Represented by the Minister of State for Works and Housing, Umar El-Yakub Friday, Buhari described the death as a great loss to the people of Kano State and the nation at large.
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The Chairman, Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission, Kabiru Gaya, revealed this on Thursday
Onochie was pronounced rejected on Tuesday during plenary following the opposition of Nigerians to Buhari’s nominee
Its chairman, Sen Kabiru Gaya, handed down the warning when the committee visited the commission’s office in Benin.
President Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, described late senator’s wife as a “remarkable woman who dedicated herself to promoting education”
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday charged the Independent National Electoral Commission to work with the National Assembly towards sanitising the country’s electoral process.
The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Kabiru Gaya, made this known during an interactive session with Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmud Yakubu.
Gaya, the Chairman, Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission, said this in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja.
The National Assembly says it will collaborate with stakeholders to provide equal and effective participation in electoral process to the “marginalised’’ groups.
Had Ekweremadu won, he would have made history as a three-term Deputy Senate President
Surprisingly, Senator Kabiru Gaya of the All Progressives Congress, who shortly before the commencement of sitting on Tuesday insisted on contesting for the position, was not nominated by anyone
Gaya, who made this known while briefing newsmen on Friday in Abuja, said though the All Progressives Congress had not made its position known on who to endorse for the position, he was optimistic to be chosen by the party.
Gaya, who represents Kano South in the Senate, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, adding that the party should not throw away the six million votes it recorded in the North West in the last general election
The Chairman Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has denied a report accusing some foreign airlines of running drug cartels in the country.
Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, has denied a story credited to her that Egypt Air and Ethiopian Airlines run drug cartels in Nigeria.
The Senate said on Tuesday that Nigerians felt great relief when Zainab Aliyu and Ibrahim Abubakar returned from Saudi Arabia where she was detained for four months by that country’s authorities.
North West youths in their hundreds stormed the National Assembly on Wednesday to register their endorsement of Senator Kabiru Gaya’s aspiration as the Deputy Senate President.
The Senate Committee on Works says plans are underway to invite the Nigeria Ports Authority in the coming week over lingering Apapa gridlock.
Towards finding lasting solution to gridlock in Apapa, the Senate Committee on Works on Friday advocated co-operation of various government agencies to make port operations easier.
Two incumbent Senators from Kano State have retained their seats following their victory in the Saturday’s National Assembly elections.