Nigerians on social media have reacted to the emergence of Senator Ahmed Lawan from Yobe North as the President of the 9th Assembly. DAILY POST had reported that Lawan was
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Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawal, Tuesday was declared winner of the election to the office of the Senate President of the 9th National Assembly. This follows a hitch-free election on Tuesday
Rochas Okorocha, immediate Past governor of Imo state, has been stopped from participating in the inauguration of the 9th National Assembly. The ex-governor had arrived the National Assembly on Tuesday
The absence of Court of Appeal judges in Sokoto on Tuesday stalled hearing of a suit filed by Mr Sadiq Sule-Iko challenging the nomination of Sen. Bala Na’Allah’s as the
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will meet today, regarding judgments and orders issued or served on it from various Courts of Law on issuance of Certificates of
Alhaji Abubakar Bwari, the immediate past Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, said about N20 billion was spent from the N30 billion mining Intervention Fund given to the ministry.
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has expressed confidence in the ability of the three senators and six House of Representatives members elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party,
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation minister, has congratulated Senator Ahmed Lawan from Yobe North on his emergence as the Senate President. Lawan Tuesday was declared winner of the election to the
A 34-year-old member representing Ilesha-Gwanara constituency, Yakubu Saliu Danladi, has emerged Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly. Danladi, a first term lawmaker, was nominated by Hon. Saheed Popoola,
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will meet on Tuesday, regarding judgments and orders from various Courts of Law on issuance of Certificates of Return. Mr Festus Okoye,
Chairman, Ahmad Lawan Campaign Group, Sen. Yahaya Abdullahi, on Monday, said that Sen. Ali Ndume’s resolve to contest for the Senate president’s position has given credibility to the entire process.
The Muslim Rights Concerned, MURIC, on Tuesday warned South West governors against what it termed “Christianizing” their cabinets. MURIC charged governors from Lagos, Oyo and Ogun States to ensure that
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has finally declared that Senator Ali Ndume (Borno State) and and Hon. Umar Bago (Niger State) are its preferred candidates for the leadership of the
Only female candidate in the race for the Speakership position in the incoming National Assembly, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has stepped down from the contest. She announced her decision in a statement
Abia North Senator-elect, Orji Kalu, has insisted that he will contest for the seat of Deputy Senate President, claiming that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress
Mr Olakunle Oluomo (APC-Ifo 1), the immediate past deputy speaker of the Ogun House of Assembly, was on Monday elected as the Speaker of the 9th Assembly. Oluomo was elected
The Imo West Senator-elect, Rochas Okorocha, has cried out over alleged refusal of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to issue him Certificate of Return. Okorocha said that the electoral
Thirty-one Local Government Councils in Akwa Ibom State and the Attorney-General of the state have approached the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to give an order
Bayelsa Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Monday, said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the November 16 governorship election in the state would emerge through the right process and
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as well as the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), today met with the APC caucus of the incoming ninth
