A former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tunde Bakare, has decried the relationship between the executive and legislative arms of government under President Bola Tinubu, asking the Nigerian leader to “stop playing God”. Bakare, the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), issued the...
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The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has warned Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of government, against non-compliance with Senate resolutions. He said that compliance with legislative resolutions were not optional but binding on MDAs and other public institutions. Akpabio stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2nd...
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central Senatorial District says she will soon present evidence of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. “At the right time and at the right space, I will present the evidence that I have,” the female lawmaker said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme...
Some determined constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District on Thursday vowed never to back down on the recall process of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the National Assembly. Rather, they insisted that they would fine-tune the process. The constituents, in a statement issued on Thursday by Salihu Habib, said there...
The Cross River chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has ruled out automatic tickets for serving members of the National Assembly and state lawmakers for the 2027 general elections. The party, however, granted automatic tickets to Gov. Bassey Otu and his deputy, Dr Peter Odey. The News Agency...
President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has described President Bola Tinubu’s vision and dedication to Nigeria as inspiring. Akpabio said this on Saturday in Abuja in a congratulatory message personally signed by him on the occasion Tinubu’s 73rd birthday anniversary. He described the president’s passion for Nigeria’s progress as contagious....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Kamoru Ogunlana, Esq., said that the management of the National Assembly (NASS) had established zonal offices in each of the geopolitical zones of the federation to make the services of the federal legislature accessible to the citizens. Ogunlana disclosed...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- coalition of Ebira indigenes from across the five local government areas of Kogi Central has dismissed claims that the ongoing recall process against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is being manipulated, insisting that it represents the genuine will of the people. In a statement issued on Thursday,...
A group of registered voters from Kogi Central Senatorial District on Monday submitted a petition to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately commence the recall process of suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Senate. The constituents, in a letter signed by the Lead Petitioner, Salihu Habib, submitted at...
Senator Sunday Karimi (APC-Kogi) has said the current crisis involving Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has vindicated former Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello. Karimi who represents Kogi West Senatorial District, made the assertion on Sunday while speaking to newsmen in Lokoja, describing the face-off as...
The Deputy spokesman for the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese (APC-Benue) says the overall interest of the National Assembly is the restoration of tranquility and order in Rivers. Agbese said this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, after the National Assembly ratified the emergency rule declared...
The Kogi Central Women Development Association (KCWDA) on Thursday backed the suspension and recall of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from National Assembly. Speaking in Lokoja at a news conference, the association’s spokesperson, Mrs Christy Omale, praised the Senate’s six-month suspension of Akpoti-Uduaghan, citing her gross misconduct and unruly behaviour. Omale...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Thursday lauded the National Assembly for ratifying the State of Emergency proclamation in Rivers State. In a statement by his spokesman, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President described the decision as a crucial step in restoring stability. He highlighted that the...
The Senate will, on Thursday, debate a motion on the proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers, says Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim. Ibrahim, Chairman of the Senate Inter-Parliamentary Committee, confirmed this while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. A motion titled ‘Proclamation of State of Emergency in Rivers,’ sponsored...
Labour Party (LP) leadership has constituted a three-man Intervention and Truce Committee to smoothen the relationship between it and its members in the National Assembly. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, said this was part of the on-going efforts...
Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, on Tuesday said that the upper chamber had been passing diverse laws aimed at positioning Nigeria for a $1 trillion economy by 2030. Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, said this at a meeting with a delegation of the United Kingdom Parliament, held at...
Conference of United Political Parties (CUPP) has said that the ongoing feud between Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi) and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, can lead to a significant loss of public confidence in the National Assembly. National Secretary of CUPP, Mr Peter Ameh, who stated this in an interview...
President Bola Tinubu has said the N54.99 trillion 2025 budget signed into law on Friday will empower Nigerians and build a resilient future. The President said this after signing the budget in a brief ceremony witnessed by Sen. Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate, and other leaders of the...