The Senate has again amended its standing rules, a move that technically eliminates the eligibility of incoming senators-elect in the 11th National Assembly to contest principal and presiding offices. The move followed the presentation…
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The nine senators who announced their defections from their respective former political parties have adduced different reasons for their actions. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that Senators Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Eyinnaya…
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President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday urged the leadership of the 10th Senate to amend the Constitution to provide for State Police. The president made the appeal during an interfaith breakfast with senators at the Presidential Villa,…
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Three senators from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The three defecting senators are all from Kebbi State. They are Adamu Aliero, representing Kebbi Central…
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, says there is nothing wrong with having a one-party system in Nigeria. Ganduje spoke on Friday after leading a delegation of three senators from…
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Three senators from Kebbi State, elected under the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), have formally announced their decision to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Their move came after a meeting with President Bola…
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The chairman of the Senate Committee on Population and National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, Senator Victor Umeh, LP, Anambra Central, has denied allegations that he received dollars to support the state of emergency declared by…
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Senators from the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria have expressed support for the Tax Reform Bills presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu. The lawmakers under the aegis of the South-South Senators’ Forum…
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The Senate, on Thursday, passed a vote of confidence in its President, Godswill Akpabio. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this followed a Point of Order raised by Sen. Yahaya Abdullahi (PDP-Kebbi) during plenary while…
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Senators have donated N74m to support the victims of the devastating flood that ravaged Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, last week. The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, disclosed this on behalf of the President…
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