The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has urged President Bola Tinubu to instruct Ministers and Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the federal government to refrain from international travel during the budget defense period. Mr. Akpabio made this request during his address at the presentation of the 2024 appropriation bill to a joint session…
The Senate was thrown into a rowdy session when Tony Nwoye of the Labour Party repeatedly yelled at the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio following the latter’s announcement of new minority leaders in the red chamber. During the Senate’s plenary on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, Akpabio announced two members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Abba…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, named the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the various committees in the Red Chamber. The Senate President confirmed the appointment during plenary shortly after announcing new minority leaders in the Senate. Notable among the appointments is the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was appointed as the…
ABUJA – The upper chamber of the National AsÂsembly on Tuesday witnessed a turn of event as senators took sides during the clash between PresÂident of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and the Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume. The development, which made AkÂpabio to call for an emergency closed door session of the Senate,…
Senator Elisha Abbo has stated that Senate President Godswill Akpabio plotted his removal by the Court of Appeal. Abbo made this allegation at his residence in Abuja, yesterday, hours after the Court of Appeal nullified his senatorial election. The Adamawa senator claimed that Akpabio also has plans to remove former Chief Whip of the Senate,…
