Senate President Godwill Akpabio and Seriake Dickson heatedly argued during plenary over Tinubu’s State of Emergency declaration, no suspension

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson By Bayo Wahab The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio and the Senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, heatedly argued during plenary over the provision of Senate rules regarding the handling of President Bola Tinubu’s State of Emergency declaration in Rivers State. […]

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan says Senate is like a ‘cult’

  By Enioluwa Adeniyi The lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has described the Nigerian Senate as being akin to a “cult,” claiming that senators are fearful of expressing opposing views due to the possibility of retaliation. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Akpoti-Uduaghan, who has recently been suspended from the Senate for […]

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan suspended for six months amid the sexual harassment allegation against Akpabio

Senator Natasha By Azimazi Momoh Jimoh and John Akubo, Abuja In a dramatic session at the National Assembly, the Nigerian Senate has officially suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from all legislative activities, effective March 6, 2025, for six months. The suspension followed a report submitted by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and […]

Multiple shots fired in Rivers as gunmen allegedly attack Fubara’s supporters

Multiple shots fired in Rivers as gunmen allegedly attack Fubara’s supporters By Davies Iheamnachor No fewer than eight people have been shot by some angry individuals identified to be members of a local vigilante group in Elele town, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. However, police in the state said that four people were […]

Senator Natasha Akpoti to Akpabio’s wife: Let your husband defend himself

Senator Natasha Akpoti to Akpabio’s wife: Let your husband defend himself Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi Central, has advised Ekaette Akpabio, the wife of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, not to involve herself in the ongoing allegations against her husband. In a recent interview on Arise TV, Akpoti-Uduaghan accused the Senate President of making sexual […]

Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, to foreign airlines: No local catering, no summer flights

Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, to foreign airlines: No local catering, no summer flights Keyamo By Dickson Omobola Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, Friday, directed foreign airlines to either partner with local caterers or lose their summer schedule. In October 2024, Keyamo ordered all foreign airlines to patronise local caterers for […]

GLOVES ARE OFF: Tinubu not National Assembly blocked my ministerial appointment – El-Rufai

GLOVES ARE OFF: Tinubu not National Assembly blocked my ministerial appointment – El-Rufai Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that President Bola Tinubu, not the National Assembly, was responsible for his exclusion from the ministerial list. Speaking on Monday during an interview on Arise TV’s Prime Time, El-Rufai dismissed claims that the Senate […]

Babangida discloses what Kaduna Nzeogwu told him after killing Ahmadu Bello, wife, others

Babangida discloses what Kaduna Nzeogwu told him after killing Ahmadu Bello, wife, others   By Justina Otio Former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), has said that Kaduna Nzeogwu told him that the 1966 coup was necessary for the country. According to Babangida, Nzeogwu, after executing the 1966 coup that killed the Northern […]

Chief Edwin Clark Dies at 97

By Henry Umoru Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, former Federal Commissioner for Information and prominent South-South leader, has died at the age of 97. The elder statesman passed away on Monday night, February 17, 2025, according to a statement signed by Prof. C.C. Clark on behalf of the family. “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, […]

Probe weighty claim USAID funded Boko Haram, Ndume tells FG

The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has asked the Federal Government to probe a claim by US Congressman Scott Perry that aborted United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram. “You can’t say it’s just an allegation; it’s more than that,” the former Chairman of the Senate […]

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