Miriam Nnoli
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to dismiss the petition filed by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, accusing her of…
MIRIAM NNOLI
Amid the controversy surrounding sexual harassment allegations in the Nigerian Senate, the Red Chamber on Thursday passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The development came after the Senate…
Boma Achenimie
Following the Senator representing Kogi Centre Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over sexual harassment allegation against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, the Chairman of the Canadian Senate Committee on Human Rights, Salma Ataullahjan, has called…
Pandora Peaceman
The former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has called for an independent investigation into an allegation of sexual harassment made by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Godswill Akpabio. Ezekwesili’s call followed the dismissal of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s…
MIRIAM NNOLI
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday raised the proposed 2025 budget from ₦49.7 trillion to ₦54.2 trillion, citing additional revenues generated by key government agencies. In a separate letter sent to both the Senate and the…
MIRIAM NNOLI
Nigeria’s Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio has called on President Bola Tinubu to caution intransigent Ministers who won’t respond to invitations by the National Assembly. Senator Akpabio who made this call on Wednesday when the…
Ayobamiji Komolafe
Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has described the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, as a man of peace despite criticisms surrounding the ongoing demolition of structures in Abuja. He made this…
Ayobamiji Komolafe
The Senate has officially declared the Edo Central senatorial seat vacant following the inauguration of Senator Monday Okpebolo as the Governor of Edo State. This development which aligns with constitutional provisions stipulating that a legislator’s…
MIRIAM NNOLI
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpehbolo, on Monday, congratulated Senate President Godswill Akpabio on his 62nd birthday. In a statement issued by Okpehbolo’s Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, the Governor praised Akpabio as the milestone…
Boma Achenimie
The President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has hinted that the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly may intervene in the recent hike in petrol pump prices recently announced by the Nigerian National Petroleum…
