Opposition lawmakers-elect hold inaugural meeting at Transcorp Hilton. Meeting is believed to be first in series of efforts to fine-tune strategies towards producing the leadership of the Green Chamber.
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Chairman of the Senate Services Committee hints of interest in seat of Senate President come June; says his North Central geo-political zone ranks high in terms of vote contributions to President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu
10th NASS: “North-West gave Tinubu highest votes, deserves Senate Presidency” – Barau
2 years ago5 min
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation joins race for Senate Presidency in 10th National Assembly, says religious sentiments matters less as Christians have been elected to lead both chambers of parliament in the past
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PROFILES: Meet the 7 ‘Obidient’ Senators-Elect in the Tenth National Assembly
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...
OPINION: Is Rep Gagdi eyeing Speakership of the 10th House?
2 years ago3 min
Ahead of politicking for Speakership in the 10th House of Representatives, Plateau lawmaker is speculated to be nursing interest in the top job READ ALSO: Reps Bagos, Mwadkwon, Gagdi, Deputy Speaker atop Plateau National Assembly Scorecard With winners declared for about 325 out of 360 House of Representatives seats already declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), attention is beginning to shift towards the race for the leadership of the 10th...
As the race for the next leadership of the 10th National Assembly gathers steam, it would be interesting to see how the governing party handles the ‘ghost of 2011/2015’ still roaming. This piece examines the background to the 2011 and 2015 ‘coups’ against the majority party in the National Assembly, as well as a rundown of power-sharing between the Presidency and the National Assembly in the Fourth Republic (1999 – 2023) READ ALSO: 24...
This piece examines the performance of incumbent Female Senators in the just-concluded 2023 National Assembly elections
Ebonyi: APC wins six of nine National Assembly seats (FULL LIST)
2 years ago2 min
Following the conclusion of the February 25 National Assembly elections, we highlight the winners of the legislative polls in the South East State as declared by the election management body
Kano lawmaker, Rep. Dambazau hails President Buhari for 'great improvement in Nigeria's security situation' over the years, insists no one has the right to judge him over his defection from the APC to the NNPP and subsequent return in less than one year
Call it ‘Battle Royale’ for the soul of Nasarawa West Senatorial District or any other title you wish. What is certain, however, is the fact that the race to elect a new Senator in 2023 will definitely be one of the keenly-contest elections in the state. 76year-old APC National Chairman, Senator Adamu would be out to prove his towering influence in Nasarawa politics by, at least, influencing the election of his replacement at the Red...