Tag: senate
U.S. election: Republican takes Senate majority for first time in 4...
Republican Party reclaimed control of the United States Senate on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, by winning seats in West Virginia and Ohio, with an...
Senate postpones ministerial nominees’ screening to Wednesday
The Senate has postponed the screening of seven ministerial nominees forwarded to it last week by President Bola Tinubu.
The postponement of the screening, earlier...
FG sues journalists, newspaper over Akpabio’s impeachment rumour
The Federal Government has filed a six-count charge against nine defendants over allegations bordering on disseminating false information on the recent rumour about the...
Tinubu seeks Senate confirmation of 7 ministerial nominees
President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to confirm the nomination of seven ministerial nominees for appointment as ministers in his cabinet.
Tinubu’s request was...
Senate probes NDLEA’s drug allegation against Senator Ashiru
The Senate, on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, constituted an ad-hoc committee to investigate drug distribution allegations levelled against Senator Oyelola Ashiru (APC-Kwara) by the...
Akpabio: No plans to impeach me as Senate President
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has denied the invasion of the National Assembly by the Department of State Services (DSS) over an alleged impeachment move.
Akpabio...
Pastor wanted for sex trafficking to contest Senate election
A detained Philippine pastor who is also wanted in the United States for sex trafficking children, Apollo Quiboloy, on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, registered...
‘We’re not Senate’s subordinate’: Reps seek GCON Honour for Speaker
The members of the House of Representatives have declared equal standing with the Senate, saying the green chamber is not subordinate to the upper...
Senate passes bill to create South West Development Commission
The Senate, on Thursday, September 26, 2024, passed a bill seeking to establish the South West Development Commission.
The passage of the bill at the...
Senate confirms Justice Kekere-Ekun as CJN
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
The Senate confirmed Justice Kekere-Ekun as the...
