A Civil Society Organization, CSO, One Love Foundation, OLF, Sunday, charged Labour Party, LP, Members of the Senate and House of Representatives, not to put Nigerians to shame. Speaking on the issues surrounding the alleged N70 billion for working condition of NASS members, N110 billion on bulletproof cars for Senate …
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10TH NASS: Confusion As APC Disowns Akpabio, Abbas Over Principal Officers Appointment
There are indications of a seeming disconnect between the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with the party being alienated from key decisions taken in Aso Rock presidential villa as well as the National Assembly. National chairman of the party, …
Read More »10th Senate: Simon Mwadkon Emerges As The Senate Minority Leader As Tambuwal Loses Out
FORMER speaker of federal House of Representatives and immediate past governor of Sokoto state senator Aminu Tambuwal loses out as Mwadkwon, Plateau north senator, becomes minority leader. Simon Mwadkwon, senator representing Plateau north, has beaten Aminu Tambuwal, senator representing Sokoto south, to become minority leader of the upper legislative chamber. …
Read More »10TH NASS : Full List Of All Principal Officers Of 10th Senate
Senate President Godswill Akpabio today announced the names of eight lawmakers as majority and minority leaders for the 10th Senate. The majority leaders emerged from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), while the minority leaders are from different opposition parties. The announcement of the principal officers has allayed fears …
Read More »Opeyemi Bamidele Emerges Senate Leader, Umahi As Deputy
After the struggle for majority principal offices in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, new leaders have emerged. The leaders, who are all of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), emerged through consensus, according to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio made the announcement on Tuesday when the senate resumed …
Read More »Tambuwal Loses Out As Plateau Senator Emerges Minority Leader
A senator representing Plateau North Senatorial District, Simon Mwadkwon, has emerged as the Minority Leader of the 10th Senate. Mwadkwon was announced as the Minority Leader by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at plenary in Abuja on Tuesday. Mwadkwon beat the immediate past governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, to …
Read More »Lawan Emerges Borno Assembly Speaker For 4th Consecutive Term
The Borno State House of Assembly has unanimously elected Abdulkarim Lawan as Speaker of the 10th Assembly. Hon. Lawan was the immediate past Speaker of the 9th Assembly and had been presiding over the House since the 6th Assembly. The Clerk of the Assembly, Mr. Jidayi Mamza announced on Tuesday …
Read More »Anxiety As 10th NASS Elects Presiding Officers Today
As the nation looks forward to the emergence of a new leadership of the National Assembly today, there is heightened anxiety as contenders for the top seats in both chambers have stuck to their guns despite efforts to make them yield ground for the preferred candidates of the ruling All …
Read More »10th NASS: Southern Elders Forum Backs Yari/Kalu Ticket
The Southern Elders Forum (SEF) has thrown their weight behind the joint ticket of former governors of Abia and Zamfara states, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu and Abdullaziz Yari for the Senate presiding offices. Rising from a crucial meeting in Abuja which was attended by members drawn from the South East, …
Read More »10th NASS: Tinubu Insists On Akpabio, Barau, Abbas, Kalu
Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, President Bola Tinubu, Wednesday night, made a strong appeal to the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators-elect and Members-elect to abide by the zoning arrangement as announced by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party in …
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