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PROFILES: Meet the 7 ‘Obidient’ Senators-Elect in the Tenth National Assembly

adminMarch 16, 2023311 min

With 7 Senators-Elect in the 10th National Assembly, the Labour Party can be described as the party with the most dark horses in the February 25 National Assembly Elections. This piece examines the political antecedents of these ‘Obident lawmakers’ in the next Senate and how they secured victory at the general election. READ ALSO: “Only 33% of Nigerians voted NASS candidates on individual merit” – OrderPaper Taunted as a party without a...

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PROFILES: Meet 10 Ex-Governors moving to the 10th National Assembly

adminMarch 15, 20239 min

Victory it was, for ten out of the seventeen ex-governors who sought Senatorial seats in the February 25 National Assembly elections. This piece spotlights these ex-governors along the demographics of incumbent lawmakers, former National Assembly members and newbies READ ALSO: Fact File: Performance Scorecards of Ex-Governors at the 9th Assembly The Red Chamber of the National Assembly has for a long time been perceived as a retirement home for ex-governors in...

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JUST IN: Senate postpones resumption of plenary

adminMarch 13, 202312 min

Senate postpones resumption of plenary to enable members partake in rescheduled Governorship and Assembly elections on March 18, 2023 READ ALSO: 2023: Senate commences recess ahead of Presidential and National Assembly elections The Nigerian Senate has announced a postponement of its scheduled plenary until Tuesday, March 21, 2023. This is contained in a letter signed by Chinedu Francis Akubueze, Clerk of the Senate, on Monday, believed to have been necessitated by the change in date...

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Ex-Senators making a comeback to the 10th National Assembly

adminMarch 13, 20234 min

Winners of the 2023 National Assembly Elections as announced by INEC, cut across various demographics; this piece is thus focused on former lawmakers in the Senate who will be making a huge comeback to the 10th National Assembly. READ ALSO: IWD: Meet the three female Senators-Elect in the 10th National Assembly It is common knowledge that some incumbent lawmakers failed in their bids to return to the Red and Green Chambers. However, some ex-lawmakers will...

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NASS: Only 4 incumbents return in Ekiti, APC records clean sweep

adminMarch 11, 20233 min

Following the conclusion of the February 25, 2023 National Assembly elections, OrderPaper Nigeria highlights the winners of the legislative polls as declared by INEC in Ekiti. The South West State has three Senatorial Districts and six Federal Constituencies. READ ALSO: “Only 33% of Nigerians voted NASS candidates on individual merit” – OrderPaper Over the last twelve years, the political dynamics in ‘The Land of Honour and Integrity’ have been in peculiar fashion as the...

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Supreme Court: “Hanga is Kano Central’s Senator-Elect, not ex-Governor Shekarau”

adminMarch 10, 20232 min

Joy for Third Force Party, New Nigeria Peoples' Party (NNPP) as Supreme Court validates the party's position on Rufai Hanga as its lawful candidate for the Kano Central Senatorial District election

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“Why the March 11 State Assemblies/Governorship elections will not hold”

adminMarch 9, 20232 min

Election management body reschedules State Assemblies and Governorship elections by one week, solicits understanding of Nigerians

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PROFILES: What you need to know about Nigeria’s 14 Female Members-Elect

adminMarch 9, 202329 min

This piece is a profile of the fourteen female Members-Elect elected into the 10th House of Representatives, seven of which are from the APC

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24 years after, women’s representation at National Assembly stands at 3.62%

adminMarch 8, 202317 min

This special commemorating International Women's Day x-rays the fate of women's representation following the 2023 elections and highlights the success of female representatives in each geo-political zone of the country

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IWD: Meet the three female Senators-Elect in the 10th National Assembly

adminMarch 8, 202314 min

Following the conclusion of elections into 98 out of the 109 Senatorial Districts, here are the three Senators-Elect who would be flying the flag of the women in the incoming 10th National Assembly

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