Tag: Senate News
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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… Read More
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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… Read More
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Senate speaks on disbarment of its ethics committee chair from practising law in US
The Nigerian Senate has finally broken its silence on the disbarment of Neda Imasuen from practising law in the US. Mr Imasuen, who represents Edo… Read More
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Senate okays State of Emergency in Rivers State
Like the House of Representatives, the Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State, invoking its constitutional powers… Read More
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NIA, DSS Probe Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Attendance at IPU Meeting
Abuja, Nigeria – Internal and external intelligence agencies are probing how Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan secured access to the recent Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting… Read More
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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… Read More
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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… Read More
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Court Adjourns Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Suit Against Senate
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… Read More
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Senate Requests N10Bn Special Intervention Fund
In a flurry of legislative activity, the Senate and House of Representatives have put forward a series of proposals aimed at addressing key economic, security,… Read More
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Senate Declares Edo Governor Okpebholo’s Seat Vacant, Asks INEC to Conduct By-Election
Abuja, Nigeria – Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has formally lost his seat at the Red Chambers as the Senate has declared it vacant. Converseer… Read More
