Ahmad Lawan

Just in: ln a split judgment, Supreme Court affirms Lawan as authentic Yobe North APC candidate for Feb. 25 poll

The Supreme Court on Monday in Abuja affirmed Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for...

National honours, call to duty – Senate President

The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, said on Tuesday that the conferment of national honours on him and fellow awardees was an additional...

Court throws out Senate Pres. Lawan, orders INEC to publish Machina as Yobe North senatorial candidate

The hope of Senate President Ahmad Lawan returning to the Upper legislative chamber was again dashed as a Federal High Court in Damaturu,...

TMG kicks as INEC moves to upturn Yobe North Senatorial primary in favour of Senate President

The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has expressed displeasure over moves by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upturn the outcome of the...

Senate passes bill banning payment of ransom to kidnappers

The Senate on Wednesday passed the amendment of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013, prohibiting the payment of ransom to kidnappers in the country....

FG not in a hurry to remove petrol subsidy, says Senate President Lawan  

    The Federal Government has not removed petrol subsidy or planning to remove it soon as being speculated in some quarters, according...

End #EndSARS protest, Senate President appeals to protesters after meeting Buhari

  After about nine days of festering #EndSARS protest across the country with crippling effect on the economy, Senate President Ahmed Lawan, has called...

Visa On Arrival: Senate summons Aregbesola, Babandede over policy

  The Senate, on Tuesday, summoned the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbosola, and the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Muhammed...

BREAKING: Senate Passes 2020 Budget

The senate, on Thursday, passed the 2020 Appropriation bill after the adoption of the reports submitted by the Committees on Appropriation, of both...

Newly-elected Kogi West Senator, Adeyemi, takes oath

….In the Senate APC now has 63, PDP 46, YPP 1  Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC Kogi West), was on Wednesday, sworn in by...