Deputy Senate President

Anthony Iwuoma Former deputy president of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, was among many distinguished Nigerians that were recently honoured by Safety Travels Ltd., a leading travel agency in Nigeria. The company was incorporated on March 5, …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, over alleged money laundering. He was reportedly later let go by the operativces. Ekweremadu was…

President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Thursday, lay the 2022 Appropriations Bill before a joint session of the National Assembly. READ ALSO: …

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of five nominees as members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Board. The confirmation followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial…

The senator representing Bayelsa West in the National Assembly, Sen. Seriake Dickson, has expressed shock over the death of a former deputy Senate President, Alhaji Ibrahim Mantu. In a statement, Sen. Dickson described the late Mantu as…

A yet-to-be confirmed news reaching The Nigerian Xpress online now says that a former Deputy Senate President, Alhaji Ibrahim Mantu, is dead. He was aged 74 years. The cause of his death was sketchy as at time of filing this report.…

Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, on Thursday, accused governors of the Niger Delta states of diverting the 13 per cent oil derivation funds meant for  oil producing states. The Deputy Senate President also advocated 100 per cent…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said that personnel of security agencies involved in the killing of innocent Nigerian citizens must be made to face the full weight of the law. Sen. Lawan stated this against the backdrop of a motion…

Sitting Presidents in Nigeria will no longer enjoy immunity in criminal matters if the alteration being proposed to the 1999 Constitution by the Senate sails through, it was gathered, on Thursday. Also to lose immunity is the Vice…

By Lizzy Ejembi Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege ( Delta State central ), has expressed condolence with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) over the death of four Pioneer Newspaper staff in Akwa Ibom State involved in…