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A group of pastors and bishops from Abuja convened to urge Federal lawmakers-elect and the All Progressive Congress to prioritize balance and equity in the leadership of the 10th National Assembly. They emphasized the importance of appointing Christians to the positions of Speaker of the Senate and House of Representatives, citing the need for religious […]
Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on Tuesday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Saturday, raised the alarm over alleged plots to arrest lawmakers-elect, who are opposed to the preferred candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the race for presiding offices of the Assembly. The national publicity secretary of PDP, […]
A day after meeting the All Progressives Congress (APC) federal lawmakers-elect, President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday afternoon, met with 109 Senators-elect and 360 House of Representatives members-elect at the Presidential Villa Abuja, where he urged the lawmakers-elect to close ranks and support the APC consensus candidates for the 10th National Assembly leadership positions. LEADERSHIP reports […]
Strong indications, yesterday, suggested that the candidacy of former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, may have hit a brick wall as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is said to have withdrawn his support for him in the contest for the Senate President in the 10th National Assembly. Recall that the All Progressives Congress, APC, had […]
Ahead of the May 29th swearing-in of the President Elect, Bola Tinubu, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has advised him to ensure he assembles only people with capacity, character and track records of performance into his cabinet irrespective of their political backgrounds in order to hit the ground running immediately. To this end, he […]
The Governor Elect of Zamfara State Dauda Lawal said he is satisfied with the choices of Akpabio and Barau for the Senate Leadership because of their antecedents in public offices. he gave this assurance when members of the stability Group, a group rooting for the emergence of the former Governor of Akwa Ibom State as […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on Wednesday called on all Muslims vying for the Senate Presidency to step down for a Christian counterpart from Southern Nigeria. Prof. Ishaq Akintola, Executive Director, MURIC, in a statement stated that as a major stakeholder in the affairs of Nigeria, they have followed with keen interest the imbroglio which […]
By Fouad Ahmad Since 1999 Nigeria has produced Eight Speakers of the House of Representatives, North-West geo-political zone dominated the speakership seat with four persons from the zone holding the office, Ibrahim Buhari, Ghali Umar Na Abba both from Kano state. Aminu Bello Masari, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal from Katsina and Sokoto produce one speaker respectively. […]