Members of the Action Congress of Nigeria, the leading opposition party in the House of Representatives, have said they supported the election of Mr. Aminu Tambuwal as the Speaker against the South-West candidate, Mrs. Mulikat Akande-Adeola, based on merit. During the election held on June 6, 2011, Tambuwal polled 252 votes to beat Akande-Adeola, who scored 92 votes. The Minority ... Read More »
We, at the ALL PROGRESSIVES GRAND ALLIANCE (APGA) NIGERIA, view the emergence of Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu as Senate President and Deputy Senate President respectively as a rather selfish, unprincipled and convenient alliance, very unholy for our country and for all the promise that the APC proposed. Is the APC truly original? or, just a bunch of disgruntled ex-PDP members ... Read More »
“I am most honoured and privileged to be elected to serve as President of the Senate. I accept with humility and respect the honour you have conferred upon me today.” “We have today demonstrated that even though we may belong to different parties, we are ultimately united by our common desire to entrench democracy and allow its principle guide our ... Read More »
Bayelsa State Government on Tuesday demanded the immediate relocation of oil companies’ head offices to oil-producing states including Bayelsa. The Commissioner of Justice and Attorney-General of the state, Mr. Wodu Kemasuode, who represented the state government, protested during a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Content Development and Management Board, Mr. Denzil Kentebe. He said the government was ... Read More »
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as totally unacceptable and the highest level of indiscipline and treachery the conduct of Tuesday’s inauguration of the National Assembly that led to the emergence of Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. ”Senator Bukola and Hon. Dogara are not the candidates of the ... Read More »
By Kola Popson From all indications, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has emerged the next Speaker of Federal House of Representatives. He is presently being sworn in as the new Speaker of the 8th National Assembly having scored 182 votes against Hon. Femi Gbajamiamila who scored 174 votes. In a matter of time, Hon. Dogara will be officially declared the new Speaker ... Read More »
From all indications, it appears that Hon. Yakubu Dogara has emerged the next Speaker of Federal House of Representatives. Already, supporters of Hon. Dogara are presently jubilating over his victory. In a matter of time, Hon. Dogara will be officially declared the new Speaker of the House of Representatives. Read More »
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has congratulated Senator Bukola Saraki on his emergence as the Senate President and Chairman of the 8th National Assembly. “On behalf of the government and people of Kwara State, I congratulate @bukolasaraki, my leader, the new Senate President and Chairman of the National Assembly. His emergence not only reaffirms the supremacy of popular will, it also underlines ... Read More »
As the 8th National Assembly members of the Federal Republic of Nigeria convene today at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja for their formal inauguration, Naijahottestgist deems it necessary to take a look at the backgrounds of some of them. Making the list of these Federal legislators to be considered is Hon. Ayodeji Adebayo Joseph. HON. AYODEJI ADEBAYO JOSEPH Hon. Ayodeji ... Read More »
By Kola Popson Just as the lovers and fans of the immediate past governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, are still battling with the recent and what many call “unwarranted dismissal” of some of the Directors of government agencies in the state who are loyalists of the former governor, another person, Mrs. Damilola Ogunbiyi of Lagos State Electricity ... Read More »
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