Senate clarifies no new states created amid social media claims
The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has clarified that no new states have been created, contrary to viral social media reports claiming the approval of 12 additional states.
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Full List of 46 proposed new states submitted to House of Reps
The Federal House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has disclosed that it received 46 formal requests for the creation of new states, alongside 117 demands for new local government areas across Nigeria.
Full List: Senate confirms Tinubu’s 33 appointments for Rivers
The Senate has confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s appointments into four key Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Rivers State.
Senate screens Usoro Akpabio for South South Development Commission top job
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday screened Miss Usoro Akpabio, the Managing Director-nominee and other nominees for the board of the South South Development Commission.
Reps member sponsors bills to establish two tertiary institutions in Kebbi
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Hon. Joseph Bassey: 2 years of unbroken promises made to people of Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey was elected as a member of the House of Representatives by the good people of Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency in 2023. Two years under review of this critical national assignment, the lawmaker has kept faith with his people, consulting with them, promoting human capital development in the federal…
₦144.7trn Debt: PRP urges NASS to reject Tinubu’s new loan request
ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has strongly opposed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s latest foreign loan request, describing it as reckless and detrimental to Nigeria’s future. In a press statement issued on 29 May 2025 and signed by the party’s National Chairman, Falalu Bello, the PRP expressed deep concern over what it called…
9 Cross River NASS members endorse Tinubu, Otu as sole candidates for 2027
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Nine out of 11 National Assembly (NASS) members in Cross River State have endorsed President Bola Tinubu and Governor Bassey Otu as sole candidates for the 2027 general elections. The legislators, comprising two Senators and seven House of Representatives, made the endorsement on Thursday, 29th May 2025, in Calabar, the state capital….
Calabar Appeal Court upholds jail term of professor who rigged election for Senate President Akpabio
CALABAR — The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar on Wednesday affirmed the conviction and three-year jail sentence handed to Professor Peter Ogban, a former INEC returning officer who manipulated the outcome of the 2019 senatorial election in favour of Godswill Akpabio, now President of the Nigerian Senate.
Senator Natasha writes Senate President Akpabio apology letter
ABUJA – The embattled and suspended Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has written Senate President Godswill Akpabio an apology letter. Termed ‘Satirical Apology Letter’, Akpoti-Uduaghan, said she is a stubborn woman who mistakenly believed that her seat in the Senate was earned through elections, not erections. Read the full letter below:…