Akpabio elected Senate President of 10th Assembly

Second term Senator and former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, Godswill Akpabio, has been elected as the Nigerian Senate President of the 10th Assembly. Akpabio is the preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress. Clerk of the National Assembly, Sani Tambuwal, had called for nominations, and the senator-elect for Borno South, Ali Ndume, nominated […]

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PDP Senators-elect reject Akpabio as incoming Senate president

Aspiration of Senator Godswill Akpabio, the annointed candidate for the office of the Senate President in the incoming National Assembly, has suffered a setback as the major opposition caucus in the Senate has rejected his choice. The much-awaited zoning arrangement for the leadership of the 10th Assembly was made public at the end of an […]

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As National Assembly votes today, SANs reject immunity for CJN, Senate President, etc

Some Senior Advocates of Nigeria on Monday rejected the proposed immunity clause for the Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate President just as voting on the amendment to the 1999 Constitution begins on Tuesday (today). The Joint Senate and House of Representatives Special Ad Hoc Committee on […]

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Yusuf Buhari turbaned as Talban Daura in Katsina, VP Osinbajo, Senate president attend (Photos)

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari’s son, Yusuf Buhari was on Saturday December 18 turbaned Talban Daura, making him the District Head of Kwasarawa. Yusuf Buhari’s turbaning ceremony which took place in Daura, Katsina State, was attended by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President Ahmad Lawan; Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State; Aviation Minister, Senator Hadi Sirika, his […]

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Nigeria needs twitter ―Ahmad Lawan, Senate President

Nigerian Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has finally spoken on the recent suspension of Twitter operations in the country., Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Friday June 11 to mark the second anniversary of the 9th assembly, Lawan said Nigeria and Twitter need each other. He called for an amicable resolution of the feud […]

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El-Rufai’s son, Bashir weds; ex-Emir of Kano, ex-VP Sambo, Saraki, Senate president Lawan, governors, Ministers, others attend (Photos)

The wedding Fatiha of Bashir El-Rufai, one of the sons of Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to his bride, Halima Nwakaego Kazaure, daughter of former Senator from Jigawa State, Ibrahim Kazaure, took place on Saturday, November 21. Recall that a few days ago, Bashir released his pre-wedding photos to introduce his wife-to-be to Nigerians and […]

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