by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaThe former Chief Whip of the defunct 9th Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, in March, signified his interest in becoming president of Nigeria’s10th Senate should the position be zoned to the South-east by the All Progressives Congress (APC).Uzor-Kalu had said this when he spoke with journalists in Abuja.
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By Okoroafor UchechukwuAll eyes will be on the National Assembly, the lawmaking organ of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 as the 10 National Assembly will be inaugurated by the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju
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By Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaBarring any unforeseen circumstance, the 10th National Assembly will be inaugurated on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, two days after the lifespan of the current 9th National Assembly would have expired on Sunday, June 11.Recall that the current National Assembly was inaugurated on June 11, 2019. Its lifespan
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaDr Alex Otti, the Governor of Abia State is among the governors that was sworn into office on May 29, 2023. Elected under the platform of the Labour Party (LP) and one of the governors that was truly elected by their people in Nigeria and not rigged
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor,AbujaAsiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu may have been sworn in on Monday, May 29, 2023 as the president of Nigeria and commander in chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, but what he cannot wish away are the millions of Nigerians who rejected his presidential
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By Uchechukwu OkoroaforAfter all the initial ‘gragra’ the chicken is coming home to roost. And the men are being separated from the boys in the tussle for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly.Already it has become apparent that the party is supreme. Most of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaWhat could have become an untidy affair was sanitized by the President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) when the party leadership decided to zone the key leadership positions ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly.The
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By Uchechukwu OkoroaforTo those who were declared winners of the various elective positions in the 2023 general election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the elections are over and done with even though there may be petitions at the election petition tribunals challenging their victory.This is even as
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By Uchechukwu OkoroaforThe media was awash recently that president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have ended the prolonged speculations about the leadership of the 10th National Assembly.It was gathered that Tinubu and the APC governors eventually endorsed former minister of Niger
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Recently, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board disowned the $15billion memorandum of understanding (MoU) reached between the commission’s management and a United States based outfit for the construction of a coastal railway line.Chairman of the NDDC governing board, Ms Lauretta Onochie in a terse statement described the MoU as
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