Barely three weeks to the inauguration of the ninth National Assembly, lawmakers loyal to the incumbent Leader of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and Mohammed Ali Ndume, are flexing...
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Disquiet in National Assembly as clerk, senior officials move to extend stay
A plot that would extend the stay of the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori, and other top officials, is breeding disquiet within the ranks of staff of the...
Senate Presidency: Fresh crisis awaits APC as Ndume vows to challenge Lawan
Except Nigeria’s ruling party puts its house in order, it risks making the same mistake it made in 2015 when Bukola Saraki emerged Senate President against the interest of the...
Senate committees ignore Saraki, fail to submit reports two months after one-week ultimatum
Despite the one-week ultimatum given to 14 ad-hoc committees by Senate President Bukola Saraki to submit their reports, most of them have failed to do so. Mr Saraki had in...
Despite defections, APC maintains majority in Senate
The All Progressives Congress (APC) still commands a nine-man margin majority at the Nigerian Senate, checks by PREMIUM TIMES indicate. With 56 Senators still pledging allegiance...
Onnoghen: NBA sets up three-member panel to liaise with lawyers in Buhari’s govt
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has set up a three-member committee to review the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. The NBA made this known in a...
Onnoghen: APC Senate caucus tackles Saraki, opposes dragging Buhari to Supreme Court
The All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus of the Nigerian Senate has exonerated its members from a suit seeking clarification on the suspension of Walter Onnoghen, the Chief...
WE DID NOT PLOT TO IMPEACH BUHARI-NASS DENIES
The National Assembly on Wednesday, denied it was plotting to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking on Sunrise Daily on Channels Television, the Chairman, House Committee...
BUHARI IS A WEAK LEADER- SEN. BEN BRUCE
Ben Murray-Bruce, the Senator representing Bayelsa East constituency has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a weak leader. Bruce said the Buhari-led administration failed in...
Mace Theft: National Assembly committee summons Omo-Agege, Ndume for alleged roles
The Senate and House of Representatives joint adhoc committee investigating the April 18 Senate invasion has summoned two senators. Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta) and Ali Ndume (APC...