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TINUBU SNUCK OUT IN PURSUIT FOR SOME SENATORS TO VOTE FOR GODSWILL AKPABIO
Hours after Senator Godswill Akpabio emerged as the President of the 10th Senate, his colleague, Senator Ali Noume disclosed that President Bola Tinubu begged some lawmakers to vote for Akpabio. Ndume disclosed this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. “The party and the president had a preferred candidate. …
SENATE APPROVES PRESIDENT TINUBU’S REQUEST TO APPOINT 20 SPECIAL ADVISERS
The Senate President has approve the request of president Tinubu to appoint 20 special advisers The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of 20 Special Advisers. This came after the President’s letter to the Upper Chamber requesting the approval. Meanwhile, the letter read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan during plenary session …
Former senate president Joseph Wayas, is dead
One time senate president in the second republic, Joseph Wayas, has died at the age of 80. The news of his death was made public by Christian Ita, special adviser to the Cross River governor on media and publicity, who said Wayas died in the early hours of Tuesday in a London hospital. Ben Ayade, …
Tinubu, Lawan, APC Govs to Storm Edo for Campaign Rally
Gbeleyi Abayomi ……..As Buhari invites Ize-Iyamu for crucial meeting Ahead of the flag off of the APC gubernatorial campaign , The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu; the President of the Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan; members of the National Assembly; all governors elected on the platform of APC …
Fowler’s tenure ends Sunday, Buhari yet to write Senate
Barely five days to the end of the tenure of the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Babatunde Fowler, President Muhammadu Buhari has shown no sign of renewing his tenure even as investigations show that no fresh request had been sent to the Senate as of Tuesday. At the beginning of the legislative session …
Nigerian senator wants number of lawmakers reduced by over 70% to save cost
Gbeleyi Abayomi Controversial senator and former governor of Imo state , Rochas Okorocha, has argued for a cut in the cost of running the legislature. The senator who represents Imo west senatorial district made this statement on the floor of the house. According to him, This can be done by reducing the number of lawmakers …
EXCLUSIVE: This man stole from Nigeria. Today, he’s minister in Buhari’s cabinet
Gbeleyi Abayomi As a top army officer holding command position, he abused public trust and was caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Realising that he had been boxed into a tight corner, with clear evidence of guilt laid bare before him, the officer sang like a canary as he confessed his thievery of …
Breaking: Senate mace snatched at plenary
The mace which is the symbol of authority of the Senate was on Wednesday, snatched by some unidentified men. Our correspondent at the National Assembly reports that the men barged into the Chamber of the Senate, during plenary, pushed away the Sergeant-at-Arms positioned at the entrance and carted away the mace. It is unclear if …
Xenophobia: Nigerian stabbed in South Africa
The Nigerian Community in South Africa said on Friday that a member was stabbed during a xenophobic attack in Rustenberg, North-West Province area. The President of Nigerian Union, South Africa, Mr Adetola Olubajo, told our reporter on telephone that the victim, identified as Desmond, was attacked on Feb. 14. “Desmond is a Nigerian hair piece …
