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The Senate swore-in Sen. Benjamin Uwajumogu representing Imo North Senatorial District. The brief ceremony was conducted by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan at the plenary on Friday. Uwajumogu was finally presented with a Certificate of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja on Thursday, after weeks of legal tussles.    Justice Taiwo Taiwo […]

A towering babel of condemnation has trailed the automatic confirmation policy adopted by the Senate as it screens the cabinet nominees submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari.  The obnoxious policy known as “bow and go” which shields ministerial nominees from rigorous questioning was defended by Senate President Ahmed Lawan yesterday, after civil society groups intensified their […]

Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday constituted 105 standing committees in a bid to ensure that the lower legislative chamber discharges its duties effectively.   Highlights of the lawmakers that made the list as chairmen and deputy chairmen indicate that Gbajabiamila settled for his key allies to oversee key committees of the House.   […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has come under criticism from some women groups who yesterday condemned what they described as low representation of their gender on the list of cabinet nominees submitted to the Senate.   Oduduwa Women Advocacy Group (OWAG), a pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation frowned on the inclusion of only seven women (16.2%) on the list […]

In an expression of indifference about the rising wave Nigerians leaving the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has told Nigerians who are complaining about the insecurity, banditry and other economic challenges, to either love Nigeria or relocate to another country. “Anybody who thought he has any other country than Nigeria, Goodbye,” Buhari said, adding: “We are […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will Friday depart Abuja for Monrovia, Liberia to attend the 172nd Independence anniversary celebrations of the country. Presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement, said apart from attending the event as special guest of honour at the event, the president will also be conferred with the award of “The Grand Cordon […]

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has announced the Chairmen of Standing Committees of the house. Gbajabiamila made the announcement on Thursday at the end of plenary in Abuja. He said the Public Account Committee would be headed by Rep. Wole Oke, while Rep. Mouktar Aliyu will chair Committee on Appropriation adding […]

The Senate was yesterday uproarious when former Transportation Minister, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, entered the red chamber for his screening. The confirmation exercise of the 43 ministerial nominees had continued Thursday morning without any incident and was proceeding in that fashion until the former time Rivers State governor took his turn and was greeted with rowdiness, […]

The Ondo State House of Assembly was on Thursday was thrown into confusion as a live snake dropped from the roof of the chamber during plenary, creating pandemonium and preventing the legislators from embarking on the plenary session as they fled for their safety. A source within the House, told www.www.aso.rocks search engine that the […]

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Wednesday directed all killer Fulani herdsmen to quit all South-west states, noting that refusal to comply with the directive within a reasonable timeframe might lead to confrontation. The organisation justified its directive on the account of nefarious activities of the Fulani herdsmen in the region in particular and Nigeria in […]

President Muhammmadu Buhari on Wednesday sworn in Tanko Mohammad as Chief Justice of Nigeria.Mohammed, who will now be Nigeria’s 18th CJN, became the acting CJN when the former CJN Walter Onnoghen was suspended on the grounds of false assets declaration. On 11 July, 2019, he was nominated as CJN by the president barely 24 hours […]

Nigerian Senate Wednesday commenced screening of the 43-man ministerial picks sent to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation. The Senate screened 10 nominees out of the 43 sent by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. Among the 10 were three former senators and a serving member of the House of Representatives. Those screened […]