The battle to make political parties supreme in the country will persist, as the presidential system of government, which Nigeria has adopted, where the three arms of government are independent but derive their powers and authority from the constitution, does not support the concept as parliamentary system would. This puts the political parties in a…

Senate yesterday charged the Federal Government to urgently facilitate the release of Leah Sharibu, a female student of Science Secondary School, Dapchi in Yobe State still in Boko Haram’s captivity. A splinter group of Boko Haram terrorists had on February 19, 2018 abducted 115 girls from the school, but released 109 a month after, saying…

After a thorough review of the 17 bills so far rejected by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Senate yesterday resolved to override his veto on two critical bills.

The Senate yesterday passed the 2019-2021 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) of the Federal Government prior to the passage of the N8.83 trillion 2019 budget.

The battle for the headship of the 9th Senate which will be inaugurated in June is hotting up in earnest. This is so because whoever heads the Senate is also the head of the National Assembly.

For those who truly understand the meaning of presidential democracy, of all the arms of government, the legislature is considered the most germane. The legislature is so highly rated in presidentialism for a couple of reasons. The first of these reasons is the fact that of all the arms or organs of government, that is,…

The intervention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the race for the Senate Presidency through its endorsement of incumbent Senate Majority Leader, Ahmed Lawan has continued to receive more knocks from senators. Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi (PDP Kaduna North) has described the intervention as beginning of crisis for the party in the 9th Assembly, stressing…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged president Muhammadu Buhari to take his leadership beyond party politics and ensure ethnic and religious balance with depth in picking the National Assembly leadership.  CAN also appeal to the president to ensure inclusiveness and fairness in constituting the new cabinet and appoint worthy Nigerians to the headship and membership of…

The headline poses an intriguing question. A politician does not retire from politics. He merely changes political positions to continually reposition himself for relevance.

A former deputy chairman of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Alhaji Lawan Maina, has made case for the Northeast zone to produce the Senate President for the 9th National Assembly, as compensation for the devastation visited on the region by insurgency and banditry.   Maina said the zone is ready to support the…

Anambra South Senator-elect, Mr Ifeanyi Ubah, has pinched tent with a group of elected lawmakers in the incoming 9th Senate led by Sen. Ahmed Lawan. Elected under the Young Progressives Party (YPP) on Feb. 23, Ubah is one of the 11 senators-elect who were with Lawan at an interactive session with newsmen in Abuja. Lawan,…

A cross section of civil servants in the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday in Abuja lauded the Senate for approving the N30,000 minimum wage. Mr Moses Oga, a civil servant praised the Senate for taking the bold step after several negotiations between labour and the Federal Government. He said the new development was good for…