The Nigerian Senate has defended its decision to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan before the Inter-Parliamentary Union, stating that her suspension was not related to allegations of sexual harassment but due to gross misconduct. Speaking before the IPU on Wednesday, the Chairperson of the House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development, Kafilat Ogbara, dismissed claims…
Rivers-based activist Jake Epelle on Thursday stated that nobody will impeached the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. According to him, the people of Rivers state are solidly behind Fubara even as he called on Wike and Fubara to address the crisis in the interest of the people of Rivers state. “Let them go and try…
President Bola Tinubu has resolved the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly, backing the return of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker, despite an earlier recommendation for his resignation. The resolution came after a meeting between Tinubu and all 40 lawmakers at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Wednesday. The President’s decision contradicts the…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio risks jail time for failing to obey a court order, as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan begins contempt proceedings against him and other top officials of the Senate. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for six months by the senate for violating its rules. A Form 48 notice has been issued by the Federal High…
The Rivers Assembly has disagreed with claims by Governor Siminalayi Fubara that he was blocked from entering the House to re-present his 2025 Appropriation Bill. The House said it never received any official communication from the Governor indicating interest to bring his appropriation bill to the floor of the House. The spokesperson of the House…
President Bola Tinubu has successfully intervened in the crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly, as he met with Speaker Mudashiru Obasa and other lawmakers at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The lawmakers arrived at the Presidential Villa in two coaster buses around 2 pm, while Obasa arrived separately at 2:50 pm. Obasa was…
The Nigerian Senate, during its executive session on Wednesday, upheld the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Last Thursday, the Senate suspended Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months for allegedly violating the Senate Standing Rules. Her suspension came after she accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment. The Senate Committee on Ethics and Public Petitions had recommended…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has concluded plans to call on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, to invite the Chairman of Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission RSIEC, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd) for questioning. The Assembly, which took this decision in its…
Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, said heaven would not fall if the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly impeached his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said this at a media parley in Abuja on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Wike maintained that there would be nothing wrong if…
Daniel Bwala, President Bola Tinubu’s special adviser on Policy Communication, has claimed that Peter Obi will join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Bwala is confident that the Labour Party’s 2023 Presidential candidate will not run on the party’s platform for the 2027 presidential election. According to him, Obi will dump the Labour Party for…