Ike Ekweremadu

A former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has said the constitution amendments carried out by the 8th National Assembly had substantially addressed the problem of proliferation ...

Leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has raised fresh concerns over the proposed national minimum wage, saying there was need for an amendment of the income tax ...

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Monday Udo Tom as Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The appointment was confirmed at Thursday’s plenary ...

Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has advised the Federal Government to withdraw the charges against the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Walter Onnoghen and also apologise ...

A bill seeking the establishment of the North West Development Commission has been formally introduced in the Senate. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Jibrin Barau (APC-Kano North), was ...

Protesting members of staff of the National Assembly (NASS) have blocked the Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu from entering the Senate Chambers. The workers are currently protesting what ...

Senator Theodore Orji, yesterday, won the senatorial primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for Abia Central to fly the party’s flag in the 2019 general election. The ...

Senator Ben Murray Bruce lawmaker representing Bayelsa East in an interview on Channels Television Breakfast Programme, Sunrise Daily, alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers are planning ...

The Presidency on Sunday appealed to the National Assembly (NASS) to reconvene as urgent matters pending before it, affecting Nigerians. The appeal was made by the Senior Special ...

The Police have insisted that the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, must honour their invitation for questioning about the Offa bank robbery or be forced to do so. ...

Upon its resumption from Sallah on Tuesday after four weeks break, the Senate on Tuesday charged President Muhammadu Buhari to begin full implementation of the 2018 budget. Recall ...

Nigerian Senator, Ovie Omo-Agege who led hoodlums to the National Assembly on Wednesday, to snatch the Senate’s mace during plenary, has been arrested. Omo-Agege was arrested at about ...

The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, for explanation on alleged withdrawal ...

Ike Ekweremadu, Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, has described his assets’ forfeiture case launched against him as politically orchestrated by an illegal body. Uche Anichukwu, media aide to Ekweremadu ...