President Bola Tinubu has expressed pride in the ongoing transformation of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), highlighting its potential to boost the economy and foster social wellbeing. Tinubu made this statement while inaugurating a new interchange linking Wole Soyinka Way to Murtala Mohammed Expressway in Abuja. The President, represented...
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President Bola Tinubu has officially received Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom into the All Progressives Congress (APC), assuring the governor of stronger support to deliver democracy dividends to the people of Akwa Ibom. The ceremony, held in Uyo, was attended by several high-profile politicians, including the Senate President,...
In the grand chessboard of Nigerian politics, the South-South zone has emerged as a theatre of intrigue, ambition, and transformation. Long held as the stronghold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), this six-state belt comprising Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, and Cross River, has been defined by its...
Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has pleaded not guilty to alleged defamation charges filed against her by the Federal Government. The lawmaker was arraigned before Justice Chizoba Orji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on three counts bordering on alleged defamation of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) will on Saturday, June 21, 2025, celebrate its 70th anniversary with a grand national event at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, under the theme: “Redefining Media Practice in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” The union in...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the Federal Government’s application for a bench warrant against suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, in an alleged defamation case. The federal government, prosecuting Akpoti-Uduaghan on behalf of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello, had sought the...
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has announced that the 10th Senate has passed 96 bills out of 844 introduced within its first two years. Speaking during a joint session of the National Assembly to celebrate 2025 Democracy Day, Akpabio highlighted the Senate’s remarkable productivity. “From its inception,...
In the complex landscape of Nigerian politics, where ambition and resilience are tested daily, few figures have navigated the twists and turns of power with the same level of charisma and strategic reinvention as Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio. From his early days as a bereaved child in Ukana to...
In Nigeria’s ever-volatile political theatre, leadership and succession remain the twin engines that either propel governance or grind it to a halt. Even those who say they are not interested in politics are aware that in the fiery, drama-rich political arena, betrayal is never a stranger. Today’s smiling deputy...
The Federal Government has instituted a suit against the senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over alleged defamatory remarks made on live television. The suit filed before the Federal Capital Territory High Court on May 16, 2025, has Akpoti-Uduaghan as the sole defendant. The government accused the senator of...
President Bola Tinubu has sought the consideration and approval of the Senate for the N1.48 trillion 2025 Rivers budget. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu’s request is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Thursday. The president,...
The leadership of the National Assembly (NASS) on Thursday at the National Summit of the All Progressives Congress (APC) party, held in Abuja, endorsed President Bola Tinubu as their sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The endorsement was moved by Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate,...
Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate, has said that lawmakers were not elected to engage in confrontation with the Executive but to foster policies that promote national development. Akpabio said this in an upcoming documentary to mark two years of the Bola Tinubu administration, Mr Bayo Onanuga,...
President Bola Tinubu has sought the approval of the Senate for the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s 2025 Appropriation Bill The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu’s request is contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Wednesday. “Pursuant to...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday led a host of dignitaries to Kiagbodo Community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta to pay their final respects to the late elder statesman, Pa. Edwin Clark. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Clark, a renowned nationalist and leader of the...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, fixed June 27 to deliver judgment in the contempt claims filed by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in the suit filed by the embattled lawmaker. Justice Binta Nyako would also deliver a judgment on the preliminary objection...
Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday, arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja ahead of the hearing of the claim by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, that the lawmaker recently flouted the court order. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Binta Nyako had, on Monday, fixed...
The Federal High Court in Abuja is to hear the contempt charge filed by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, against Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over alleged social media post in breach of the court order. Justice Binta Nyako, who adjourned the matter until Tuesday by noon, also said she would...
President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has urged lawmakers to rise up and meet the expectations of Nigerians. He also urged the lawmakers to be guided by patriotism in the discharge of their legislative duties. Akpabio made the call at the resumption of plenary on Tuesday. He said much had...
Mr Ike Chidolue, immediate past Chairman of the Nigerian-American Public Affairs Committee (NAPAC) Texas, has urged Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to present her evidence backing her claim or quit the senate. Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor...