EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Supreme Court has affirmed the five-year jail term handed to a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan by the Court of Appeal. Lawan was convicted and sentenced to prison in 2021 for accepting $500,000 bribe from businessman, Femi Otedola, Chairman, Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Hajiya Halima Baba Ibrahim, the mother of the immediate past Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has died at the age of 86. Senator Lawan’s mother passed on Saturday at her residence in Gashua town, Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State. In a statement released by the Media Adviser to … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Borno State House of Assembly has elected Abdulkarim Lawan as Speaker of the 10th Assembly. Hon. Lawan was the immediate past Speaker of the 9th Assembly and had been presiding over the House since the 6th Assembly. EDITOR’S PICKS Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 June 12: … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to appoint 20 special advisers. The approval comes a little over week after the president was sworn into office. EDITOR’S PICKS Church Member Accuses Lagos Prophet Marcus Tibetan Of N65m Land Scam NLC Suspends Planned Strike Over Fuel Subsidy Removal, Sets … Read more
President Tinubu holds a meeting with Lawan, Gbajabiamila at Aso Rock Agenda remains undisclosed. Multiple contenders emerge for the Senate President position. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the President, Bola Tinubu, is meeting Senate President Ahmed Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. The online … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to the country after a “working visit”to Europe. Tinubu, who returned Saturday afternoon, was received at the Abuja airport by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima, Senate Presidency aspirant, Godswill Akpabio, and Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, among others. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
The APC won the majority of seats in the Nigerian senate in the recently concluded elections. The victory set up an intense battle within the party for the senate presidency. However, a governor familiar with the race says it is over. Eko Hot Blog reports that the outgoing Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has … Read more
By Philip Ibitoye On June 9, 2015, Bukola Saraki, a former Governor of Kwara State, emerged as the President of the Eighth Senate. His emergence was a culmination of a treacherous journey that shattered all norms in the books. Typically, the executive influences the emergence of the leaders of the legislature to ensure that they … Read more
Lawan has congratulated the Mai Mala Buni after winning re-election bid. Buni was declared winner of the Yobe state election on Sunday by the INEC. Buni won in all the 17 local government areas of the state with a total of 317,113 votes. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Senate President Ahmad Lawan has congratulated the … Read more
Lawan has congratulated Tinubu. The APC candidate emerged as the winner of the presidential elections. Lawan assured that the present assembly will cooperate fully in the transition to the new administration. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday congratulated the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu … Read more
The presidential election is set to hold across Nigeria on February 25, 2023. The APC held its grand finale rally on Tuesday in preparation for the election. The party’s presidential candidate made a range of promises at the event. Eko Hot Blog reports that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has promised … Read more
Arase was Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP) from 2015 to 2016. President Muhammadu Buhari recently appointed him as the chairman of the police commission. The Senate confirmed the appointment after receiving a letter from the president. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Senate has confirmed the nomination of a former Inspector General of Police Solomon … Read more
Tinubu has sent a congratulatory message to Lawan on his 64th birthday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has felicitated the President of the Nigeria Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, on his 64th birthday anniversary. In a congratulatory message on Thursday, the former Governor of Lagos State … Read more
Lawan has revealed that the National Assembly is considering Buhari’s N22tn loan request. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Assembly is reconsidering President Muhammadu Buhari’s proposal to restructure the Federal Government’s outstanding Ways and Means of balance at the Central Bank of Nigeria. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, disclosed this on Tuesday after President … Read more
The Senate has Buhari’s request to approve unapproved N23.7 trillion spending. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Senate has suspended a request by President Muhammadu Buhari to approve N23.7 trillion spent without the approval of the National Assembly. EDITOR’S PICKS Lawmakers Disagree On Approval Of Buhari’s N23.7trn Extra-budgetary Spending 2023: Tinubu’s Camp, PDP G5 … Read more
Lawan has stated that Cattle Business is not getting the needed support from the Nigerian government. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Senate President Ahmad Lawan has argued that the cattle-rearing business has not got the kind of support and attention it should get from the government in Nigeria. Lawan submitted that the sub-sector has the … Read more
Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress will win the 2023 presidential election with its standard bearer and his running mate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima respectively. Eko Hot Blog reports that Lawan boasted in his goodwill message at a special dinner organised for patrons and advisors of … Read more
Lawan has said the Senate will pass the 2023 budget before the end of December. Eko Hot Blog reports that the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has disclosed that the National Assembly will pass the 2023 Appropriation Bill into law before the end of December. EDITOR’S PICKS Tight Security At NASS As Buhari … Read more
Lawan Reacts To Court Verdict, Accepts Fate EKO HOT BLOG reports that the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has reacted to the Wednesday ruling of a Federal High Court in Yobe State, which affirmed the candidature of Bashir Sheriff Machina as the duly elected candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for … Read more
Lawan has contributed passionately to Nigeria’s unity. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has described the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, as a national figure who has contributed immensely to the nation’s unity. Buni stated this in a speech he delivered at a grand reception organized by the … Read more