Senators from the opposition parties have given President Muhammadu Buhari six weeks ultimatum to address the rising insecurity in the country or face impeachment. Senate Minority Leader, Philip Aduda, stated this while addressing reporters after the opposition lawmakers stormed out…
Buhari asks Senate to confirm Justice Ariwoola as CJN
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a request to the House of Senate to confirm the nomination of Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The request was contained in a letter dated 25th July 2022, and read…
Abdullahi, Abaribe resign as Senate Majority, Minority leaders
Senators Yahaya Abdullahi and Enyinnaya Abaribe have formally resigned as Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate respectively. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read their respective resignation letters at the resumption of plenary. The two principal officers resigned following their defection…
Ebonyi SSG resigns, declares for Senate
The Secretary to the Ebonyi State Government and Coordinating Commissioner, Kenneth Ugbala, has resigned from office to pursue his senatorial ambition. He disclosed this to journalists, on Thursday, after a close door consultation meeting with the Ebonyi State All Progressives…
Senate okays bill seeking to make Abuja landlords collect rent monthly
The Senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to regulate rent payments in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The proposed legislation, sponsored by Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC, Kogi), specifically seeks to stop yearly advance payment of rents and…
The last Christmas as Governor Fayemi – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
This Christmas is the last that Governor Kayode Fayemi will spend as the helmsman of Ekiti State. He happens to be term-limited and cannot seek further re-election as governor. Some of the other outgoing governors have had recourse to retire…
Orji Kalu asks APC to postpone convention again
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has urged the leadership of the All Progressives Congress to postpone the party’s convention slated for February next year. The former governor of Abia State stated this in a letter…
Ken Nnamani: The man who changed history – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Standing Strong: Legislative Reforms, Third Term and Other Issues of the 5th Senate By Ken Nnamani; InterPares Media Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria; 2021; 491pp One man with a gavel changed the course of Nigerian history. Tuesday, May 16, 2006 was Nigeria’s…
Senate adopts electronic transmission of election results
The Senate on Tuesday made a U-turn on the recently-passed Electoral Amendment Bill, wherein it had earlier rejected plans by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to transmit results of elections electronically. The decision of the Senate followed the re-committal…
EFCC invites Saraki over allegation of theft, money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited the immediate past president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, over allegations of theft and money laundering. The incident reportedly occurred, yesterday afternoon in Abuja, shortly after Saraki attended the wedding ceremony…