I Will End Saraki, Tinubu’s Rift – Orji Uzor Kalu
Former governor of Abia State and Senator-elect (Abia North), Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has promised to reconcile Senate President, Dr. Bukola Sara... Continue Reading
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Senate Postpones 2019 Budget Passage Till Tuesday
The Senate on Wednesday postponed the consideration of the 2019 budget to next week due to non-availability of details. The Senate Appropria... Continue Reading
Base Your Criticism On Facts, Saraki Replies Tinubu
Senate President Bukola Saraki has charged the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to dwell on facts ... Continue Reading
NASS Leadership: What Happened In 2015 Might Repeat Itself, ...
Bukola Saraki, President of the 8th Senate, has said the All Progressive Congress (APC) might lose hold of the incoming 9th National Assembl... Continue Reading
Senate Leadership: APC Governors Step In
Determined to avert a crisis in the 9th National Assembly, All Progressives Congress (APC) governors have waded into the row over choice of ... Continue Reading
Defection: Saraki, Dogara May Be Removed Before Tenure Expir...
A Federal High Court Abuja on Thursday, adjourned until April 30, a suit seeking the sack of Senate President, Bukola Saraki , Speaker, Hous... Continue Reading
Saraki Reacts As Buhari Signs Minimum Wage Bill Into Law
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has reacted as President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Minimum Wage Repeal and Reenactment Bill, 2019 into law... Continue Reading
Easter: Saraki Congratulates Christians
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called on all Nigerians to imbibe the value of sacrifice in the interest of the cou... Continue Reading
Senate Presidency: No Problem With Lawan Begging PDP Senator...
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday said it has no problem with Ahmad Lawan, its choice for the position of Senate Presid... Continue Reading
Saraki Releases Details Of National Assembly 2018 Budget To ...
In line with its open NASS policy, the Chairman of the National Assembly and Senate President, Dr.Bukola Saraki has ensured the release of t... Continue Reading
Senate Presidency: APC Warns To Ndume
Yobe Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has advised Sen. Ali Ndume (Borno-APC), to respect the supremacy of the party and avoid... Continue Reading
Senate To Override President Buhari’s Veto On Two Bills
The Senate on Wednesday resolved to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on two bills passed by the National Assembly. The upper chamb... Continue Reading
Amosun, Shettima Hatching Plans To Install Ali Ndume As Next...
Outgoing governors of Ogun and Borno States, Ibukunle Amosun, and, Hashim Shettima, both of whom are also senators-elect had long conversati... Continue Reading
Make Details Of NASS Budget Open, Saraki Orders
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has mandated the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Mohammed Sani-Omolori, to make details of the Nation... Continue Reading
Don’t Punish Us For Saraki’s ‘Rebellion,’ North Central Lead...
Ahead of the June date for the inauguration of the 9th Assembly and election of its principal officers, certain leaders of the North central... Continue Reading
2019 budget: Saraki Gives Senate Committee Thursday Deadline...
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has given the Senate’s Appropriations committee until Thursday to submit the 2019 budget report. Speakin... Continue Reading
Gaya Joins Race For Deputy Senate Presidency As Group Roots ...
A ranking senator on the platform of the All Progressives Congress from Kano State, Kabiru Gaya, on Thursday formally declared his in... Continue Reading
“Submit Yourselves To Police For Probe” – ...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has asked the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce and Senator Dino Melaye to submit them... Continue Reading
Senate President, Saraki Congratulates Governor Wike
Senate President, Bukola Saraki Congratulates Governor Wike, As INEC declared Him as the winner of Rivers Governorship Elections. Congratula... Continue Reading
Saraki Hosts IGP, Mohammed Adamu, Over Police Reform Bill
The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, is now meeting with the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammad Abubakar Adamu an... Continue Reading
NASS Leadership: Stop Igbo Marginalization – Youth Par...
The Igbo Youth Parliament has frowned at events and utterances surrounding the election of principal officers of the incoming ninth National... Continue Reading
Abuja Comedian, Ambassador Wahala Cracks Up Osinbajo, Saraki...
Popular Nigerian Comedian, Ambassador Wahala has engaged the circle of the biggest Legal minds in Nigeria in a very humourous ambience at th... Continue Reading
Why We Didn’t Confirm Magu, By Saraki
Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday explained the controversial refusal of the Senate to confirm Mr. Ibrahim Magu as the substantive ch... Continue Reading
What Saraki Tells Incoming Senators At Orientation Programme
Below are five key things that Saraki asked lawmakers of the 9th National Assembly to do. 1. In its constitutional role, the National Assemb... Continue Reading
Pick A Christian As Senate President Or House Of Reps Speake...
Today, both the President and the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria are Muslims and our appeal is to let either the Senate President or the Sp... Continue Reading
APC Senators-elect Move Against Party’s Choice Of Senate Pre...
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the choice of the leadership of the 9th National Assembly deepened at the weeken... Continue Reading
Ahmed Lawan: Before PMB Crowns An Enemy, By Abdullahi Suleim...
As the lobbying and skimming for the office of the Senate President in the 9th Assembly begins, the news of President Mohammadu Buhari backi... Continue Reading
I Can’t Appoint Or Impose Anyone On The Senate – Oshiomhole...
Adams Oshiomhole has said that contrary to claims in some quarters, he does not possess the power to chose who becomes the Senate President ... Continue Reading
Emulate Saraki – INEC Tells Politicians
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, who spoke about the controversy surrounding the 2019 election has told disgruntled poli... Continue Reading
Senate President: Buhari, APC Leaders Pacify Goje
LEADERS of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have moved fast to nip in the bud any disaffection on Senate Leader Ahmad Lawan’s choice for ... Continue Reading
Majority Of APC Senators Support Lawan’s Recommendation As S...
Majority of senators-elect of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are in support of the recommendation of Ahmad Lawan as the 9th Senate Pres... Continue Reading
Why We Settled For Lawan As Senate President, By APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday said that it settled for Senator Ahmed Lawan as the next Senate President after wide consul... Continue Reading
Zone Deputy To S/E Or I’ll Contest For Senate President ― Ka...
As intrigues and counter-intrigues continue amongst members of the National Assembly over the sharing of positions in the coming ninth Assem... Continue Reading
APC Has No Power To Decide Who Becomes Next Senate President...
Senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the All Progressive Congress (APC) has no power to decide who becomes the President ... Continue Reading
Senate Presidency: I Consulted With Buhari, Tinubu Before Co...
Senator Ali Ndume of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has insisted that he would challenge the decision of the party in choosing Ahmad L... Continue Reading
Saraki, PDP Plot To Install Goje As Senate President
A plot by the opposition Peoples Democr a t i c Party (PDP) to influence the emergence of a new Senate leadership, when the 9th Senate is in... Continue Reading
Buhari ‘Favours’ Lawan, Gbaja To Lead 9th National Assembly...
President Muhammadu Buhari has given the nod to Ahmad Lawan as senate president and Femi Gbajabiamila as speaker of the house of representat... Continue Reading
Onnoghen, Adeleke And Tales Of Man’s Inhumanity To Man By De...
Fellow Nigerians, please don’t get it wrong, I’m not a Judge and I’m not about to deliver a judgment in favour of the ‘suspended’ Chief Just... Continue Reading
Why I Rejected Five Bills From National Assembly – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has given reasons for not assenting to five bills from the National Assembly. The bills were declined on Wednesda... Continue Reading
See Dino Melaye And Bukola Saraki’s Handshake That Peo...
Yesterday was a plenary session in the Nigerian Senate house where chaired by the outgoing Senate President, Dr. BUKOLA Saraki where the N30... Continue Reading
Bukola Saraki Reacts To The Death Of Ibrahim Chatta
Senate President, Bukola Saraki took to his twitter accounts to react to the death of the foremost traditional ruler in Kwara State, Alhaji ... Continue Reading
PDP Senator Calls For 2019 Budget Increase By N10 Trillion
A People’s Democratic Party senator, Mao Ohuabunwa, Tuesday called for the Nigerian senate to “jack up” the 2019 budget by 10 trillion Naira... Continue Reading
Igbos Are Qualified To Replace Saraki As Senate President &#...
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has thrown his weight behind the quest that the Senate President’s position should go... Continue Reading
I Was Tortured, Asked To Implicate Saraki – Offa Robbery Sus...
The trial within trial of the five suspects involved in the Offa bank robbery in April 2018 continued on Friday at the State High Court sitt... Continue Reading
President Buhari Declines Assent To NOSDRA Amendment Bill
The President has declined assent to the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) Amendment Bill passed by the National Ass... Continue Reading
Minimum Wage: Senate Committee Concur With Reps, Approves N3...
THE Senate Adhoc Committee on a New National Minimum Wage Bill, 2019, has agreed with the House of Representatives, recommending N30,000 as ... Continue Reading
Dino Melaye Divided Senate Meeting Over “Militarized E...
Senate was divided along party lines on Wednesday over a point of order to debate on alleged electoral malpractices brought by Senator Dino ... Continue Reading
2019 Budget Debate To Begin On Wednesday — Saraki
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, said that the Senate would begin the debate on the 2019 Appropriation Bill on Wednesday. He... Continue Reading
Saraki Congratulates Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Kwara APC Gover...
Senate President Bukola Saraki has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq. Abdulrasaq was on Sunday declar... Continue Reading
‘This Is Not Kwara’ – Tinubu Kicks Against ‘O To Ge’ In Lago...
Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says “O to ge”, the slogan used to dislodge Senate President Bukola S... Continue Reading