OLA AWONIYI

The inauguration of the 10th Senate in June was accompanied by the usual political drama that opened new dispensations at the National Assembly. Many observers took the keenly contested leadership elections in the chamber as further…

It is just over three months since the 10th National Assembly was inaugurated but the agents of destabilization seem to be impatient. Those who feed from conflicts are already spreading wild rumours to create suspicions among lawmakers…

Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, the Distinguished Senator representing Yobe North Senatorial District of Yobe State, turns 64 on 12th January 2023. Within those almost six and a half decades, he has seen it all, especially in public service. In just…

By OLA AWONIYI  The gripping electoral drama of the day fittingly climaxed weeks of a political game of wits in Nigeria. That was on Tuesday 11th June, 2019, the day the Ninth National Assembly was inaugurated and its presiding…

OLA AWONIYI When Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan graduated from the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) in 1984 with a B.Sc in Geography, his apparent career was as an academic. The career was probably foisted on him as Ahmad was a beneficiary of…

OLA AWONIYI The ninth Nigerian Senate was inaugurated on June 11, 2019. Six months after, the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and his colleagues have a lot to celebrate even if also some things to ponder on the task ahead. The…

By OLA AWONIYI  The screening of ministerial nominees by the Senate has come and gone but the dust it raised may take some time to settle. The announcement of ministerial nominations is always greeted with public excitement. And the…