Breaking: Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege Emerges Deputy Senate President
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has emerged the Deputy Senate President with 68 votes He defeated the last Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu with 37 votes. Details later.
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Breaking: Senator Ahmed Lawan Emerges As Senate President
Senator Ahmed Lawan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday emerged as the Senate president of the 9th Senate. Lawan beat Senator Ali Ndume with total votes of 79 to 28. Clerk of the Senate thereafter administered oath of office on Lawan Details shortly…
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[BREAKING] NASS Election: Why We Endorsed Ndume, Bago – PDP
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has explained why it is backing Senator Ali Ndume and Umar Bago as its candidates for the positions of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. Elections into the two positions and that of their deputies are holding at the…
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BREAKING: Ndume Arrives NASS For 9th Assembly Inauguration/Election
A strong contender for the position of the Senate President in the 9th National Assembly, Ali Ndume, arrived at the premises of the federal parliament at about 7:20 am on Tuesday He exchanged pleasantries with some people on arrival and went straight to the mosque within the premises to pray. Also the Senator-elect for Imo…
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How UniJos Law Student Emerged Plateau Speaker
A final year law student of the University of Jos, Mr Ayuba Abok on Monday emerged Speaker of the 9th Plateau State House of Assembly. Abok, a first time lawmaker, who was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, is representing Jos East Constituency. Born in 1986, Abok holds a diploma in Law…
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9th National Assembly: PDP Backs Ndume, Bags Ahead Of Inauguration
The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress on Monday ordered all the party’s members-elect in the National Assembly to vote Senator Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively during the inauguration of the 9th federal legislature on Tuesday (today). The NWC gave the directive…
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Breaking: Buhari Signs June 12 Bill As Democracy Day
On Monday, it was revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari, had signed the June 12 bill into law. Senator Ita Enang, the presidential aide on National Assembly matters, told State House correspondents that the president had given his assent to the amended bill sent from the National Assembly. President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the Public Holiday…
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Plateau State Assembly Elect Final Year Student Speaker
The ninth Plateau State House of Assembly has elected Hon. Abok Ayuba, a 33-year-old 500-level student of Law at the University of Jos, as its speaker. Ayuba was elected on Monday at the Assembly’s inaugural sitting. The newly-elected Speaker, who represents Jos East constituency, was unanimously elected by members without subjecting it through electoral process….
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I Remain A Bonafide Member Of PDP ― Oladapo
Engineer Biola Oladapo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last house of Assembly Election for Ondo West Constituency 2 has described the news of his purported suspension from the party as a joke taken too far. He stated this in a press statement personally signed by him and made available to newsmen…
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Battle for Senate Presidency Hots Up As Lawan, Ndume Meet PDP Senators-elect
The two contenders for the position of the Senate presidency on Sunday intensified efforts to woo senators-elect ahead of Tuesday’s election for the leadership of the 9th National Assembly. While the immediate past Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, met the former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu and some other Peoples Democratic Party senators, there…
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