Former member of the House of Representatives, Omorgie Ogbeide-Ihama, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Edo South Senatorial District primary election after defeating serving Senator Ned Imasuen and former governorship candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Ogbeide-Ihama secured a total of 27,154 votes to defeat Imasuen, who polled 13,580...
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All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the list of Senatorial aspirants not cleared to participate in the Party’s Senate Primary Elections. National Publicity Secretary of APC, Felix Morka, announced this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Morka said the screening exercise was conducted by the Party’s Screening...
Nigerian Senate has renewed calls for accelerated security reforms following the abduction of 87 students and teachers across schools in Borno and Oyo States within a 24-hour period, describing the incidents as a grave threat to the nation’s future and educational stability. The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, strongly condemned...
Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District, Distinguished Senator Austin Akobundu, has officially submitted his nomination form for the 2027 Senate election at the National Secretariat of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Abuja. He was received by an enthusiastic crowd of party supporters and stakeholders who gathered at the Secretariat...
President of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Bello Bodejo, is reportedly facing mounting pressure to abandon his ambition of contesting the Taraba Central Senatorial seat ahead of the 2027 general elections. Bodejo, a frontline aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC),...
Tension has continued to trail the political atmosphere in Taraba State following the alleged arrest of Senate aspirant and National President of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Dr. Bello Bodejo, by suspected operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Jalingo. The Bodejo Campaign...
Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has denied reports claiming he promised to fix the country’s electricity grid within three months, describing the reports as false and misleading. The minister in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Adeola Adelabu, clarified that he never made such a commitment during his Senate...
President of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Bello Bodejo, has formally joined the race for the Taraba Central Senatorial seat under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bodejo obtained both the expression of interest and nomination forms ahead of the party’s primary election...
Senate on Wednesday confirmed Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe and Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye as ministers following their screening during plenary at the Committee of the Whole. President Bola Tinubu had forwarded their names to the Red Chamber a day earlier, requesting speedy confirmation in line with Section 147(2) of the 1999...
Former Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has stepped down from the 2027 race for the Cross River North Senatorial seat, citing a directive from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Ayade made the disclosure in an emotional statement released on Monday, revealing that his decision followed a recent high-level...
The viral claim that ₦210 trillion vanished from NNPCL between 2017 and 2023 doesn’t pass the market-woman test, a youth accountability group says. Now they’re asking the Senate to prove it — or pull it. In a statement Friday, signed by Mr Johnson Momodu for the Fiscal Accountability Committee...
Deputy Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Hon. Engr. Abdullahi Musa Askira, has announced his withdrawal from the race for the Borno South Senatorial seat ahead of the 2027 general elections, throwing his weight behind the incumbent senator, Mohammed Ali Ndume. Askira made the announcement on Thursday...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warmly congratulated Distinguished Senator Tony Nwoye on his emergence as the Minority Whip of the Senate. A statement issued on Friday by tge National Publicity Secretary of ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, said this well-deserved recognition is a testament to Senator Nwoye’s consistency, courage, and commitment...
Former Benue State Governor and ex-Senator, Gabriel Suswam, has officially declared his intention to contest the Benue North-East Senatorial seat in the 2027 general elections under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Suswam made the declaration during an interview on Arise Television, where he explained that his...
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike on Saturday joined other top national leaders and dignitaries at the burial ceremony of the former Chairman, Senate Committee on Works, Senator Barinada Barry Mpigi, PhD, held in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State. The event was marked by solemnity and deep respect,...
A Senatorial Aspirant for Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Ambassador Yerima Shettima, has reaffirmed his determination to contest the 2027 Senate election, dismissing rumours of an “anointed candidate” as sponsored and malicious. Speaking at a press conference held at his office in Kaduna, Shettima, who is also the convener of...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio to ensure full transparency in the ongoing investigation into allegations that about ₦200 trillion is missing or unaccounted for from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). In a statement posted on its official X (formerly...
A fresh wave of political realignment swept through Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber on Thursday as nine senators formally defected from their respective parties to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The lawmakers, who previously belonged to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance...
Senate has confirmed the appointment of Taiwo Oyedele as a minister-designate under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, announced the confirmation after lawmakers cleared the nominee through a voice vote at the Committee of the Whole. Oyedele is expected to replace Mrs Doris...
Nigerian Senate on Tuesday suspended its plenary session in honour of the late lawmaker, Barinada Mpigi, who represented Rivers South-East Senatorial District until his death. The decision followed a tribute during the sitting presided over by Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio, after lawmakers observed a minute of silence in...