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Former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, recently declared that he has a perfect relationship with the state's former and present Governors, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, and Abdullahi Ganduje respectively. Shekarau disclosed this during…

A certain woman, 'Susu Dino', recently broke news of her alleged marriage to Kogi Senator, Dino Melaye. The said woman shared a photograph of a wedding invite scheduled for the 26th of December, 2020, at the Redeemed Christian Church…

House of Representatives Minority Leader Ndudi Elumelu said on Wednesday, December 18, disclosed that three Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contractors ran away after collecting mobilization fees in 2012. Elumelu urged the…

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has reacted to the hate speech bill currently debated upon  by the National Assembly,  asking the  lawmakers to make laws that will pronounce death penalty for corruption perpetrated by…

More than six billion naira dubious contracts in the appropriated bill for the National Inland Waterways Agency (NIWA) in 2017 and 2019 budgets have been uncovered  by National Assembly. The committee on the Inland Waterways, Land…

Some new members of the National Assembly have begun the process of taking bank loans to meet their accommodation challenges pending the payment of their welcome package. The money, which has been conservatively put at between N65m and…

I decided to make this letter open for other people to know about some problems with our political leaders when it comes to fulfilling their promises to the people that voted them. I am writing this letter to you with regret and deep…

Starting from Monday, the 469 lawmakers of the National Assembly will start receiving their N70m individual welcome package. Confirming the development, a member of the federal legislature management said: “We have not started the…

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has said members of the 9th National Assembly won't get anything more than their constitutionally approved salaries. Lawan, who doubles as the chairman of the National Assembly, said this on Tuesday when…

The newly inaugurated members of the Senate and House of Representatives would have pocketed N273.64bn as allowances by the time their tenure ends in June 2023. The calculation excludes the principal officers of the 9th National…

From onset, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), made it clear it would not allow a repeat of the 2015 scenario, where it shared principal officers’ positions with the opposition and also unable to determine the composition of the…

It is still early in the day, but from the look of things, the newly inaugurated ninth National Assembly will be different from the defective one it succeeded. One major reason for this is the seamlessness by which the leaders of the…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has said the results of the National Assembly elections on Tuesday humbled those who opposed the party's candidates. Oshiomhole, who spoke with newsmen…

Senator Ali Ndume has charged his colleagues at the Senate to vote according to their conscience in the polls to choose leaders of the 9th National Assembly today. He spoke shortly before the voting commenced, while accepting his…

Ahead of today’s 9th National Assembly’s election of its principal officers, the National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has arrived the assembly complex. Oshiomhole, who arrived at about 9:27am, was led…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has on Monday issued a directive to its members-elect of the 9th National Assembly to vote the former Senate Majority Leader, Ali Ndume, and Umar Bago both of the APC, as the Senate President and Speaker,…

The out-of-the-ordinary political interplays and considerable uncertainties of the past weeks created by new and returning members of the 9th angling for principal positions in both the Senate and House of Representatives, have in a…

As we count down to the proclamation of the 9th National Assembly on 11 June, 2019, there is heightened  suspense on who, among the contending gladiators, would emerge as the presiding officers of the House of Representatives. Primary…

Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have backed the candidacy of Senate Leader, Sen. Ahmad Lawan and Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila for the ninth National Assembly leadership. The governors under…

The management of the National Assembly have concluded on using a secret ballot to elect presiding officers of the 9th Senate on Tuesday, Herald Nigeria has learnt. A member of the management team of the legislative house noted that the…

Opposition parties under the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) had on Tuesday rejected the choice of the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as the next Speaker. Gbajabiamila, the preferred…

There are indications that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is seeking to suppress the calls for the resignation of  Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman to avoid divisions ahead of the June 9 National Assembly elections. Party…

Sat Guru Maharaj Ji, the Founder of the One Love Family, has said that for Nigeria to thrive economically, political appointments, especially in the 9th Assembly should be based on merit and not religious sentiment. Maharaj Ji made this…

The Majority Leader of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has assured Nigerians that the Senate will not become President Muhammadu Buhari’s “rubber stamp” if he becomes the Senate president. Recall that Buhari and the All Progressives Congress…

One thing that one can't denied about Femi Gbajabiamila’s qualities of Representating is always firm in the line of justice and his commitment to his constituent  in the last 16 years. The majority leader  had dedicated his life to the…

The All Progresives Congress (APC) has officially adopted the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as its choice for the position of the next Speaker. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Lanre…

The All Progressive Congress (APC) lawmakers across the country are currently preoccupied with the sharing formula for key positions in the 9thNational assembly. Thus Senators –elect and Members-Elect of the House of Representatives from…

The Senate Majority Leader and  the adopted candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Senate presidency  in the 9th Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has begun corporative talks with some Peoples Democratic Party governors  to enable him…

A group within the All Progressives Congress, APC South-East Renaissance Group, on Thursday asked the on the leadership of the party to zone the position of the Speaker, House of Representatives in the Ninth National Assembly to the…

Under the presidential system, the party that wins the most legislatives after election is designated “majority” in each house, and the other party is called the “minority.” The majority party holds the most significant leadership positions…