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BREAKING: Senate President Akpabio Appeals Court Judgement Ordering Recall Of Senator Natasha
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has filed a notice of appeal to challenge the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja which ordered the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to the Senate after her controversial suspension. The notice of appeal, obtained by SaharaReporters on Monday, is dated July 14, 2025, and was filed […]
Natasha denies receiving alleged N500m from Akpabio
Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has denied claims she received ₦500 million from Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The Kogi Central senator described the claim as a complete fabrication designed to mislead the public and damage her reputation. In a statement on Wednesday, Akpoti-Uduaghan denied ever receiving such funds and emphasized that no such transaction ever took […]
Senators Natasha, Sunday Karimi clash over Akpabio’s saga, suspension
The suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, and Kogi West Senator, Sunday Karimi, engaged in a heated exchange on Sunday over her suspension from the Senate. Karimi, a lawmaker from the All Progressives Congress (APC), defended Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension, describing it as justified and necessary due to the controversy surrounding her actions in the Senate. […]
Senator Natasha Resubmits Petition Against Akpabio
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has once again brought before the Senate a petition alleging sexual harassment from Senate President Godswill Akpabio. But this time, it was signed by her constituents. During the plenary on Thursday, Senator Natasha was asked whether the matter was already before any court of law. But she said it was not. Following […]
Akpabio Made Love Advances At Me As Condition To Move A Motion, Senator Natasha Alleges
The Senator representing Kogi Central in the Senate, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has revealed the genesis of her incessant faceoffs with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, saying she was being sexually harassed in the Red Chamber for refusing love advances from him. Senator Natasha, married to a Delta State-born billionaire businessman, disclosed this on Arise News Channel’s […]
Senate President, Reps Speaker to meet Tinubu over delayed population census
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed concern over the prolonged delay in conducting a national population census, emphasizing its importance in establishing Nigeria’s true numerical strength. Speaking in Abuja during a courtesy visit by the board and management of the National Population Commission (NPC), led by Chairman Hon. Nasir […]
Akpabio appoints new Chief of Staff
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has appointed the outgoing Clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Akabueze as the new Chief of Staff to the President of the Senate. Akabueze will succeed Sylvester Okonkwo, the former Chief of Staff, who has been appointed as the Executive Director of the newly established South East Development Commission. […]
Akpabio threatens to sack non-performing Senate committee chairmen
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has threatened to remove committee chairmen who fail to perform satisfactorily in accordance with the rules of the upper chamber. He also queried how heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the federal government continued to disregard invitations to the National Assembly for questioning. Mr Akpabio stated this on Tuesday during […]
Confusion in Senate As Akpabio, Lawan Engage In Heated Disagreement Over Sitting Time
The Nigerian Senate convened an emergency executive session on Thursday following a heated disagreement over the official sitting time of the Red Chamber. The dispute involved Senate President Godswill Akpabio and his predecessor, Senator Ahmed Lawan. Nigerian Tribune reports that the disagreement arose during discussions about the scheduling of plenary sessions, leading to a tense […]
Edo Guber: Obaseki Must Be Defeated – Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has charged the All Progressives Congress (APC) members in Edo State to work hard to defeat Governor Godwin Obaseki and his anointed candidate in the September 21 governorship election. He gave the charge when he addressed the South-South APC conference held in Calabar, Cross River capital, on Sunday. He said, “For […]