EXCLUSIVE: Senate President Akpabio Plans Temporary Resignation to Allow Senate Committee to ‘Formally Exonerate Him and Suggest Permanent Suspension’ for Senator Natasha

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, currently facing backlash over the allegation of sexual harassment, may step down in the coming week in a plot to allow the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions (SCEPPP) to officially clear him, SaharaReporters has learnt. The Senate Committee after clearing Akpabio is then expected to recommend an…

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Lawmaker Charges Colleagues to Advocate Policies that Empower Consumers, Promote Transparency, Others

Lawmaker Charges Colleagues to Advocate Policies that Empower Consumers, Promote Transparency, Others

By Anietie Akpan The Member representing Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency, Cross River State, in the House of Representatives, Hon. Bassey Akiba has called on lawmakers in the country to advocate for policies that empower consumers, promote transparency, and foster fair competition. In his message dated March 15, to mark the World Consumer Rights Day 2025,…

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Tinubu Govt Urges Obasanjo Not to Use Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway

Abuja, Nigeria – The federal government has criticized former President Olusegun Obasanjo for opposing the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, saying those criticising the project should not use the roads when completed. David Umahi, minister of works, spoke on Thursday in Akure, the Ondo state capital, during an interactive session on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal…

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Bekwarra Councillors Allegedly Move to Impeach Council Chairman

By Solomon Ogar Bekwarra, Cross River – Councillors from the Bekwarra Legislative Council are allegedly gearing and squaring up seriously against the Council Chairman Hon. Theresa Ushie. The reasons for the desperate clandestine moves are not yet known, but Solomon Island reliably gathered this from a source privy to the impeachment plot against the incumbent…

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Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan: Senators Disown Committee Report

Abuja, Nigeria – A growing controversy over the suspension of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has deepened following allegations that signatures attached to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions’ report were not endorsements of her suspension but merely attendance records. This dispute has left several senators questioning the transparency and due process…

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