The Senate on Wednesday set up an investigating committee to look into circumstances around the pipeline explosion that killed 15 people in Komkom community of Rivers.
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According to a resolution of the Senate on Wednesday, the 6-man committee would be led by Senator Mathew Urhoghide with a mandate to report back in two weeks.
Adeyeye was spokesman of Peoples Democratic Party before he defected to the All Progressives Congress.
He is from Ekiti State.
This followed a motion moved by Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe and six others who called attention of their colleagues to recent alleged security beaches at the airports.
The senator physically assaulted the daughter of the owner of the shop, simply identified as Kemi, and her friend who was with her at the time of the incident
The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, at plenary, read two letters sent from the national secretariats of the All Progressives Party and the Peoples Democratic Party.
A statement by the Special Assistant to Lawan on Media and Publicity, Mohammed Isa, on Sunday in Abuja said the resignation of Onemola was announced in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate
Former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has congratulated the new leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 9th Senate.
The representative of Abia South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has emerged as tge Senate Minority Leader.
The immediate past President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has traveled out to Toronto, Canada less than a week after his tenure ended.
The Senate at plenary on Thursday set up a 12-member ad hoc committee to liaise with management of the National Assembly for seat and office allocation to lawmakers.
Senator Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday, performed his first plenary assignment as the new Nigeria’s Senate President, swearing in Senator Rochas Okorocha, representing Imo West Senatorial District.
This was also as an adhoc Committee on allocation of offices and seat for Senators was set up.
The Senate on Thursday swore-in the immediate past Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, as the representative of Imo West Senatorial District.
The immediate past Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, is yet to erase Senate President from the official Twitter Account of the President of the Senate: @SPNigeria, five days after expiration of his tenure.
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, says the inauguration of the 9th Senate has opened a new chapter in the annals of history.
The people of Yobe, home state of the new President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, expressed excitement over his emergence as head of the Red Chamber, saying “it is a reflection of national interest”.
Senator Ali Ndume on Tuesday offered reasons why he insisted on standing for the Senate presidency despite the preference of his party, All Progressives Congress, for the candidature of Senator Ahmad Lawan.
Out of the elected 109 senators, 107 were present, with former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, as the obvious absentee.
Senators Dino Melaye and Opeyemi Bamidele held up proceedings at the Senate on Tuesday for over 10 minutes.