The Nigerian Senate has suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months due to alleged violations of the Senate Standing Rules.
Her suspension followed a heated dispute with Senate President Godswill Akpabio, whom she accused of sexual harassment—an allegation he has … Read the rest
Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, a former lawmaker for Cross-River South Senatorial District, has dismissed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claim of sexual harassment, stating that women cannot be harassed once they become senators.
Speaking on Arise TV on Tuesday, Ita-Giwa argued that it … Read the rest
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment. However, Akpabio, through his media consultant, Kenny Okulogbo, has denied the allegations.
Speaking in an interview with Arise Television on Friday, Akpoti-Uduaghan alleged that … Read the rest
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a defamation lawsuit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, seeking N1.3 billion in damages.
The dispute arose after Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Senate seat was reassigned following a reshuffle caused by opposition lawmakers switching to the majority. She contested … Read the rest
Senate President Godswill Akpabio says reports making the rounds that the Department of State Services (DSS) has taken over the national assembly premises to stop an alleged impeachment plot against him are false.
The reports said the secret police had … Read the rest
Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the victory of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) candidate in the Edo State governorship election is a reflection of the confidence Nigerians have in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Akpabio addressed the press … Read the rest
Former Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, has been elected the 10th Senate President of Nigeria.
Akpabio, former minister of Niger Delta affairs, was elected at the inauguration of the 10th assembly on Tuesday.
He defeated Abdulaziz Yari, former Zamfara … Read the rest
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, received in audience the former governors of Rivers and Ebonyi states, Nyesom Wike and David Umahi respectively as well as Senator Godswill Akpabio, the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the … Read the rest
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has voided the election of Godswill Akpabio as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial district.
In a judgment delivered on Monday, a three-member panel of justices set … Read the rest
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The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was in the news for all the wrong reasons in the year 2020. The agency that was established 20 years ago to bring development to the nine oil-bearing communities of the Niger Delta became … Read the rest
