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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday February 23, disclosed that they had little doubts about Senators Ahmad Lawan and Ovie Omo-Agege before they emerged as Senate President and Deputy Senate President respectively. Osinbajo made the disclosure at a Thanksgiving service for Mr Omo-Agege in...

Following the attack on the deputy senate president, Dr Ike Ekweremadu, by the proscribed People of Biafra, IPOB, the social media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Lauretta Onochie on Monday said that Ekweremadu’s attack has shown how safe Nigeria is compared to other countries. Read more

Deputy senate president, Ovie Omo-Agege Senator Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege on Tuesday emerged the Deputy Senate President of the ninth National Assembly. He was declared the winner after polling 68 votes. Here are nine facts you need … Read more via Daily Trust – http://bit.ly/2I8FquI -- Get More...

Ike Ekweremadu, deputy Senate President, has advised the federal government to withdraw the corruption charges against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. Mr Onnoghen is scheduled for arraignment before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Monday, January 14, for allegedly omitting to...

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has emerged winner of Enugu West Senatorial District, while former governor Chimaroke Nnamani is leading in Enugu East despite scarcity of ballot papers, Tuesday, which constituted hiccups to the senatorial primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party...

Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has explained that the 35 years age qualification for the Senate was retained to correct the initial disparity in the 1999 Constitution between the age qualification for the Senate and that … Read more via The...

A former vice president, Namadi Sambo, the governors of Rivers and Ekiti states Nyesom Wike and Ayodele Fayose will be in Yenogoa, Bayelsa state on Tuesday, May 22, for the public presentation and book launch titled: ’Goodluck Jonathan: The making of a statesman’. Leadership reports that the...

Chief Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president of Nigeria, has condemned the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, for failing to appear before the Senate as expected. DAILY POST reports that Idris, on Wednesday, snubbed the Senate for the third time. This is the third time the IGP …...

Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has reiterated his support for Nigerian workers’ demand for an upward review of the monthly national minimum wage. Ekweremadu stated this in his goodwill message on the occasion of the 2018 edition of International Workers’ Day, issued by …...

The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has described the explosion at the residence of President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Nnia Nwodo in Ukehe, Enugu state as ugly, evil and outrageous. He condemned the action referring to it as a dastardly act, … Read more via Channels...

Enugu State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Ben Nwoye, yesterday, boasted that his party would stop the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, from enjoying a fifth … Read more via The Guardian Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2JyUSOC Get More Nigeria Political News

The Federal Government has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu from further selling off his properties. FG in a counter affidavit in response to Ekweremadu’s motion on notice told the court that he … Read more via Channels Television...

The Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu on Wednesday briefed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over invasion of the Senate during plenary session. The suspended Senator Ovie Omo-Agege on Wednesday stormed the red carpet chamber with thugs who made away with the maze. Click here to...

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday fixed April 26 to hear a suit filed by Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu challenging the temporary forfeiture of 22 of his houses to the Federal Government. In an ex parte motion filed March 21, FG sought an interim order for the temporary forfeiture...

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has accused former Chief Judge in Enugu State, Innocent Umezulike of stealing and doctoring his will. Ekweremadu alleged that the former Chief Judge in 2016, connived with some politicians and broke into the Probate Registry of the state and took away...

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has assured that the mistake of 2015 and the attendant hardship would be remedied in 2019, “to make Nigeria work again”. He gave the assurance in his acceptance speech at the weekend during the 2017 Silverbird Awards, where he received the Silverbird...

The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to ensure his administration not only conducts a credible, free and fair election next year, but also be prepared to accept in good faith, the outcome of the election should he and his party, … via...

A security guard at the UBA branch in Oba Akran, who returned a misplaced $10,000 in 2016 has been showered with over $30 million dollars at the just concluded UBA CEO Award 2017. The hundreds of people gathered at the UBA CEO Award 2017 at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos gave a standing...

The Deputy President of the Senate has reportedly uncovered a plot by an Enugu-based lawyer, Mr. Tagbo Ike, in consort with some political forces around a judicial officer recently sanctioned by the National Judicial Council (NJC), to malign the person of Senator Ike Ekweremadu. A release...