Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Senate President Bukola Saraki have both congratulated the governor-elect of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri. Fintiri, a former acting governor of the state was declared winner of the election in the early hours of Friday after he secured 376,552 votes to defeat incumbent Governor Jibrilla
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“Nigerian Politicians Should Emulate Saraki” – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has advised Nigerian politicians to emulate the political maturity of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. The electoral body made this known through its National Commissioner, Alhaji Mohammed Haruna. The electoral umpire said politicians across the country should emulate Saraki’s calmness in accepting defeat. This is coming after Saraki declared […]
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Cracks emerge in APC’s senate presidency bid
Bickering within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over who becomes president of the Ninth Senate came to the fore yesterday with former Senate Majority Leader Muhammed Ali Ndume criticising the endorsement of Senate Leader Ahmed Lawan by President Muhammadu Buhari and the party’s leadership.
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Buhari says budget delay by Saraki-led Senate regrettable
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said the extended time it took the 8th National Assembly led by Senate President Bukola Saraki to pass the budget was regrettable. Buhari made the disclosure when he hosted state governors and senators-elect of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to a dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday night. “So, […]
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Senate Presidency: Group appeals to senators-elect to support Lawan
The Sustainable Democracy Agenda (SUDA), a pro-democracy group, has urged senators-elect to support the bid of Sen. Ahmad Lawan, representing Yobe North…
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Lawan indicates interest in Senate Presidency, promises bi-partisan chamber
Yobe north APC rallies support for Senator Lawan
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Yobe North Senatorial district, wants Senate leader, Ahmad Lawan, as Senate President of the ninth assembly. Alhaji Mella Ladan, Yobe North Zonal Vice Chairman of the Party, stated this at a press briefing on Friday in Damaturu, He said the entire people of the zone, including supporters of the opposition, […]
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President, APC setting dangerous precedent, says Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has declared that the alleged irregularities that characterised this year’s general elections were a dangerous and unacceptable precedent in the political history of the country. He spoke yesterday at the 85th emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja. His words: […]
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Nabena accuses PDP of plotting to hijack leadership of 9th n’assembly
Yekini Nabena, deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has accused Senate President Bukola Saraki and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of trying to hijack the leadership
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Offa robbery attack: Accused alleged police obtained confessional statements under duress
The three men charged in the April 5,2018 bank robbery in Offa, on Friday told a High Court in Ilorin, Kwara that the confessional statements admitting to the crime, were obtained under duress while in police custody. The police charged Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye and Adeola Abraham with criminal conspiracy to rob the banks, robbery […]
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