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Barely three months after the inauguration of the ninth assembly, at least four senators have been sacked by election tribunals.

Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Monday paid a solidarity visit to Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who was assaulted by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Nuremberg, Germany on Saturday. Lawan visited the former…

By Ihegazie Hope Chidinma The dire state of crises in Nigeria has reached the level where more than 7.1 million people need humanitarian assistance in the North East, 2.7 million needs food and 1.1 million malnourished children need…

C’ttees: Sheathe your swords, Senate begs aggrieved lawmakers THE Senate, yesterday, pleaded with aggrieved senators not happy with the list of  standing committee chairmen released Wednesday by President of the Senate, Senator…

LIST OF STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE 9TH SENATE S/NO COMMITTEES CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Sen. Abdullahi Adamu Sen. Bima Mohd Enagi 2 Airforce Sen. Bala Ibn Na’Allah Sen. Ama Micheal…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Enugu state says it has sealed the premises of Senator Utazi Chukwuka. He discovery followed the constituency projects tracking of the ICPC as directed by…

Aliyu Wammako The senator representing Sokoto-North in the National Assembly, Aliyu Wammako, who is under probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged N15bn fraud, has been named the Vice-Chairman…

Dr. Ahmad Lawan The crisis rocking the Senate over its constituted 69 standing committees worsened on Thursday as aggrieved members took their battle to the social media, accusing the leadership of betrayal. Some…

Ministerial Screening: Why people call me 'Lie' Mohammed - Former Minister. Lai Mohammed Source: Twitter photo A former Minister of Information and Culture has said he only the “bad boys” call him “Lie” Mohammed. Lai…

Senate approves 23 ministerial nominees without questioning The Senate presided over by Ahmad Lawan has confirmed the 43 ministerial nominees appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari. However, only 20 were actually grilled…