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27Nov By dthataNo Comments

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German Court Convicts IPOB Members Who Attacked Ekweremadu

Germany has convicted four members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who attacked Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president. They have also served their sentences, TheCable further learnt. The convictions, which were handed out in August, went completely under the radar but diplomatic sources in Germany told us on Friday that the four IPOB members were prosecuted for physical assault and sentenced to 20 days of labour “without pay”. The Nigerian embassy did not immediately respond to TheCable’s inquiry for the identities of the convicts. In 2019, the serving senator from Enugu state was beaten up by Biafra agitators in Nuremberg at an event organised by “Ndigbo Germany”. IPOB — which Nigeria had declared a terrorist organisation — claimed responsibility for ...

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7Jun By dthataNo Comments

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Photos From Ike Enweremadu Visits To Orji Uzor Kalu’s Resident

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, paid a visit to Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr Orji Kalu, following his release from Kuje prison. The Enugu-West lawmaker met with the senator representing Abia North senatorial district, Kalu at Aso Villa residence on Sunday. The former Governor of Abia was released from Abuja correctional centre following order of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on June 02 ordering his immediate release. Justice Mohammed Liman, who ordered Kalu’s release, also quashed the 12-year jail term imposed on him last December 5 by Justice Mohammed Idris.  

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30May By dthataNo Comments

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Infectious Disease Bill More Dangerous Than Coronavirus – Sen. Ike Ekweremadu

The former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has said the controversial “Infectious Diseases Bill” currently before the National Assembly may not pass because provisions of the bill are inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution. He said the bill was more dangerous than the virus. Ekweremadu, who represents Enugu West Constituency in the Senate, said this while featuring on a radio programme, Political Voices, monitored by our correspondent in Enugu on Friday. Ekweremadu said, “Let me use this opportunity to reassure Nigerians that the bill as presently presented will likely not be passed by the National Assembly; a lot of parliamentarians have lined up to oppose it. “Now, looking at that bill which is intended to deal with dangerous or other infectious ...

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25Feb By BobbyNo Comments

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Court Strikes out Charges Against Ekweremadu over Assets Declaration after Lawyer Disappeared with Case File

Charges of non-declaration of assets against former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has been struck out by a Federal High Court in Abuja. The charges instituted by the defunct Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property was struck out by Justice Binta Nyako after the prosecuting counsel Pius Akutah, told her that the former lawyer handling the case for the panel disappeared with the case file. Recall that the office of the Attorney General of the Federation took over the case and other suits being handled by the SPIP, after a presidential directive which dissolved the panel in 2019.

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23Feb By dthataNo Comments

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Community Policing Is Fraud – Ike Ekweremadu

Immediate past Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has said community policing is a total fraud and distraction to the country. Watch him talk about this and other matters of national interest below:

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15Nov By dthataNo Comments

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IPOB Won’t Stop International Diplomatic Onslaught – Nnamdi Kanu

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has vowed not to stop the group’s international diplomatic onslaught. Mr Kanu has been propagating IPOB’s agenda through Radio Biafra in London and visits to foreign parliaments. In a tweet on Thursday night, he said: “IPOB will continue the International diplomatic onslaught.” The group, which is supposedly seeking secession on behalf of the Igbo from Nigeria, had in August attacked former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu while on a visit to Nuremberg, Germany. Senator Ekweremadu was billed to give a keynote address at the Second Annual Cultural Festival and Convention organised by Ndi-Igbo Germany. He was, however, prevented from entering the venue of the gathering after being accused by IPOB members ...

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10Oct By dthataNo Comments

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Senate To Reduce Political Parties From 91 To 5

The Senate, yesterday, said that it would reduce the number of political parties participating in elections in the country from the current 91 to five through legislation. The Senate stated this at a meeting with the leadership of INEC led by its chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, in the National Assembly, Abuja. The apex legislative chamber expressed dissatisfaction over the number of political parties fielding candidates in the forthcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states. In particular, the Chairman of the Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Senator Kabiru Gaya (APC Kano South) and former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu (PDP Enugu West), said that the number of political parties that would be contesting elections was unwield...

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10Oct By dthataNo Comments

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Budget 2020: Gabriel Suswam Expresses Worry On VAT, Ekweremadu Lauds Buhari

The Senate has began debate on the general principles of the 2020 Appropriation Bill of N10.33 trillion. The lawmakers took turns debating the Bill at plenary on Wednesday. Out of the N10.33 trillion in the 2020 Budget, N556.7 billion is for Statutory Transfer, while N2. 7 trillion is for Debt Service. Contributing, Sen. Gabriel Suswam (PDP-Benue) said that the budget was very ambitious as it was intended to address infrastructural deficit. He said that the economy had contracted to a level that the senate needed to critically address some very “germane and pregnant issues.” “Along with the appropriation submitted by the President, is a financial bill that has five thematic areas. “I am worried about the area that talks about revenue. I am worried with that because Va...

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26Sep By dthataNo Comments

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Ike Ekweremadu Says No Projects Will Be Abandoned In Enugu West

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, the representative of Enugu West in the Senate, has said that no constituency project will be abandoned in the district. Ekweremadu, who was reacting to allegations of abandoned projects in the constituency, said Enugu West remained ahead in terms of implementation of constituency projects in the country. The senator’s Special Assistant on Projects, Mr Jonathan Ivoke, said the former deputy president of the Senate, challenged any person who cared to come for a tour of the constituency to see projects which he attracted to the district. He said, “The Ogwuma rural road rehabilitation project was first included in 2017 Zonal intervention project under Sustainable Development Goals in the Presidency. Unfortunately, it was not awarded by the Presidency du...

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26Aug By BobbyNo Comments

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Photos of protesting IPOB members waiting for President Buhari in Japan

IPOB members have been spotted in Japan as they await the arrival of President Buhari who is to attend the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development.   President Buhari departed Abuja for Japan yesterday evening August 25th.   Recall that Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of IPOB, gave a directive to his members in Japan to disgrace President Buhari just as their counterparts in Germany disgraced former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, on August 17th.   See more photos of the IPOB members in Japan below  

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19Aug By dthataNo Comments

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4 Safety Steps For Public Office Holders When Invited Abroad – Shehu Sani

It is no longer news that Ike Ekweremadu, a former deputy Senate President, was assaulted when he attended a cultural festival in Germany at the weekend. Mr Ekweremadu was attacked by members of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) for allegedly contributing to proscribe the group demanding an independent state of Biafra. After the tussle, the leader of the secessionist group, Nnamdi Kanu, said the treatment meted out to the Enugu-born lawmaker was a far cry from what his group plan to do to other leaders from the geo-political zone. Advising public office holders on security measures to take whenever they are invited abroad for engagement, Shehu Sani, a former federal lawmaker, listed four points they must take to ensure their safety. Mr Sani advised the public office ho...

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19Aug By dthataNo Comments

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Ekweremadu Back In Nigeria 48 Hours After Assault In Germany

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has returned to Nigeria 48 hours after he was attacked by members of the indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB), Igbere TV reports. Igbere TV gathers that he arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on Monday. The Senator told journalists at the airport that the attack is not a representation of the character of the majority of Nigerians. He reiterated his stance that he had forgiven his attackers and would not be seeking their punishment. Ekweremadu was billed to give a keynote address on Saturday at the Second Annual Cultural Festival and Convention organised by Ndi-Igbo Germany in Nuremberg before he was lynched. The lawmaker was accused by IPOB members of conspiring with the Federal Government to proscribe ...

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19Aug By dthataNo Comments

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We Beat Ekweremadu And He’s In Shock – IPOB Man Brags In Front Of German Police

IPOB Man In Germany Brags In The Presence Of Police About How They Dealt With Ex Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, After His Attack In Germany Here is a video of IPOB man in Germany, bragging about how they attacked and beat up Ike Ekweremadu like a common criminal. According to him, IPOB is all over Europe and America, and people like Ekweremadu are not welcome in Germany. "We won't stop until Ike Ekweremadu runs away from Germany. He can go to anywhere in the world but not in Germany, Europe. It's obvious that Ekweremadu has received the greatest shock of his life." He was seen bragging in the presence of German police who stormed the area to maintain peace. Watch the video Voice of an IPOBian in Germany, confirming the attack on Ike Ekweremadu. According to ...

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19Aug By dthataNo Comments

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Ekweremadu: Nnamdi Kanu Collected Bribe Against Igbo Presidency – Adeyanju

Convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, on Sunday reiterated his claim that leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, collected money from Northerners to ensure an Igbo man never becomes Nigeria’s President. Adeyanju said the attack on the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu by IPOB members in Germany was a proof that Kanu and his group were being sponsored to compromise the South East. Senator Ekweremadu was to give a keynote address at the Second Igbo Annual Cultural Festival and Convention organised by Ndi-Igbo Germany in that city when a mob, which identified itself as members of IPOB, invaded the venue and attacked the former Deputy Senate President. Convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, on Sunday reiterated his claim that leader ...

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19Aug By dthataNo Comments

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Saraki Reacts To IPOB’s Attack On Ekweremadu

Nigeria's former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has reacted to the recent attack on Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu in Nurenberg, Germany by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Saraki, on Sunday evening, expressed disappointment at the development. He tweeted;"I spoke with my brother and friend, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu yesterday after hearing about the unfortunate incident in Germany and I thank God that he is fine and very well." "I remember that on Thursday before departing Nigeria he visited me & I could see the enthusiasm, excitement & passion with which he looked forward to meeting Nigerians in Nuremberg at the 2nd Annual Cultural Festival, particularly after attending a very successful 1 earlier in US." "The Nuremberg incident was highly...

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18Aug By dthataNo Comments

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PDP Reacts To Attack On Ekweremadu By IPOB In Germany

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the attack on Senator Ike Ekweremadu by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Igbere TV had reported that the immediate past Deputy Senate President, a member of the PDP, was petted with stones by aggrieved members of the IPOB at an event in Germany, on Saturday. Reacting in a statement sent to Igbere TV on Sunday, the National Vice Chairman of the PDP in the South-East, Austin Umahi, squarely condemned the attack. Umahi frowned at the action of the group against Ekweremadu who he said has been at the forefront of the struggle against the marginalisation of Ndi-Igbo. He urged the Senator not to be discouraged by the act but to see it as one of the many sacrifices he has to pay in pursuit for justice and better t...

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18Aug By dthataNo Comments

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Police Arrest IPOB Members Who Attacked Ekweremadu In Germany

The police in Germany have arrested some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who attacked Senator Ike Ekweremadu earlier today in the country. This was according to Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, who made the revelation in a tweet. “I condemn in its entirety the attack on former DSP Ike Ekeremadu at an event in Nuremberg, Germany, nobly put together by Ndi Igbo Germany, where he was attacked. “I hope the culprits, some of whom have been arrested, will face consequences for their shamefully pathetic actions,” she wrote. We had reported that Senator Ekweremadu, who currently represents Enugu West, was pelted with stones on Saturday, by members of the IPOB in far away Germany. The former Deputy Senate Presiden...

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18Aug By dthataNo Comments

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Ayo Fayose Reacts To Ekweremadu’s Attack In Germany

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Peter Ayodele Fayose has reacted to the attack on ex-deputy Senate president Senator Ike Ekweremadu by some Nigerians in Germany. We reported earlier that the ex-deputy Senate boss was attacked in Germany. He wrote on his Twitter handle “Attackers of Ekweremadu,a defender of democracy who symbolizes courage & decency, are miscrants who don’t deserve a place in a civilized society. It is an assault against the Igbos and Nigerians in general. To me, those “Igbo touts” demonstrated that pigs have no value for gold.” See tweet attached:

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18Aug By dthataNo Comments

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Femi Fani-Kayode Reacts To The Assault On Ekweremadu, Warns Southern Politicians

Fani Kayode Reacts To The Assault On Ekweremadu. Warns Politicians To Speak Up What happened to my friend and brother Sen. Ike Ekweremadu in Nuremberg, Germany at the hands of IPOB is an eye-opener and clear signal to every political leader in southern Nigeria!The people of the south are getting angry and you either stand up and defend them or stand aside!

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18Aug By dthataNo Comments

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Our Members Have Orders To Attack Igbo Govs Abroad – IPOB Breathes Fire

The Indigenous People of Biafra has ordered its members in 100 countries across the world to attack the governors of Ebonyi, Enugu, Abia and Anambra states if they are seen in any of the countries. The group also put on notice Ndigbo leaders such as the President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, who it accused of supporting the Operation Python Dance in the South-East. Operation Python Dance was launched by the Nigerian Army in the South-East in 2016 in the wake of protests by IPOB members who were demanding secession from the country. The group had cited historical events such as the victory of President Donald Trump in the 2016 United States elections and Brexit as proof of international support for self-determination. During the Operation Python Dance, the a...

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17Aug By dthataNo Comments

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I Was Attacked By IPOB In Germany – Ike Ekweremadu Releases Statement

Former deputy senate president of Nigeria �� has released statement concerning his attack in Nurnberg, Germany ��. Read Full Statement here : I Was Attacked by IPOB in Germany I attended the Second Annual Cultural Festival and Convention organised by Ndi-Igbo Germany in Nurnberg today where I was billed to give a keynote address along with the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, who, however could not make it eventually. I was given a resounding welcome by Ndigbo in Germany and everything went smoothly until some men, who identified themselves as IPOB members stormed the venue and began to complain about the killings in the South East, stressing that there would be no Igbo event at the venue. I tried to engage them, but when they became unruly, I had to...

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17Aug By dthataNo Comments

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Why We Attacked Ike Ekweremadu In Germany – IPOB

Ike Ekweremadu, the immediate past Deputy Senate president, was humiliated by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) at a function in Nuremberg, Germany today Saturday August 17th. As of that time of the attack the reason was yet to be ascertained, it was reported earlier the IPOB members were throwing stones at Ekweremadu. The politician who was immediately whisked away from the venue by the organisers. Below is the video Update while they attack the former Deputy Senate President. Update: Fulani men are raping our women and you are here celebrating- IPOB members speak on why Ike Ekweremadu was attacked. IPOB members have explained why they attacked former deputy senate president at a function in Nurnberg, Germany today Saturday August 17th. In a vide...

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12Jun By dthataNo Comments

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Why I Contested Against Omo-agege At The Eleventh Hour – Ekweremadu

Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy Senate President, has said his decision to contest again for the position at the formation of the 9th Senate is to protest against the invasion of the National Assembly last year. Mr Ekweremadu who did not indicate interest to aspire for the position until few hours to the election of principal officers at the National Assembly was nominated by his colleagues at the red chamber. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker was however defeated by the preferred candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Senator Ovie Omo-Agege. Mr Omo-Agege was alleged to have led thugs to invade and cart away the symbolic power of the red chamber last year. Despite being indicted by the Senate committee that investigated the incident, the APC lawmaker was no...

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11Jun By dthataNo Comments

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Omo-Agege Sworn-In As Deputy President Of The Senate With “67 Votes”

Ovie Omo-Agege, lawmaker representing Delta central, has been elected deputy president of the senate. He has secured 67 of the 107 votes in the election to defeat Ike Ekweremadu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

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4Jun By dthataNo Comments

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Eid-el-fitr: Ekweremadu, Bago Urge Muslims To Pray For Nigeria

Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu and front line contender for speakership of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Umar Mohammed Bago, have called on the Muslim Ummah to keep praying for the nation and also sustain the virtues imbibed in at Ramadan beyond the holy month. Ekweremadu, in his Eid-Al-Fitr message to the Muslim Ummah on Monday, said that continually praying for the peace, security, and progress of Nigeria and walking in the right direction would surely turn the fortunes of the country around. “I congratulate the Muslim Ummah on their successful journey of faith, discipline, peace and love throughout the month of Ramadan. Going forward, I urge them to ensure that the great virtues of peace, love, forgiveness, sacrifice, and patriotism imbibed during the Ra...

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18May By dthataNo Comments

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Ekweremadu’s Constituents Reject His 2023 Retirement From Senate Plan

The people of Enugu West Senatorial Zone have rejected the decision by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, not to return to the senate in 2023. They said that they have the final say on whether their representative will return to the Senate in 2023 or not. Ekweremadu had last weekend during his birthday in Enugu declared that he would not be contesting for the Senate again, having been re-elected for the fifth time. But, the in a statement, his constituents said, “in truth, His Excellency, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu is a man of history whose destiny is intertwined with the yearning and aspirations of his people. In real term, we, his people have the final say on where he goes to on our behalf in 2023.” The Concerned Citizens of Enugu West Senatorial District is statement was si...

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12May By dthataNo Comments

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Ekweremadu Pledges To Retire From Senate In 2023

Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu says he will retire from the Senate in 2023. As such, the lawmaker said that he will no longer seek for re-election to the Red Chambers. Ekweremadu, who is representing Enugu West in the National Assembly announced this on Sunday in Enugu during his 57th birthday celebration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the senator who is completing his fourth tenure in the NASS was reelected for a fifth term during the just concluded general elections. The lawmaker said it was time to quit the legislature, adding that his remaining time in the NASS would afford him time to complete ongoing projects in his constituency. He said that a new breed politician with shared visions would take over from him at the expiration ...

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27Apr By dthataNo Comments

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9th Senate: PDP Plots Goje – Ekweremadu Ticket

The horse-trading for the leadership of the 9th Senate intensified yesterday with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spearheading negotiation with some aspirants from the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the office of the President of the Senate. The PDP is plotting a joint ticket by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Sen. Danjuma Goje and the outgoing Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu. But some leaders of PDP are suggesting either Sen. Ali Ndume-Ekweremadu mandate or Sen. Abdullahi Adamu-Ekweremadu ticket. But most PDP senators-elect, especially loyalists of the outgoing Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, have been uncomfortable with any joint ticket with Ndume or Adamu. Saraki and influential PDP leaders prefer a dea...

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26Apr By dthataNo Comments

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Senate Summons IGP Mohammed Adamu Over Killings

The Senate has summoned the Inspector-General of Police(IG) to appear before the upper chamber and brief it on an increasing spate of killings in different parts of the country. This followed a 10-prayer motion by Sen. Shehu Sani at plenary on Thursday. The bill titled, “Senseless Killing of a Briton and Abduction of Three Others in a Holiday Resort in Kaduna State by Bandits” was co-sponsored by all other lawmakers. The Senate also urged security agencies to immediately deploy drones and interceptors in tracking kidnappers that were asking for ransom. It equally urged the Federal Government to set up an inter-agency task force to tackle cases of banditry and kidnapping in Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara and Niger states. Furthermore, the Upper Chamber urged security agencies t...

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19Apr By dthataNo Comments

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Tinubu Freed, Orubebe Convicted — CCT Cases Of Five Prominent Nigerians

History was made when Walter Onnoghen, embattled chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), entered the dock at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). He was charged with false assets declaration exactly two years after the CCT discharged and acquitted Saraki of similar charges. In the heat of the trial, Onnoghen turned in his resignation but that did not save him from the hammer of the tribunal. On Thursday, Danladi Umar, CCT chairman, found him guilty of the six counts preferred against him by the federal government. The tribunal chairman ordered that he be removed from the office and also prevented from holding public office for 10 years. He also ordered that the money in the five bank accounts of Onnoghen that he did not declare be confiscated. In this piece, we look at how some promine...

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19Apr By BjNo Comments

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Ekweremadu: Frustrate Sales Of Electric Cars In Nigeria To Sell Our Crude Oil.

The Senate on Wednesday rejected a bill that sought to phase out the use of petrol cars and introduce electric cars in Nigeria by the year 2035. The bill was sponsored by Sen Ben Murray-Bruce (PDP, Bayelsa). The senator told his colleagues that combustion cars were causing pollution and contribute to global warming and that developed countries were gradually phasing them out. Senator Ben Murray-Bruce in his argument had argued that electric cars are healthy, economical and would not deplete the ozone layer. Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has said that, as an oil producing country, sale of electric cars in Nigeria should be frustrated. He said this while kicking against the bill. The bill ignited debates in the hallowed chamber, as each senator aired reasons for the re...

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31Mar By dthataNo Comments

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Ekweremadu Commends Federal Government For Road Project in His Community

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has commended the Federal Government for awarding a contract for the construction of the Nenwe-Nomeh-Mburumbu-Nara road in Enugu State. Speaking when he inspected ongoing work on the road, Ekweremadu noted that the project would boost economic activities in some rural, agrarian communities in the state. According to him, farmers in rural communities experience difficulties in transporting farm produce to urban areas due to the absence of access roads. “It is well known that the beneficiary communities of this road project are food baskets that are especially good at rice production and palm produce. “They also are also very good at groundnuts, palm cassava, fruits, and so many others. They are capable of hosting value-adding companie...

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13Mar By dthataNo Comments

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2019 Budget: President Buhari Is Responsible For Delay In Passage – Ekweremadu

Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari was responsible for budget delay in the last four years. Ekweremadu was reacting to the lead debate on the 2019 N8.83 trillion budget by the Senate leader, Ahmed Lawan on Tuesday. Senate begins the second reading of the budget, Wednesday which was presented by President Muhammadu Buhari on 19th December 2018, but could not debate on the proposal due to breaks. Ekweremadu who has been re-elected for the 5th time reminded his colleagues that, “the constitutional provision for the nation’s financial year”, has been from January to December of each year. He lamented that Mr President would always present the budget before the joint sittings towards the end of December, thereby, made it ...

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26Feb By dthataNo Comments

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5th Time In The Senate: I’ll Not Abuse Your Confidence – Ekweremadu

DEPUTY Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who has been declared winner of the Enugu West Senatorial seat to represent his constituents for the fifth time in the Senate, has promised he would not abuse their confidence. In a statement by his Special Adviser, Media, Uche Anichukwu, Ekweremadu while reacting to his victory, expressed gratitude to his constituecy, noting that it was a record of its own in the eastern part of the country. The Deputy Senate President said: “I am not taking this election for granted especially given the unprecedented nature of my election. This is the first time within this part of Nigeria that someone would be elected consecutively for five times into the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It has never ...

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25Feb By BobbyNo Comments

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Ekweremadu Wins Election, to Return to Senate For The 5th time

Ike Ekweremadu has been declared winner of the Enugu West Senatorial district. The current deputy senate president would be returning for the 5th time to the National Assembly. Ike Ekweremadu, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the National Assembly elections, polled 86,088 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mrs Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 15,187 votes. The results were announced on Sunday by Returning Officer, Prof Douglas Nwagbo of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). Reacting to the development, Ekweradu stated that he was humbled by the result which makes it the first time a senator would be voted the 5th time in Nigeria. He applauded the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the election whichbhe says was ...

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24Jan By dthataNo Comments

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Minimum Wage Bill Passes Second Reading At Senate

A bill seeking to increase the country’s minimum wage from N18,000 to N27,000 passed first and second reading at the senate on Thursday. This was sequel to a letter which President Muhammadu Buhari sent to the lawmakers for their consideration. The letter was read by Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, on the floor of the upper legislative chamber. “The purpose of the letter is to forward to the lawmakers, for legislative action, a new minimum wage bill to further amend the national minimum wage amendment act 2011 in order to give a new national minimum wage of N27,000 per month to the lowest paid Nigerian worker from the current N18,000 per month,” the letter read. “This new bill and the amendments contained therein, were arrived at after consultations by the triparti...

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14Jan By BobbyNo Comments

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CJN Onnoghen’s Trial: Defence Lawyers Arrive Court, Onnoghen Absent

CJN Onnoghen’s trial: The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen’s legal team comprising of a team of lawyers led by Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), has arrived the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja to defend the CJN. As of the time of filing this report at about 9.17am on Monday, the CJN has not been seen on the tribunal’s premises for the proceedings scheduled to start by 10am, the Punch reports. Some Senior Advocates of Nigeria in his defence team who were already seated before 9am awaiting the commencement of the proceedings included, Chief Chris Uche, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, Sebastine Hon, Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume, Kehinde Ogunwumiju,and A.T Kehinde. ‎All the senior lawyers are in court with their teeming juniors. But the team of lawyers comp...

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19Dec By dthataNo Comments

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Presidency Writes UK Government, For Corruption Probe Against Ekweremadu, Uzodinma

The Nigerian Presidency has said it has written the National Crime Commission of the United Kingdom, UK, to assist in the investigation of five senators with properties in the UK and the British Virgin Islands. The Senators are Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and Imo state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hope Uzodinma. Others are Senators Stella Odua, Peter Nwaoboshi and Albert Bassey Akpan. Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigative Panel on the Recovery of Public Property SPIP, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, disclosed this yesterday at a news conference in Abuja to highlight some of the activities of the body in 2018. He said: “The UK has passed a law that will also help us in Nigeria fight corruption and that is the ‘Unexplained Wealth...

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19Dec By dthataNo Comments

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I’m Not On Any Travel Ban List – Ekweremadu

Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, yesterday denied media report that he was on the list of Nigerians barred from traveling out of the country on the request of the Special Presidential Investigative Panel on the Recovery of Public Property. According to a statement by Ekweremadu’s Special Adviser, Media, Uche Anichukwu, Ekweremadu, was not in court with the panel or any other government agency over any corruption case, adding that it was the panel that sued him, with the excuse that he allegedly “neglected to declare” his assets “in the manner prescribed by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property”. A statement yesterday by Ekweremadu’s Special Adviser, Media, Uche Anichukwu, read, “ the attention of the Office of the Deputy ...

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29Nov By BobbyNo Comments

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Atiku Firms Support Deal With S-East Leaders

MUTTERINGS over the attitude of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar towards South East party leaders have been squashed following secret meetings between the candidate and the aggrieved leaders, Vanguard has learned. PDP governors in the South-East and Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, have bought into the Atiku presidential aspiration, following the meetings, Vanguard gathered. They had been peeved over his attitude since his emergence as the candidate of the party. The reconciliation was achieved in one-on-one meetings held behind closed doors between Monday and Tuesday. The meetings commenced, Monday, when Atiku flew to meet with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State in Enugu at the end of which the governor pledged to work with At...

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14Nov By dthataNo Comments

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Namadi Sambo Visits Ike Ekweremadu In Abuja (Photos)

Former Vice President, His Excellency, Arc. Namadi Sambo and wife, Hajiya Amina were at our Abuja residence last night to see how we were doing after the event of last Tuesday.

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7Nov By dthataNo Comments

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PDP Reveals Why Forces Are After Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday reacted to the assassination attempt on the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his family members. PDP said the “attack raises our fears that certain forces, who have been hostile to Senator Ekweremadu’s political standing, are still bent on silencing him at all cost.” A statement by PDP’s Spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, expressed “grave concerns” over the attempt on the lives of Ekweremadu and members of his family in his official residence in Abuja. According to Ologbondiyan, “The attention of Nigerians to the series of uninvestigated security threats around the person of Senator Ekweremadu. Nigerians could recall that on November 17, 2015, a similar attempt was made on Senator Ekweremadu’s life by some assailants on hi...

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14Oct By dthataNo Comments

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Ekweremadu Rallies Support For Peter Obi

Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, is rallying south-east leaders to back the choice of Peter Obi as the vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), TheCable understands. Both men were top favourites considered by Atiku Abubakar as running mate in the 2019 presidential election, with Obi getting the nod. However, south-east political leaders, comprising the zone’s PDP governors, national assembly caucus, board of trustee members and other party leaders, rose from a meeting on Saturday complaining that they were not consulted over the choice of Obi, a former governor of Anambra state. An insider at the meeting said Ekweremadu asked aggrieved leaders to calm down and support the choice of Obi, who seems to have been better received outside the south-east...

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11Oct By dthataNo Comments

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FG Charges Ekweremadu, Akpan To Court For Refusing To Declare Their Assets

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and Senator Bassey Akpan, who represents Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District in the senate, have been dragged to the Federal High Court Abuja by the Federal government for offences bordering on their alleged refusal and negligence to declare their assets to the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property. Justice John Tsoho who is presiding over the case, ordered that the charges and other accompanying papers be served to both senators through the Clerk of the National Assembly. He fixed October 22nd hearing of Ekweremadu’s case and November 19th for that of Akpan’s. The Okoi Obono-Obla-led SPIPRPP had, on behalf of the Federal Government, filed the two separate criminal suits containing two counts each...

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3Sep By dthataNo Comments

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‘Why I Gave APC N5m In 2014’ – Ike Ekweremadu Reveals

Nigeria's Senate Deputy President, Ike Ekweremadu who addressed his constituents who converged to beg him to return to the Senate in 2019, revealed that he gave the All Progressives Congress, APC, N5m in 2014. Ike Ekweremadu who addressed his constituents who presented him the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, expression of interest and nomination form worth N3m at his Enugu residence, the Senate Deputy President said the beauty of democracy was allowing the opposition to thrive. The Senate Deputy President whose constituents, said has no alternative at the moment as he has impacted on their lives so much, said as an apostle of true democracy he gave the APC N5m at its formative stage in 2014 when it had financial challenges in Enugu State. According to him, the party had issue o...

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1Sep By BobbyNo Comments

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Ekweremadu Speaks On Viral Statement About ‘Being In Senate Forever If He Wants’

Bobby  News had reported that while speaking on Thursday at an event organised by the #NotTooYoungToRun movement, the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, boasted that he could remain in the senate for the rest of his life if he so wishes. In a reaction as the report went viral online, Ekweremadu in a statement he released on his official Facebook page, @iamekweremadu, said his advice was taken out of context He said he was only mentoring the youth that they needed to be rooted at the grassroots and relate closely with their immediate constituencies to achieve their political dreams, ”using himself as an example”. “My advice was taken out of context. I have always seized opportunities of meeting the youth and other aspiring politicians, who consult me on their political am...

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31Aug By dthataNo Comments

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‘If I Want, I’ll Remain In The Senate Forever’ – Ike Ekweremadu

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has said he could remain in the senate for the rest of his life if he so wishes saying he's always in touch with his constituents, and could easily win elections. He spoke on Thursday at Sheraton Hotel at a public dialogue organised by the #NotTooYoungToRun movement, a youth group that successfully lobbied for the passage of a new law that reduced the age of qualification for political office across the country. “I’m in total touch with my people and that is why if I want to remain in senate forever, I will” Ekweremadu told young aspirants on the platform of PDP. “PDP is not a home for urban politicians, for young people. If you want to participate in politics, you have to pay your dues and the best place to pay your dues is your local co...

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22Aug By BobbyNo Comments

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Nigeria’s Democracy Is Under Threat – Ekweremadu Urges Nigerians To Pray

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has urged Nigerians to pray for a peaceful conduct of the forthcoming 2019 elections. This Ekweremadu said while addressing Muslim faithfuls on the Sallah festivity. He opined that the nations democracy is threatened by excessive violence, vote buying and other outrageous manipulations which were evident in elections of this year. His full statement reads: EID-EL KABIR: LET’S PRAY FOR A PEACEFUL 2019 I felicitate with the Nigerian Muslim Umah on the occasion of the 2018 Eid-el-Kabir celebration. I call on all Muslim faithful to emulate Prophet Ibrahim’s life of total obedience, love, justice, and self-sacrifice, which are the hallmarks of Eid-el-Kabir. We must all imbibe these virtues in order to move Nigeria forward to the Promised...

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16Aug By BobbyNo Comments

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Confusion Hits APC Over Replacement Of Saraki As Senate President

The All Progressives Congress Senate Caucus has been hit by division over the choice of replacement of Senate President Bukola Saraki, Daily Trust reports. The Senators are reportedly divided between picking Ahmad Lawan (APC, Yobe) or Senator Godswill Akpabio (APC, Akwa Ibom). Mycelebrityandi  recalls that Senator Akpabio officially joined the APC at a mega rally organized in Akwa Ibom on Wednesday. A Sources disclosed that two camps have emerged after Tuesday meeting of the All APC National Assembly caucus with the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. It was gathered that at the previous meeting, Lawan was endorsed as Saraki’s replacement and Sunny Ogbuoji (APC, Ebonyi) was selected as replacement for Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu. The endorsements led to collation...

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6Aug By dthataNo Comments

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Viral Photo Shows Pastors Praying For Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu For His ‘Deliverance’ From EFCC

Today, this photo surfaced on social media showing several men of God at the residence of Nigeria's Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu praying for his deliverance from EFCC. The embattled lawmaker is currently being frilled by the anti-graft agency on allegations of corruption bordering on owning several houses within and outside the country.

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