The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has sent his condolences to the family of a former Chief of General Staff, Lt. General Oladipo Diya, over his death on Sunday. Lawan also condoled with the government and people of Ogun State over the loss of the one-time number two citizen under the …
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Senator Lawan Sympathises With Victims Of Maiduguri Market Inferno
THE Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has sympathised with the victims of the early morning fire that gutted the popular Monday Market in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Sunday. Newsextra24 reported that an early morning fire engulfed the popular Monday Market at the heart of Maiduguri, Borno State, leaving hundreds of shop owners …
Read More »Senate President, Ahmed Lawan Tasks Nigerians To Participate In Elections
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, in his New Year message urged Nigerians to seize the opportunities provided to take active part in the ongoing electoral process. Lawan said the Electoral Act 2022 had ignited hope in the system and heightened expectation about the forthcoming general elections. He said, …
Read More »BREAKING: Lawan In Closed-Door Meeting With Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is currently in a closed-door session with the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, in his office at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The meeting comes a day after the Senate rejected the President’s request to restructure the N22.7tn Ways and Means advances collected …
Read More »Yobe North: Lawan Denies Plan To Appeal Court Verdict On Machina
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has denied media reports (not LEADERSHIP) suggesting that he had changed his mind on his promise not to appeal the court judgement on the right candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe North senatorial district of Yobe State in the 2023 elections. Lawan, …
Read More »Yobe North Senatorial Ticket: Court Fixes Date For Judgment In Machina, Lawan Case
A Federal High Court in Damaturu, Yobe State, has fixed September 28, 2022, for judgement in a suit filed by winner of the May 28 All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election of Yobe North, Bashir Sheriff Machina, against the party, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Ahmad Lawan. …
Read More »Senate President Commiserates With Akeredolu Over Mother’s Death
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has sent his condolences to the Governor of Ondo State, His Excellency Rotimi Akeredolu, over the passing of his mother. Lawan joins the friends and political associates of the Governor to commiserate with his family, Government and people of Ondo State over the loss. …
Read More »Yobe North Ticket: Court Grants Machina’s Application For Substituted Service On Ahmad Lawan
A Federal High Court in Damaturu, Yobe State capital, has granted an application for an order of substituted service of court processes on the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. The application was filed by the winner of Yobe North All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election, Hon. Bashir Sheriff Machina. The presiding …
Read More »Lawan Expresses Shock Over Lack Of CCTV At Kuje Prison
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said the attack on Kuje correctional facility in the federal capital territory (FCT) was well planned and executed. The facility came under attack on Tuesday by marauding terrorists, with hundreds of inmates — including all Boko Haram suspects at the centre — said to have …
Read More »BREAKING: Lawan Loses As INEC Affirms Machina As Yobe North Senatorial Candidate
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said Bashir Machina is the duly elected candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Yobe North Senatorial district. The electoral body distanced itself from the purported primary election, which allegedly produced Ahmad Lawan as the APC senatorial candidate for Yobe North. The position of …
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