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  The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, has faulted the zoning of the presidency ahead of the 2023 general elections. He described the office as an open basket for intending contestants, stressing that the idea of zoning was never constitutional nor contained in the Constitution of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Senator Kalu … Continue reading Kalu Visits IBB, Abdulsalami, Faults Zoning Of 2023 Presidency

  Former Niger-Delta states Governors, Orji Kalu and Emmanuel Uduaghan on Monday denied any wrongdoing regarding their involvement in Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contracts. Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio, had reportedly mentioned both former Governors as beneficiaries of NDDC contracts. However, Kalu, who was Abia State Governor between 1999 to 2007, said his … Continue reading NDDC Contracts: Orji Kalu, Uduaghan Deny Wrongdoing

    The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has restated that the Federal Government’s Special Works Programme (SPW) is for all Nigerians and not for members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).  Keyamo said this in a series of tweets on his handle where he refuted claims that he ordered … Continue reading Special Works Recruitment Is For Nigerians, Not An ‘APC Programme,’ Says Keyamo

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has condemned the killing of a Catholic seminarian in Kaduna, even as …

The Senate, today, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on the state of security in the …