senators got $1m each to impeach Saraki, Kwara lawmaker Rafiu Ibrahim alleges (Punch)
Senator Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim (PDP-Kwara South), has alleged that lawmakers under the aegis of Parliamentary Support Group, were given $1m each to impeach Senate President Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu. The lawmaker said this on Tuesday in an…
Omo Agege resumes, attends plenary (ThisDay)
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (Delta APC) Wednesday morning joined his colleagues at the Senate’s plenary session. The senator, who arrived at around 10.20am, signed the daily attendance register and thereafter left the chamber. He however returned before the Senate retreated into a closed-door session…