The Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West, Godswill Akpabio, has been elected as the senate president. He defeated Abdulaziz Yari, senator representing Zamfara Central, to win the election on Tuesday. Akpabio polled 63 votes, while Yari scored 46 votes. Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, was the preferred candidate of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) […]
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The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has asked senators-elect to start work early. He spoke while presenting certificates of return to senatorial candidates who emerged winners in the February 23 polls. The event is taking place at Africa Hall of the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja. “For the […]
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Yekini Nabena, the spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that all the senatorial aspirants from the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria have been cleared to participate in the primary election. Below is the full list: SOUTH SOUTH AKWA – IBOM STATE S/N NAME SENATORIAL DISTRICT DECISION 1. H.E. SEN. GODSWILL O. AKPABIO […]
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Isah Misau and Rafiu Ibrahim, both senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said the All Progressives Congress (APC) will meet their match in them if the ruling party attempts to foment trouble in the upper legislative chamber when they reconvene. The national assembly embarked on its annual recess on July 24 and it is […]
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The Senators representing Bauchi Central and Kwara South respectively, Isa Misau and Rafiu Ibrahim, have warned their counterpart from Katsina South, Abu Ibrahim, and others in the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to foment any trouble when the Senate resumes on September 25, as the Senate President, Abubakar Saraki, will never resign from the position. […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night held a meeting with the All Progressive Congress (APC) caucus in the senate, however, Senate President Bukola Saraki was conspicuously absent. In the absense of Saraki, Ahmad Lawan, senate majority leader, led his colleagues to the meeting, which had Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the party; Boss Mustapha, secretary to […]
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Senator representing Kaduna central, Shehu Sani, says it may be painful that he revealed what senators earn, but insist there should be no grey areas in public office. Recall that in March, Sani disclosed that members of the upper legislative chamber get monthly N13.5m as running cost aside over 700,000 consolidated salaries and other allowances. Femi Falana, […]
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Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, has alleged that there is a plan to set him up again and to kill him. Senator Melaye tweeted this shortly after the policeman attached to him were disarmed and withdrawn. The officers were taken away after Sadiq Bello, police commissioner in the federal capital territory (FCT), […]
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The President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki has disclosed that some senators are angry they were not consulted over the $1 billion approved for the procurement of security equipment in the country. Senator Saraki who spoke in Jos, Plateau state, on Saturday, Saraki said it was wrong for the executive to take the […]
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The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says each senator collects salary and allowances of N1.6 million every month. Ibrahim Mohammed, head of public relations at RMAFC, said this in a statement issued on Wednesday. He said the N1.06 million figure consists of: basic-N168,866, fueling and maintenance of vehicles, N126,650; personal assistant N42,216. Domestic […]
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