By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Betta Edu, and Chief Chukwuemeka Egwuonwu (CEO of Peterson Group) have been inducted into the University of Calabar’s prestigious Hall of Fame. The…
By Kelvin Obambon CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has disclosed that the President of the Nigerian Senate Godswill Akpabio and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, will be among the 13,786 people who will be awarded degrees at the 37th Convocation of the institution. The Vice Chancellor of…
Kola Ologbondiyan, former National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed concern over the repeated votes of confidence passed o Senate President Godswill Akpabio, describing the trend as “worrisome.” Ologbondiyan made the remarks during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday evening. The Senate had earlier on Thursday passed…
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…
Calabar, Nigeria – Ex-Bakassi Peninsula Detainee Princewill Chimezie Richards has issued a warning on those planning to hurt Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Richards, who is also the pioneer founder of the Biafra National League (BnL), disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, stating that he knew that Akpabio would not escape what he did to…
Abuja, Nigeria – The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, March 10, adjourned the hearing of a suit brought by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is challenging the Senate’s decision to refer her to the Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions Committee for probe. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, presiding over the case, postponed the matter after respondents—including…
