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73 senators lose seat

Posted by admin Legislature Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Following the April 9 and 26 National Assembly elections, a total of 73 senators lost the battle to retain their seats in the upper federal legislative chamber. The Senate has a total of 109 members, out of which the Peoples Democratic Party had 89 senators before the elections. While some PDP senators had lost […]

Northeast senators move to stop Senate President

Posted by admin Legislature, North-East, Senate Monday, May 2nd, 2011

SENATORS elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the Northeast appear opposed to the Northcentral keeping the job of Senate President. Rising from a meeting in Abuja last wekend, the 14 senators said their zone would be “totally eclipsed” from the national power equation, if the Northecentral is allowed […]

Pro-Mark Senators lobby Senators-elect in Abuja

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Monday, May 2nd, 2011

Horse-trading for the President of the Senate began yesterday in Abuja, with some Senators loyal to the incumbent, Chief David Mark, lobbying some Senators-elect. It was also learnt that Mark’s loyalists have started reaching out to caucuses from the six geopolitical zones. Some old senators met with some senators-elect in Asokoro, Abuja on why Mark […]

Senate to Review NYSC Scheme

Posted by admin Legislature, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), Senate Sunday, April 24th, 2011

DEPUTY Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, said on Friday that the Senate would review the act, which established the National Youth Service Corps [NYSC], so as to make it efficient and keep youths from harm’s way in any part of the country. Lamenting killings in various parts of the north, following the outcome of the presidential […]

Easter: Bankole, govs admonish Nigerians

Posted by admin Governors, House, Legislature Friday, April 22nd, 2011

DIMEJI BANKOLE Prominent Nigerians on Thursday called on the citizens, especially Christians, to pray for the nation during the Easter celebrations. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole; Governors of Ogun, Otunba Gbenga Daniel; Cross River, Mr. Liyel Imoke; and Abia, Mr. Theodore Orji, were among public officers, who urged Nigerians on the […]

Kebbi: Senator floats N100m employment scheme

Posted by admin Kebbi, Legislature, Senate, State News Friday, April 22nd, 2011

The re-elected senator for Kebbi Central District, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, has inaugurated a N100m youth and women employment programme. Bagudu told the News Agency of Nigeria in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday, that any unemployed youth within his senatorial district would benefit from the programme irrespective of state of origin. He said the decision to […]

Nigeria lost N210bn on NASS, presidential election days -Lagos Chamber of Commerce

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has estimated that Nigeria lost the sum of N210 billion Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a figure which was arrived at, based on the first day of the (National Assembly) election which was later cancelled and the other two days when the rescheduled National Assembly election and the […]

Benue: David Mark in controversial re-election win

Posted by admin Benue, Elections 2011, Legislature, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News Sunday, April 10th, 2011

SENATE PRESIDENT SENATOR DAVID MARK DECLARED WINNER OF BENUE SOUTH SENATORIAL RACE. ABUJA, April 10, (THEWILL) – Senate President, David Mark of the People Democratic Party (PDP) was today declared winner of the senatorial contest in the Benue South Senatorial District. The declaration has however aroused a series of controversies as exit polls in the […]

House Speaker Bankole loses re-election bid – Read speech

Posted by admin House, Legislature, NNP Elections 2011 Updates Sunday, April 10th, 2011

PRESS STATEMENT NASS ELECTION: BANKOLE COMMENDS VOTERS The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dimeji Bankole has reacted to the outcome of the 2011 National Assembly election conducted yesterday saying that outcome on the whole reflected the wishes of the people in our national quest to enshrine an enduring democracy for […]

How PDP plans to rig National Assembly poll

Posted by admin Elections 2011, House, Legislature, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Senate Thursday, April 7th, 2011

In its desperation to win tomorrow’s rescheduled National Assembly poll, the chiefT.A Orji-led government in Abia State has hatched a plan to use the military and other security agencies to intimidate opposition candidates and their supporters. A source told Daily Sun that feelers from the botched Saturday’s polls sobered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government. […]