Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a lawsuit against the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for alleged defamation. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Akpoti-Uduaghan raised concerns after her Senate seat was reassigned following a reshuffle triggered by opposition members switching to the majority wing. She resisted the relocation, leading to a confrontation between her and…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that not more than 30 per cent of Nigerians pay tax to the coffers of the Federal Government, yet many Nigerians want the best to be provided by the government in the areas of infrastructure, education and security among others. Speaking on Monday while declaring open the public hearing…
A mild drama erupted in the Senate on Thursday as Senate President Godswill Akpabio ordered the Sergeant-at-Arms to remove Senator Natasha Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, from the chamber. The drama started after a report by Senate Chief Whip Mohammed Monguno, who informed the Senate that Senator Natasha had refused to relocate to a new seat…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has again urged Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu as he grapples to fix the nation’s economy and touch the lives of Nigerians across the ethnic divide. Akpabio said Nigeria was on life support before Tinubu was elected the president in 2023, adding that despite the ugly situation,…
The Nigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would take over the four key states in the South South region in the 2027 general elections. Akpabio said this while receiving the newly elected governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, at his residence in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital…
The federal government is set to extend the implementation of the 2024 budget till 30 June, 2025. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio announced this on Wednesday at the presentation of the 2025 budget. In his speech, Mr Akpabio announced that the National Assembly has commenced the process to extend the budget implementation till June 2025….
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has revealed why President Bola Tinubu appointed former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, as the minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. According to Akpabio, Wike’s performance as a local government chairman, Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Government, Minister and two-term governor gave him the job. The Senate leader…
A lawsuit has been filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja against President Bola Tinubu, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the alleged unlawful removal of Justice Danladi Umar as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The case has been initiated by…
An aide to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Uduak Udoh, is trending for the goof he made at the funeral of the first lady of Akwa Ibom state, Patience Umo Eno, which was held last Friday. While speaking to newsmen at the funeral, Uduak, shockingly ‘’congratulated’ the state governor, Umo Eno, over the demise of his…
The Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday, December 11, declared the seat of Monday Okpebholo, who represented Edo Central Senatorial District, vacant. Okpebholo contested for the Edo State governorship seat on September 16, and won under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) The Senate President also called on the electoral body, the Independent…