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    Politics How Ekweremadu Reacted To Yar'adua's Medical Vacation in 2009

    In 2009, present Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu backed Yar’adua against criticism on his health status. It was published by SaharaReporters. On Thursday December 3, 2009, Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu made some outrageous statements about President Yar’Adua’s health and the...
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    Politics PDP Members Defecting To APC Are Hungry - Ekweremadu

    Nigeria's Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has described some politicians, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to All Progressives Congress, APC, as hungry peoples saying it was motivated business interest. Ekweremadu stated this at the expanded caucus...
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    Politics Ekweremadu Hails Senate - We Started Well, 2017 Budget is Not Missing

    Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu today congratulated his colleagues on the handling of the 2017 budget. Speaking during the budget debate on the floor of the Senate, Ekweremadu said, ''We have started well, no missing 2017 Budget, all information produced, improvement arising from...
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    Politics [VIDEO] Ekweremadu Questions Buhari's Authority to Send Nigerian Troops to Oust Jammeh

    Nigeria's Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu during plenary on Thursday questioned President Muhammadu Buhari's authority to send Nigerian military troops to help oust President Yahaya Jammeh of Gambia out of office.
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    Politics Ekweremadu Refuses to Defect to APC

    Nigeria's Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has assured the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faithful and Nigerians that he "is going no where.” A statement by his Assistant on Political Affairs, Hon. Okey Ozoani, says reports of his defection to APC are spurious. “Senator Ekweremadu is...
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    Politics Pressure Mounts on Ekweremadu to Defect to APC

    APC Senators have continued to pile up pressure on Ike Ekweremadu to defect to the APC in order to retain his seat as Nigeria's Deputy Senate President. A member of the Senate Unity Forum, Kabir Marafa, is the latest senator urging Ekweremadu to defect. During an interview published by Punch...
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    Politics APC Senator, Marafa Tells Ekweremadu: Save Your Seat, Defect Now

    A member of the Senate Unity Forum, a group within the All Progressives Congress senators in the red chamber, Senator Kabir Marafa has called on the deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu to join the All Progressives Congress, APC. In an interview with PUNCH, the senator explained said the...
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    Politics PDP Dares APC Senators, Issues Strong Warning Over Plan To Remove Ekweremadu

    The National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has asked the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, to call the bluff of the All Progressives Congress senators who asked him to defect to their party in order to retain his seat. The APC senators, who are in the majority in...
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    Business Senate Rejects Buhari's Ban On Importation of Cars Through Land Borders

    Nigerian Senate on Wednesday heavily criticized and called for the reversal of President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government’s policy banning the importation of cars through land borders. The ban took effect from January 1, 2017. According to the Senate, the ban will lead to a loss of...
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    Politics APC Senators Urge Ekweremadu To Decamp Now Or…

    The spokesperson of the Senate Unity Forum (SUF), a forum that canvassed for Lawan’s Presidency, Senator Kabiru Marafa (APC, Zamfara) advised the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu to decamp to the APC. Marafa who said the emergence of Lawan has ended the storm in the Senate said...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Moves EFCC Boss, Magu's Confirmation Till Dec 15

    The senate will hold a confirmation hearing for Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday. Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, who presided over a session of the upper legislative chamber, disclosed this on Wednesday. According to...
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    Politics NIgeria: PDP Senators Return To Chamber After Wednesday Walk-Out

    Aggrieved Senators elected under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who staged a walk-out on Wednesday returned to plenary on Thursday. For about five minutes, the Senators led by Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio did not enter the chamber after Senate President, Dr...
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    Politics Why Senate Approved 'Illegal' Virement For President Buhari

    Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Tuesday explained that the word 'virement' is an illegal and military term, stressing that it does not have its root in the constitution. Referring to section 81(2) of 1999 constitution as amended, he explained that virement is a military term which...
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    Politics Ondo Election : Ekweremadu Celebrates Jegede's Victory

    Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has joined other prominent Nigerians to hail the decision of the Court of Appeal, which reinstated Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Ondo State governorship election. “The freeness, fairness, and...
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    Politics President Buhari, Saraki, Ekweremadu In Closed-Door Meeting

    President Muhamamdu Buhari is meeting in closed doors with the Senate leaders, Bukola Saraki and Senator Ike Ekweremadu at the State house. “Today President Buhari is meeting with Senate President Bukola Saraki and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, at the State House”, the statement...
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    Politics PDP Will Work With US President-elect Trump - Ekweremadu

    Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu said Wednesday that the Nigeria opposition political party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP will work assiduously with the President-Elect of the United States of America, USA, Mr. Donald Trump. In a statement by his Special Adviser, Media, Uche...
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    Politics Nigerian Senators Threaten to 'go on Strike'

    Senators of the federal republic of Nigeria have threatened to boycott sittings if the Independent Electoral National Commission, INEC, doesn't conduct National Assembly Elections in Rivers and Anambra states. Rivers currently doesn't have any representative in the Red Chamber and the Anambra...
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    Politics Nigerian Senate Gives INEC 5-Week Ultimatum To Conduct Rivers Rerun

    The Nigerian senate on Wednesday resolved to suspend its sittings if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) does not conduct national assembly rerun election in Rivers state by December 10. Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu in a motion filed at the plenary urged the senate...
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    Politics Ekweremadu Storms EFCC Cell, Boosts Morale of Jonathan's Men

    Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu on Thursday, paid a solidarity visit to detained former appointees of Goodluck Jonathan administration. VANGUARD reports that those visited include, Femi Fani Kayode, Bala Mohammed and Dr. Reuben Abati. Abati was granted bail by the the Economic and...
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    Politics Senate Forgery: FG to File Fresh Charges Against Saraki, Ekweremadu

    The federal government will file fresh individual charges against Nigeria's Senate President Bukola Saraki and his Deputy Ike Ekweremadu, Vanguard reports. A top official at the Ministry of Justice said the charges were withdrawn in the first instance because the police was yet to complete its...
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