As citizens vote their representatives into the 993 State Assembly seats, we profile 17 lawmakers to watch in the 2023 Governorship Race across the six geo-political zones of the country
In this edition of Parliament Spotlight, we highlight 12 Facts about Nigeria's First Elected Female Senator, Franca Afegbua
Three-term Senator, Phillip Aduda attributes Labour Party's Ireti Kingibe's success to the popularity of her party's Presidential candidate, Peter Obi
This piece focuses on former House of Representatives members who will be 'graduating' to the 10th Senate come June 2023
As British High Commissioner to Nigeria bows out after five years, Reps Speaker commends her for a tenure of selfless service READ ALSO: PROFILES: What you need to know about Nigeria’s 14 Female Members-Elect Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has commended the outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria for her selfless service and collaborative efforts with the Nigerian Parliament during her 5-year assignment in the country. Gbajabiamila,...
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...
Police declare Bauchi lawmkaker, Yakubu Abdullahi Shehu, wanted over allegations of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide amongst other offences
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...
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...
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...
