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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 …

There was an uproar at the Senate following a decision to adopt the secret ballot system for the election of presiding officers. The uproar started after the Clerk of the Senate, Mohammed Sani-Omolori, announced that the Senate will use the 2015 standing order. The 2015 order favours secret ballot. However, an Abuja High Court on Monday issued a judgement that …

President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Tanko Muhammad, on the appointment of additional five Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. President Buhari has also accepted the voluntary retirement of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. This was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President …

The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress met with governors and members of the National Assembly elected on the platform of the party on Monday in Abuja to endorse candidates for positions of the Senate President, Speaker and their deputies. The forum endorsed Senator Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila as Senate President and Speaker of the House of …

The Governor Emeka Ihedioha has reversed the status of the newly converted Imo State University of Agriculture and Technology, Umuagwo, to its earlier polytechnic status. The immediate past governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, had at the twilight of his administration elevated the polytechnic to a university status and appointed a Vice Chancellor. Okorocha moved the polytechnic to Ehime Mbano …

Immediate past Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, on Monday said that the Independent National Electoral Commission had yet to issue him with a Certificate of Return as the Imo West senator-elect despite a federal High Court’s judgment ordering the electoral umpire to do so. Okorocha in a statement issued in Owerri, the state capital, by his media aide, Sam …