Tag: senator
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Obaseki mourns passing of Sen. Alimikhena’s wife
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has mourned the passing of the wife of the immediate past Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District, Lady Monica Alimikhena. In a statement, the governor described late Lady Monica as a compassionate mother.
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LP senator, Kingibe reacts to Akpabio’s ‘prayers’ sent to email
A senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, Ireti Kingibe says she has not received any ‘prayers’ in her email from the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Kingibe, a senator under the platform of the Labour Party, LP, was reacting
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Pick competent hands for ministerial positions – Oshiomhole tells Tinubu
Former Edo State State Governor Adams Oshiomhole yesterday called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appoint the best hands as ministers. Oshiomhole made the call yesterday while appearing on Channels Television programme Politics Today.
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Ugochinyere hails Sylvester Okonkwo’s appointment as Akpabio’s Chief of Staff
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Ideato North, South Federal Constituency, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu has hailed the appointment of Sylvester Okonkwo as Chief of Staff to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio in his first appointments on Monday, named Okonkwo, Enyiekere as Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of…
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EFCC arrests fake senator for alleged €5.7million internet fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested a fake Senator, Ifechukwu Tom Makwe for alleged €5.7million (Five Million, Seven Hundred Thousand euros) internet fraud. Makwe was arrested at the Guzape area of Abuja following credible intelligence about his internet- related fraud activities. It was discovered that the suspect, bearing many aliases (Fahad Makwe,…
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Titanic Submarine: How I escaped death – Senator Ned Nwoko
A lawyer and senator representing Delta north, in the Red Chamber, Ned Nwoko, has revealed how he escaped death in the tragic incident of the Titanic Submarine. Nwoko said that he was supposed to join the five men who died in an underwater excursion to see the Titanic wreck few days ago. The Delta state-born…
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TNG Friday INTERVIEW: Tinubu has the brain to pilot Nigeria out of troubled waters -Senator Osunbor
…says there’s nothing like lower or upper chamber in Nigeria Former Governor of Edo State, two-time Senator, former Chairman National Law Reform Commission, NLRC, a Professor of Law, Senator Oserheimen Osunbor in this chat with TNG’s Regional Editor, North, Emman Ovuakporie and Edo journalists resident in Abuja spoke extensively on the new Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s…
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JUST IN : Senator Annie Okonkwo is dead
Senator Clement Annie Okonkwo has died after a long battle with a Terminal Illness.
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Senators, Reps to get N30bn as severance package [SEE breakdown]
The National Assembly management has started clearance of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives for payment and collection of severance packages, as the 9th Assembly comes to an end. The Clerk of the House, Yahaya Danzaria, made this known in a notice to members at the plenary on Wednesday. The 9th Assembly,…
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Just In: Former Ebonyi Senator, Anyim Ude is dead
A onetime senator representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District, Anyim Ude, dies at the age of 82. The announcement of the death of the politician is contained