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  • Senate Approves Six-Month Suspension for Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

    Senate Approves Six-Month Suspension for Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan0

    The Senate has finally suspended the Senator representing the Kogi Central senatorial district, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for six months following the adoption of the report by the Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions. The Senate approved her suspension on Thursday during a plenary session presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The red chamber accused

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  • Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan Sexual Harassment Petition Against Akpabio Rejected by Senate

    Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan Sexual Harassment Petition Against Akpabio Rejected by Senate0

    It was a bit rowdy in the Senate on Wednesday when Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan moved a motion to enable her to submit a petition on sexual harassment against the Senate President Godswill Akpabio. After her motion, the Senate President gave his nod for her to submit her petition, which she did without much ado. However,

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  • Confusion, Uncertainty, Tension, Engulf Rivers State

    Confusion, Uncertainty, Tension, Engulf Rivers State0

    It has been 48 hours since the Rivers State House of Assembly gave Governor Sim Fubara an ultimatum to present the 2025 state budget. But the House of Assembly may have to wait much longer, as the State Government claims it’s waiting for the copy of the Supreme Court judgment before taking steps for its

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  • Lagos Assembly: Obasa Re-elected as Speaker, Meranda Resigns

    Lagos Assembly: Obasa Re-elected as Speaker, Meranda Resigns0

    The game of musical chairs took a dramatic twist on Monday as the removed Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, was re-elected into office following a series of resignations, including that of Hon. Mojisola Meranda, in a return to the status quo ante. The unusual plenary session was witnessed by the State Chairman of the APC,

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  • Akpabio vs. Akpoti: Another Threat to Female Representation in Leadership in Nigeria?

    Akpabio vs. Akpoti: Another Threat to Female Representation in Leadership in Nigeria?0

    The current controversy in the Nigerian Senate, involving the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, which began in the red chamber, has continued to cause waves and conflict in the Nigerian leadership ecosystem in terms of women’s representation in government. Although the rift between

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  • Rivers State: Supreme Court Judgement Reverses Fubara’s Advantages, Halts FAAC Allocation

    Rivers State: Supreme Court Judgement Reverses Fubara’s Advantages, Halts FAAC Allocation0

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    • February 28, 2025

    The ongoing political rift in the River State appears to be unfavourable to State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, as the Supreme Court on Friday declared the Martin Amaewhule-led faction of lawmakers the legitimate House of Assembly. The judgement also imposed restrictions on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s allocation to the state, pending its recognition as the

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