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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says the 9th National Assembly is irrevocably committed to protecting the interests of the people through diligent discharge of its legislative duties. The speaker said this on Sunday in Lagos while speaking at the ”Gbaja 2019 End of...

Sodiq Alalobo, an Islamic scholars from Ekiti, Isin, Irepodun and Oke-Ero Federal Constituency, Kwara, on Saturday, June 22, 2019, offered prayers for a successful tenure in office for the 9th Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. The prayer, which was organised by the …...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that the ninth National Assembly will meet the expectations of Nigerians. Gbajabiamila said this on Sunday while speaking at a reception dinner organised for him by the Lagos state government. The event was attended by...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is launching investigation into the role played by its members in the election of leadership of the National Assembly. … Read more via Newtelegraph – http://bit.ly/2WXc8Z7 Get More Nigeria Political News

Lawan swears-in Okorocha as senator for Imo West ADVERTISEMENT Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday swore-in the immediate past governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, as the senator representing Imo West. Okorocha was on Tuesday issued his certificate of return by the Independent National...

Borno senator, Ali Ndume, on Wednesday said he has put behind his loss of the Senate presidency to Ahmed Lawan. Mr Ndume challenged the new Senate President, Mr Lawan, during the run-up to the inauguration of the 9th Senate that climaxed on Tuesday, June 11. He contested … Read more via...

Ahmad Lawan was elected and sworn in as the Senate president of Nigeria on Tuesday, June 11 when the Ninth National Assembly was inaugurated with 79 votes to beat Senator Ali Ndume with 28 votes. Here are seven quick facts to know about him.... Read more via 360Nobs.com –...

Mr Yakubu Dogara, immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, has congratulated Sen. Ahmad Lawan and Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila on their election as Senate President and Speaker of the 9th Senate and 9th House of Representatives respectively. Dogara also felicitated … Read more via...

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC) Adams Oshiomhole has said the party with its members as the principal officers of the 9th assembly. Senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon Femi Gbajamiabila emerged earlier today as Senate President and Speaker respectively. The former Edo State...

Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo has called out the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration for its insensitivity to Nigeria’s diversity by ensuring all three top leaders in the country are from the northern part of the country. He made the comments in an exclusive interview...

Reactions have trailed the emergence of senators Ahmad Lawan and Ovie Omo-Agege on Tuesday as President of the Senate and Deputy President of the Senate. Newsmen report that Lawan (APC-Yobe) emerged president of the 9th Senate after defeating his only contender, Sen. Ali Ndume with 79 votes...

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the newly elected presiding officers of the Ninth National Assembly. This was contained in a statement Tuesday evening by his spokesman, Femi Adesina. Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila, both annointed candidates of the ruling All Progressives...

The D-day is here when Nigeria’s 109 senators-elect will choose their presiding officers who will pilot the affairs of the upper legislative chamber. Constitutionally, the inauguration of a Senate is preceded by a proclamation by the Nigerian president. Having issued the proclamation last...

As election of Nigeria’s 9th Senate President and his Deputy comes up on (today) Tuesday with Senator Ahmed Lawan and Ali Ndume locking horns for the position, both former 8th Senate leaders are still gripped with tension. It’s particularly so, because the Clerk to the National Assembly, …...

ABUJA—Indications emerged, last night, that the 9th National Assembly may be in for a stormy session, today, as an Abuja High Court sitting at Bwari reportedly issued an interim order for the use of open ballot system in the election of presiding officers of the … Read more via Vanguard News...

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as well as the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), yesterday met with the APC caucus of the incoming ninth National Assembly, ahead of Tuesday’s inauguration. The meeting which had several of the Governors in...

ABUJA — Ahead of tomorrow’s inauguration of the ninth National Assembly, governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as well as the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, yesterday met with the APC caucus of the incoming National Assembly..... Read more via Vanguard News –...

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