The Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio and the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike on Wednesday mocked the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) over a statement it issued saying that Samuel Anyanwu has been reinstated as the party’s National Secretary. Akpabio, who gave his personal opinion on the matter shortly before delivering President…
42 senators received $10,000 each on Wednesday night, while 45 senators were given $5,000 each on Tuesday night to influence the approval of the controversial emergency rule in Rivers State. Sources privy to the matter told EkweAnaedo that Akpabio’s guest house, located at No. 22, Yedeseram Street, Maitama, Abuja, was the venue where the…
The ongoing verbal exchanges between the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, and Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, took a fresh turn on Saturday as her husband, Chief Emmanuel Uduaghan, urged Akpabio to accord his wife the respect and dignity she deserves. Uduaghan, the Alema of Warri Kingdom, in a statement made…
A video which emerged online show the moment the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, ordered that the lawmaker representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, be ejected out of the Senate for disrupting the plenary session due to an unauthorized change of her seating arrangement. The plenary was in…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has cautioned against relying on social media for information, stating that “ninety-nine percent of what is on social media is inaccurate, sometimes total speculation, and sometimes based on mischief.” Akpabio made this remark while addressing concerns over allegations that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was funding Boko Haram….
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas over “the failure to end the apparently unlawful practice by the National Assembly of fixing its allowances and running costs, and the failure to account for the monthly running…
Arochukwu ancient kingdom, Abia State will be a beehive of activities starting July 25, as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other prominent persons, including national figures, royal fathers and business moguls will be storming the town for the Eze Aro of Arochukwu Coronation celebration. According to a Statement signed by the chairman National Coronation Celebration…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has reminded Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) that the chamber was not a nightclub, and she must be recognized before speaking. The exchange occurred during a heated debate on a bill to establish the National Road Transport Council. The bill, sponsored by Deputy Senate Leader Senator Oyelola Ashiru (APC, Kwara…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has urged Nigerians to remain steadfast and hopeful despite the hard times they are experiencing. Akpabio, in a Christmas message released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh, expressed optimism that the pains, which Nigerians are going through due to the removal of petroleum subsidy, was for the…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared vacant, the seats of Senator Dave Umahi of Ebonyi South Senatorial District and Ibrahim Geidam of Yobe East Senatorial District following their assumption of office as ministers. The Senate, therefore, asked the Independent National electoral commission (INEC) to conduct by-elections to fill the vacant seats immediately. Both Umahi and…
