Tag: senator
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No regrets donating burial materials to my constituents – Senator
Sen. Rufai Sani Hanga said on Monday that he has no regrets donating clay pots and textile materials, used in burying corpses, to his constituents. Hanga, who represents Kano Central in the Senate, said this on Monday in Kano during a news conference.
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Akpabio tasks Scout Association of Nigeria on Ethics, Civic Education+Photos
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has urged the Scout Movement of Nigeria to inculcate in Nigerian youths virtues of national ethics and the need to be prepared for any eventuality in life all the time. Senator Akpabio gave the charge when the Chief Commissioner of The Scout Association of Nigeria, Dave…
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May Day: Akpabio assures Nigerian workers of better welfare
…says tough times will soon be over President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, has assured Nigerian workers that the National Assembly and the Executive arm of government would work collaboratively to give them a living wage and better working conditions. The Senate President gave the assurance in a statement through his Special Adviser…
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Ebonyi: APC settles quarrel between senator, council boss
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi, has settled the protracted rift between Sen. Ken Eze (APC–Ebonyi Central) and the Chairman of Ezza South Local Government, Mrs Euphemia Nwali. The rift had caused political tension in the area, pitching the council’s councillors and stakeholders in opposing camps.
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Ex-Kwara Senator is dead
Former Senator who represented Kwara South Senatorial District, Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim is dead. He died on Wednesday morning, leaving behind a legacy of dedication, service, and
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Akpabio Calls for West African Unity, deepening of Regional Integration+Photos
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the Economica Community of West African States(ECOWAS) should be used to ensure unity and deepening of integration of the West African region. In a welcome address titled: “A Call for West African Unity” which he delivered at the Inaugural Session of the Sixth Legislature of the…
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CJN to earn N5.3m monthly as Reps pass Bill on salaries and allowances for Judicial Office Holders
Good news as the House of Representatives has passed into law an act prescribing the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits for judicial office holders in Nigeria. The bill, submitted to the House by the President on Tuesday, received approval on Wednesday, March 20, marking a milestone in addressing the welfare of judicial personnel in the…
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Northern senators disown Ningi, affirm loyalty to Tinubu
Senator Ahmed Ningi is obviously in trouble as his brothers from the North have distanced themselves from the troubled Bauchi Senator. In a statement released by Senators Iyal Abbas from Adamawa, Ibrahim Bomoi from Yobe, Abdullahi Yar’ Adua, and four others, they made it clear that they do not agree with the statements made by…
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Five years after leaving office: Ex-aides of Amosun appeal to Gov Abiodun to pay severance fee
Ex-aides of the former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, have sent a passionate appeal to the incumbent Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, to pay their severance gratuity denied them since they left office in 2019. Representatives of the former Special Assistants, who served between 2015 and 2019, Gbenga Adekanmbi, Musiliu Oladeinde and Olusola Balogun,…
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Just in: Senator escapes gunmen’s bullets, orderly k!lled
The Senator representing Imo-North senatorial district (Okigwe zone), Senator Patrick Ndubueze has narrowly escaped gunmen’s bullets, but one of his orderlies got killed. A source close to the senator revealed that the gunmen stormed the senator’s residence during the early hours of Monday, February 12. The source added that while the senator managed to escape…