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Pan-Edo/Delta Group, the Midwest Movement has described as an act of God, the election of Senator Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege as Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President during the inauguration of the nation’s 9th senate session in Abuja on Tuesday. In a message of congratulations signed by its President, Dr. Don Pedro Obaseki, the group, noted that with his elevation Senator Ovie Omo-Agege is …

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the newly elected presiding officers of the Ninth National Assembly. Mr Buhari described the emergence of the new leaders as “new dawn, different from duplicity and perfidy of the immediate past (assembly leaders).” The president also saluted all the national legislators and their political parties for their display of patriotism and non-partisanship before and during …

Immediate past governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday, received his certificate of return as Senator-elect to represent Imo west senatorial district. Vanguard observed in Owerri, that the issuance of certificate of return to Okorocha, by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has triggered widespread jubilation among his supporters in the state. Okorocha’s certificate of return came few hours …

Former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has been declared the new speaker of the ninth House of Representatives. Mr Gbajabiamila scored a total of 281 votes to beat his rival, Umar Bago, who scored 76 votes. After a secret ballot voting which lasted for over 3 hours, the clerk to the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori, announced …

Rochas Okorocha Immediate past governor of Imo State Rochas Okorocha has arrived National Assembly premises at 7:40.am ahead the inauguration. Okorocha who was declared winner of the Imo West Senatorial District was not issued certificate of return by INEC. However, a federal high court in Abuja last week ordered that Okorocha be given his return certificate. It was gathered that …

A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has accepted his nomination for deputy senate presidency. Ekweremadu who represents Enugu-West senatorial district was deputy senate president from 2007-2011, 2011-2015 and 2015-2019. Addressing his colleagues after he was nominated by Enugu-North lawmaker-elect, Ekweremadu, who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, asked his colleagues not to vote for mace snatchers. Making …

Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has emerged the Deputy Senate President with 68 votes He defeated the last Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu with 37 votes.

Ahmed Lawan is Nigeria’s new Senate President. Mr Lawan defeated his rival and only other candidate, Ali Ndume. The election of Senate President was held at the first session of the Senate on Tuesday. The Yobe North lawmaker emerged the President of the ninth Senate with 79 votes defeating Ali Ndume of Borno-South senatorial district who polled less than 28 …

The election day is here when Nigeria’s 109 senators-elect will choose their presiding officers who will pilot the affairs of the upper legislative chamber. Constitutionally, the inauguration of a Senate is preceded by a proclamation by the Nigerian president. Having issued the proclamation last Thursday, the coast is now clear for election of the number three citizen of the country …

National Working Committee (NWC)  of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has endorsed  Sen. Ali Ndume for the position of the President of the Senate of the 9th National Assembly (NASS).   The party in a statement signed by its  National Secretary,  Sen. Umar  Tsauri, early on Tuesday also endorsed Mr Umar  Bago for the Speakership of the House of Representatives. TSauri …