Tag: Lawan
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BREAKING: Supreme court affirms ex-lawmaker’s jail term over $500,000 bribe
An appeal by a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan,against the judgement of the lower court which imprisoned him, was dismissed by the supreme court on Friday. A Federal Capital Territory High Court had sentenced Lawan to seven years imprisonment for receiving a
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Appeal Court affirms Ndume, Lawan as validly elected senators
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed the election of Sen. Mohammed Ndume and Sen. Kaka Lawan of Borno South and Central Senatorial Districts respectively. The three-member panel, presided by Justice Biobele Georgewill, held that
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Valedictory session outbursts: Teach me how you came back to Senate without contesting – Okorocha asks Lawan
Senator Rochas Okorocha, representing the lmo West senatorial District 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 in which they…
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Senate President, Lawan wins Yobe North Senatorial District election
Sen. Ahmed Lawan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Yobe North Senatorial District election in Yobe. Declaring the results in Gashua on Monday, the Returning Officer, Prof. Omolala Aduoju of Federal University, Gashua, said Lawan scored 91,318 votes.
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Supreme Court judgment on Lawan valid, sound – Ajulo
A Constitutional Lawyer, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, says the Supreme Court judgment which restored Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, as the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe North Senatorial district is valid and sound. The legal practitioner made this known while reacting to the judgment in a statement
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Lawan’s 24yrs in NASS finally crashes as INEC releases final list of qualified contestants
The 24years reign of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan finally came to an end as the apex electoral umpire INEC releases final list of eligible contestants in the 2023 general elections. The publication of the final list of candidates for national elections (presidential, senatorial and federal constituencies) was pursuant to section 32(1) of the Electoral…
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Buhari to sign 2023 budget Tuesday – Lawan
Barring any last-minute changes, President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the 2023 appropriation bill on Tuesday (Jan. 3, 2023). Senate President Ahmed Lawan confirmed this to State House correspondents on Friday after a closed-door meeting
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Why we shifted passage of 2023 budget – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan says the Senate decided to shifted the passage of the 2023 budget to Dec.28, due to some challenges. Lawan said this at the commencement of plenary on Thursday against the backdrop of an earlier
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NASS’ll pass 2023 Appropriation Bill in December – Lawan
The President of the Senate, Alhaji Ahmad Lawan, says the National Assembly will pass the 2023 Appropriation Bill of N20.5 trillion before the end of December. He made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at a reception organised to celebrate the national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON) bestowed on him…
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Yobe North: Why I won’t appeal against my disqualification – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, says he won’t appeal against the judgement of the Federal High Court, Damaturu, which disqualified him from the Yobe North Senate Seat of the National Assembly in 2023 poll. Lawan said in a statement on Thursday in Abuja that he has accepted the judgement in good faith.