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Former Akwa Ibom state governor, Godswill Akpabio, has been elected the President of the 10th Nigerian Senate. He defeated his closest rival, Abdul-Aziz Yari, former Zamfara state governor. The election took place this morning June 13.The post Akpabio elected President of 10th Nigerian Senate appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

The election for the Senate President for the 10th National Assembly (NASS) has commenced at the Red Chamber in Abuja, Nigeria. Voting for the third seat in the Federation commenced at exactly 08:45am on a state by state basis, alphabetically.   Nominations were received for Senator Abdul’aziz Yari and Senator …

Senator representing Imo West, Rochas Okorocha, asked Senate President Ahmad Lawan to teach him how to return to the senate without participating in primary election during the valedictory session of the 9th senate on Saturday, June 10.    While Lawan and Okorocha contested the presidential primary election of the APC …

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu broke down in tears while speaking at the 9th Senate valedictory session held at the National Assembly today June 10.   Kalu who served as the Senate Chief Whip and represented Abia North in the house, recounted how he was treated badly, especially by those he …

Vice President Kashim Shettima and First Lady of Nigeria Remi Tinubu, attended the valedictory session held in honor of the Ninth assembly at the National Assembly today June 10.   While Shettima represented Borno Central in the Assembly before being elected as Vice President, Mrs Tinubu represented Lagos Central Senatorial …

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said that he is not bothered that the 9th National Assembly under his leadership was tagged rubber stamp assembly.   Speaking to the Senate Press Corps at the National Assembly, Abuja, on Wednesday, June 7, Lawan said despite misgivings by some Nigerians over the cordial …

After weeks of political impasse, tense negotiations and mounting economic anxiety, the Senate gave final approval on Thursday night to bipartisan legislation suspending the debt limit and imposing new spending caps, sending it to President Biden and ending the possibility of a calamitous government default. The approval by the Senate …

A bill seeking to amend the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) act to imprison writers of false petitions for two years without an option of fine, has been passed by the Nigerian senate.    The amended bill which initially allowed just a fine of N100,000 as …

A New York Times report is expanding on the current breadth of confusion engulfing Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein, even recalling one incident in which she failed to grasp why Vice President Kamala Harris had shown up to cast a tiebreaking vote in the Senate. The report was published over the …

When Senator Dianne Feinstein entered a hearing room this month to reclaim her seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee after a monthslong absence, she was accompanied by a phalanx of aides. Two staff members settled the 89-year-old California Democrat into a chair at the dais as the assembled senators greeted …