President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has condemned the assault on former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, on Saturday in Nuremberg, Germany. Ola Awoniyi, Special Adviser on Media to the Senate President, in a statement issued on Sunday, recalled that Ekweremadu was to give a keynote address at the Second Igbo Annual Cultural…
Who Leads The National Assembly?
Trouble is brewing in the coming ninth National Assembly as law makers get set to assert their independence The stage is set for a battle royale for the leadership of the ninth National assembly. To avoid a repeat of what happened in the eight National Assembly where independent candidates emerged as senate president and speaker…
Police Issues Controversial Report on Assassination Attempt on Ekweremadu
The Nigeria Police has declared that the incident that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at the residence of the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, was a case of burglary and not an assassination attempt as reported. But the South East Governors’ Forum on Wednesday rejected the claim, dismissing it as…
Ekweremadu, Wife and Son Escape Assassination Attempt
By Abimbola Adedolapo. Unidentified armed men in the early hours of Tuesday invaded the Abuja residence of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. The attack was described as an assassination attempt by his Special Adviser on Media, Uche Anichukwu. In a statement issued on Tuesday morning, he said: “the Deputy Senate President and his family,…
Secondus Serves APC Quit Notice.
Uche Secondus, newly elected national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in his acceptance speech says APC would have outstayed its welcome at the Aso Rock presidential villa by May 2019. His full address: Your Excellencies, The former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR Your Excellency the former Vice…