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‘She Doesn’t Follow Senate Rules’ — Ireti Kingibe Faults Natasha’s Claim On Seating Arrangement

GISTSMATE 011 month ago06 mins

Senator Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has countered Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claim about the seating reassignment in the Senate. Senator Natasha recently sparked a controversy in the Red Chamber when the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, reallocated her seat. Her reaction to the seating arrangement sparked drama in the Senate during plenary as…

What Some Senators Told Me About My Seat Change – Natasha Akpoti Press Further On Saga With Akpabio

GISTSMATE 011 month ago14 mins

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District has said that her colleagues had warned her against challenging the change of seat at the Nigerian Senate last week. Akpoti-Uduaghan said her colleagues who tried to give her a heads-up told her that the directive from the Senate President for her seat to be…

Lagos Assembly Crisis: Meranda Breaks Silence, Says Obasa’s Action ‘Show Of Shame’

GISTSMATE 011 month ago03 mins

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has faulted the action of her predecessor Mudashiru Obasa, who showed up at the Assembly on Thursday, insisting he is still the speaker. Recall that GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported that Obasa, returned to the House in a shocking move on Thursday. Obasa, who was…

Fubara’s Impeachment Looms As Supreme Court Restores Amaewhule As Rivers Assembly Speaker

GISTSMATE 011 month ago03 mins

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the Rivers House of Assembly led by Mr Martin Amaewhule as the authentic and legally constituted lawmaking body in the state. A five-member panel of justices led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji gave the order in a lead judgement read by Justice Emmanuel Agim. The apex court also restrained the…

BREAKING: Supreme Court Nullifies Rivers LG Elections

GISTSMATE 011 month ago05 mins

The Supreme Court, on Friday, nullified the outcome of the Local Government Elections that were held in Rivers State on October 5, 2024. The apex court upheld an appeal that was brought before it by the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a unanimous decision by a five-member panel led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, the court…

BREAKING: Supreme Court Reinstates Order Stopping Rivers Allocations, Orders Pro-Wike Lawmakers To Resume Sitting

GISTSMATE 011 month ago1 month ago05 mins

The Supreme Court, on Friday, reinstated the judgement that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and the Accountant General of the Federation from releasing statutory monthly allocations to Rivers State. The apex court further ordered the Hon. Martins Amaewhule-led faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly and other elected members of the House…

Court Issues Fresh Order To Lagos Lawmakers In Obasa’s Suit

GISTSMATE 011 month ago1 month ago03 mins

The Ikeja High Court on Friday, February 28, ordered all the lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly to be joined as parties in the suit filed by the embattled Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. The court presided over by Justice Yetunde Pinheiro also adjourned the hearing on all pending applications in the matter until March…

BREAKING: Akpabio Punishing Me Because I Refused To Sleep With Him – Senator Natasha

GISTSMATE 011 month ago1 month ago16 mins

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment. The lawmaker who has dominated the headlines over her spat with the senate president made the claim on ARISE TV, on Friday. GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported how the Kogi Senator had a heated argument with Akpabio after discovering that her…

JUST-IN: 35 Lagos Lawmakers In Court Over Obasa’s Suit

GISTSMATE 011 month ago1 month ago06 mins

Thirty-five lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly in favour of Mudashiru Obasa’s removal as Speaker have arrived in the Lagos State High Court for the hearing of a matter brought by the latter. Obasa had gone to court to challenge his removal by at least 36 of his colleagues on January 13, 2025….

We’re Not Ashamed Of Copying What Works In Other Climes – Tinubu

GISTSMATE 011 month ago08 mins

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja told an Airtel delegation led by its chairman, Sunil Bharti Mittal, that his administration is prepared to learn and not ashamed of copying what is working in other climes. The president also said the telecoms sector’s regulatory framework and operations would be reviewed to reflect global best practices,…

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POLITICS

‘She Doesn’t Follow Senate Rules’ — Ireti Kingibe Faults Natasha’s Claim On Seating Arrangement

What Some Senators Told Me About My Seat Change – Natasha Akpoti Press Further On Saga With Akpabio

Lagos Assembly Crisis: Meranda Breaks Silence, Says Obasa’s Action ‘Show Of Shame’

Fubara’s Impeachment Looms As Supreme Court Restores Amaewhule As Rivers Assembly Speaker

BREAKING: Supreme Court Nullifies Rivers LG Elections

BREAKING: Supreme Court Reinstates Order Stopping Rivers Allocations, Orders Pro-Wike Lawmakers To Resume Sitting

Court Issues Fresh Order To Lagos Lawmakers In Obasa’s Suit

BREAKING: Akpabio Punishing Me Because I Refused To Sleep With Him – Senator Natasha

JUST-IN: 35 Lagos Lawmakers In Court Over Obasa’s Suit

We’re Not Ashamed Of Copying What Works In Other Climes – Tinubu