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Back to homepageBuhari Wants Senate To Confirm 19 Nominees As INEC Commissioners
By Abdulateef Bamgbose President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate to confirm 19 nominees as Resident Electoral Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The confirmation request to the upper chamber was contained in a letter dated 25th July,
Read MoreNASS Determined To Support Judiciary To Discharge Mandate – Senate President
By Abdulateef Bamgbose The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has assured the judiciary that the National Assembly is determined to provide any possible support to enable it discharge its mandate. “We are determined in the National Assembly, even though
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Senate President mourns Alaafin Of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi
By Abdulateef Bamgbose The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has described the passing of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi lll, as a great loss to the Yoruba people at home and in the diaspora, and to Nigeria as a
Read MoreNational Convention: Buni’s CECC To Brief APC Senators
By Abdulateef Bamgbose The Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Committee of the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday brief Senators of the ruling party on. Omo-Agege, Tuesday, conveyed notice of the meeting in a latter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad
Read MoreNguru Market Fire: Lawan Sympathises With Victims, Urges NEMA To Intervene
BY HASSAN JIRGI, DAMATURU The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has commiserated with the victims of the fire outbreak at the Central Market in Nguru, local government of Yobe State. Lawan sympathises with those whose shops, stalls and warehouses
Read MoreLawan Lauds FG’s Infrastructure Dev’t Projects In Yobe
Senate President, Ahmed Lawan has commended the Federal Government for executing viable projects in Yobe, to fast track sustainable social and economic development of the state. Lawan made the commendation on Sunday while inspecting some of the ongoing Federal Government’s
Read More2023: Gov Buni Denies Crisis With Senate President Over VP Seat
Hassan Jirgi, Damaturu The Yobe State Governor, Hon Mai Mala Buni, has denied the rumour of a deep crisis between him and the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan ahead of the 2023 presidential race. In a statement signed by DG media
Read MoreArmed Forces Service Commission Bill: Will The Senate Bow To Pressure?
By Lawrence Audu There was an interesting topic that dominated public discourse recently. It raged with some putting in arguments to support their positions and some against also putting up arguments to support their views. The contentious issue is the
Read MoreBuhari To Reconstitute NDDC Board, Writes Senate
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, informing that recomposition of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC would be done immediately after the Interim Management Committee had completed its audit oversight of the interventionist agency. The
Read MoreSenate President Sponsors Annual Vaccination Of Livestock In Yobe
HASSAN JIRGI, DAMATURU The Senate President, Dr Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan, who represents Yobe North Senatorial District, has sponsored the annual vaccination of a livestock in Yobe State. Speaking at the flag off ceremony at Gajama Fulani settlement along Gashua-Yusufari road
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