Amaechi confirmed against all odds

The intrigues that shadowed the confirmation hearing of the 36 ministerial nominees reached an anti-climax yesterday when all but one senator in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP caucus walked out to protest the confirmation of former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, as minister.

I’ve never taken bribe in my life – Amaechi

After three postponements, a former Governor of Rivers State and President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominee, Rotimi Amaechi, was finally screened on Thursday by the Senate but the exercise left the Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate alleging betrayal.

The 8th Senate belongs to the APC - Senator Ali Ndume

Ahead of today’s screening of former Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi; Senate Majority Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, yesterday, lampooned senators elected on the platform of his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying that the 8th Senate belongs to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Ministerial Screening will Continue on Tuesday -Dino Melayo

The screening of the Ministerial Nominees will continue on Tuesday next week. This was confirmed by Senator Dino Melaye.
Senator Dino Melaye is the chairman of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Publicity. 

The Ongoing Ministerial Screening

The ongoing screening of ministerial nominees by the Senate, has thrown up surprises and excitement.The first batch of nominees screened included Senator Udoma Udo Udoma; Dr. Kayode Fayemi; Chief Audu Ogbeh; Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu; Dr. Osagie Ehanire; Lt.Gen. Abduulrahman Dambazau; Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Amina Ibrahim Mohammed; Engr. Suleiman Hussaini Adamu and Ibrahim Usman Jibril.

As ministerial screening starts today -Who gets a "Yes"?

As the much awaited screening of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees starts from today, Tuesday 13th October 2015, there is the need for the Senate to approach the exercise with the utmost sense of patriotism and be totally above political and sentimental considerations.

Dino Melaye Blames APC Senators for PDP's Win

  The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has said that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ike Ekweremadu, emerged Deputy Senate President because some APC senators did not attend the inauguration.

Senate Passes Sexual Offences Bill in to Law

 From now on, anybody found guilty of rape, child sex tourism or deliberate passage of HIV/AIDS to innocent citizens, and other sexual offences, will face life imprisonment.

The Sexual Offences Bill sponsored by Senator Chris Anyanwu, was passed into law yesterday by the Senate.

The bill, among others,