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Signatures attached to the report were allegedly taken from the attendance register. The controversy surrounding the suspension of the Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has deepened, with allegations that the signatures attached to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions’ report were not for the endorsement of the suspension but rather attendance records. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan This led to confusion at …

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has raised concerns over the refusal of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to engage with its Peace and Reconciliation Committee, despite President Bola Tinubu’s appeal for dialogue to restore stability in Rivers State. Speaking at a press conference on Friday in Abuja, the Chairman of PANDEF’s Peace and Reconciliation …

Former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai, has said that he sought the permission of former President Muhammadu Buhari before he left the All Progressives Congress, APC, and joined the Social Democratic Party, SDP. He spoke in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, monitored by our correspondent in Kaduna, yesterday.According to him, there was nothing he does without seeking …

Nasir El-Rufai has stated that he did not leave the All Progressives Congress; rather, it was the party that dumped him. The former Kaduna governor continues to make news headlines following his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and has criticised his former party while sharing insight on his reason for leaving. According to El-Rufai, the APC has derailed …

The United States Vice President JD Vance has stated that foreign students on student visas may face deportation if their stay is deemed not to be in the best interest of the country. In an interview with Fox News on Thursday night, Vance emphasised that this move is part of a broader strategy under the Trump administration to increase deportation …

The former president did not hold back in his critique of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, calling its policies corrupt and wasteful. Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has stated that Nigeria must reassess its political system, suggesting that “Western liberal democracy” is failing the country. He also criticised the Nigeria’s leadership, describing many past and present officeholders as “ill-prepared, satanic, and …

The senators urged Nigerians not to allow the allegations to serve as a distraction from the legislative responsibilities of the National Assembly. Senators, on Thursday, overwhelmingly passed a vote of confidence in the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, despite the sexual harassment allegations levelled against him by Kogi Central Senator Natash Akpoti-Uduaghan. Members of the upper chamber also urged Nigerians not …

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has called for total peace in the state, urging members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to comply fully with the Supreme Court judgment in the best interest of the state. Fubara stated this on Thursday during the inauguration of the newly renovated Okrika Grammar School in Okrika Local Government Area. He stressed that …

Justice Obiora Egwuatu had previously granted an ex-parte order on March 4, restraining the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions from conducting disciplinary proceedings against Akpoti-Uduaghan. The suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has taken a new turn as she filed a contempt application against Senate President Godswill Akpabio for allegedly disobeying a valid court order. …

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has expressed his willingness to work with Peter Obi, the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, to strengthen opposition politics ahead of 2027 presidential election.  Speaking after his closed-door meeting with Obi at the Government House in Bauchi, Mohammed said he admires and respects Obi’s style of politics, adding that the ex-governor of …