•Nigerian Senate The Senate yesterday witnessed a dramatic session as nine senators announced their defection from various political parties to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe’s move triggered a constitutional debate on the floor of the chamber. The defecting lawmakers and their former political parties are Ami...
The Senate has announced the defection of three more senators from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers are Senator Amos Yohanna of Adamawa North, Senator Aminu Iya Abbas of Adamawa Central, and Senator Ikra Aliyu Bilbis of Zamfara Central. Their defection letters were read on the floor of [...
•Nigerian Senate Some Senators have raised the alarm over what they described as a paucity of funds, which has adversely affected the functioning of standing committees and the implementation of budgets. Senators cried out today during a meeting between Senator Olamilekan Adeola (APC, Ogun West), who led the Senate Committee on Appropriations,...
•Tinubu and Nigerian Senate The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs today began the screening of career ambassadorial nominees transmitted to the red chamber by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for confirmation. During the screening at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, a mild drama occurred as one of the nominees, Emmanuel Adeyemi, failed to ...
•General Musa (rtd) and the Senate Tension rose in the Senate as lawmakers objected to attempts to conclude the screening of a former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (retd.), as the new Minister of Defence, and allow him to take a bow. Senator Sani Musa of Niger East Senatorial District had urged the […]
•Tinubu, Akpabio and Abbas The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has commenced a strategic retreat in Kano State, aimed at harmonising reports in the bid to review the remuneration packages for political, public, and judicial office holders across the country. Declaring the retreat open, the Chairman of RMAFC, Moham...
•Tinubu and ADC logo The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly condemned the plan by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to increase the salaries of political office holders, including the President, Vice President, Senate President, governors, and other top officials. Rejecting the proposed salary increa...
•The Nigerian Senate The Senate today formally received four lawmakers who have defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), further strengthening the party’s hold on the upper chamber. The defectors include: Senator Ekong Samson (Akwa Ibom South), Senator Etim Bassey (Akwa Ibom Nor...
•Peter Obi and Monday Okpebholo The Labour Party caucus in the Senate has asked Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State to apologise to Nigerians over a remark in which he asked Peter Obi to get clearance from him before visiting the state. In a joint statement signed by Senators Victor Umeh, Ireti Kingibe, Ezea Okey, […]
Abubakar Malami, immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation; John Oyegun, former Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC); Ireti Kingibe, lawmaker representing Federal Capital Territory (FCT); Victor Umeh, senator representing Anambra Central, are among the politicians currently at the Shehu Musa YArÁdua Centre, Abuja, ven...
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