Senate to Pass State Police Bill Tuesday, Moves to Strengthen Security Architecture
All things being equal, the Senate is set to pass the Constitution Amendment Bill seeking the creation of State Police…
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Women May Hold Just 2.7% of Senate Seats After 2027 Elections, Coalition Warns
A coalition of women-led groups have declared that Nigeria could see its lowest female representation in the Senate since the…
Between Law and Life: The Grey Realities of Abortion in Nigeria
By Alu Azege In Nigeria today, a woman’s uterus is both a site of life and a battleground of…
Ministers Square Up to Senators at 2026 Budget Defence Sessions
What should have been a week of sterile fiscal arithmetic inside the Nigerian Senate instead unfolded like a political drama.…
Senate Grills AGF Over N28trn Revenue, Zero Capital Votes, Unpaid Contracts
The Senate on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Dr. Shamsedeen Ogunjimi, over zero…
Senate May Vote Realtime Electronic Result Transmission, Debates Committee Report Today
Senate may take a decisive step towards tightening Nigeria’s electoral process ahead of the 2027 general election, with realtime electronic…
Senators’ Yuletide Gifts Ignite National Debate on Governance
As Christmas lights flickered across towns and villages in late 2025, another familiar ritual unfolded across Nigeria’s senatorial districts. Trucks…
Procedure and Personalities Power Game at Senate’s Ambassadorial Screening Drama
What unfolded in one of the Committee rooms of the National Assembly last week was not merely a procedural disagreement;…
Senate Extends Death Penalty to Kidnapers, Their Financiers, Informants
Senate, yesterday, advanced amendments to the 2022 Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, approving provisions that extend the death penalty to…
As Senate Frontally Confronts Nigeria’s Security Failures…
The Red Chamber last week finally reached its breaking point. What began as another sombre review of a tragic attack…