A group of women from Akwa Ibom State has taken to the streets in protest, demanding an end to what they call false accusations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The women, said to be from Essien Udim Local Government Area, Akpabio’s nativity, expressed their anger over the sexual harassment allegations made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan,…
The Senator representing Kogi Central at the Senate, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has called on Mrs. Unoma Akpabio, wife of Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to stay out of the allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation against her husband. The dispute between Akpoti-Uduaghan and Akpabio began after she refused to sit in a designated seat during a Senate…
The wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Unoma Godswill Akpabio, has filed lawsuits against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, seeking a total of ₦251 billion in damages over allegations made by the Kogi lawmaker. The suits were filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and accused Akpoti-Uduaghan of defamation and violation of fundamental…
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…
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…
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…