Senate Mandates NSA To Probe Akpabio’s Death Claim
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Nigerian Senate has given a marching order to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, to probe reports which claimed the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, is dead. Recall that Godswill Akpabio became the President of the Nigerian Senate on 13 June 2023. He was elected to lead the 10th Senate of […]
Shameful That US Congress Acts While Abuja Politics — Bakare Slams Senators
The Lead Pastor of Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, on Sunday accused Nigerian senators of abandoning their duties amid rampant insecurity while the United States Congress takes decisive action on the killings ravaging the country. Delivering his State of the Nation Address in Lagos, Bakare described the National Assembly’s silence as a […]
Dino Melaye, 5,733 Others Become Certified Legal Practitioners
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting A former member of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Dino Melaye has been called to bar. This exercise has made him a duly certified advocate of the Nigerian legal system. He was among the 5,734 called to bar in Abuja on Wednesday. Melaye, who graduated from the elite Baze University Abuja, first represented […]
Natasha Must Apologize Before Reinstatement —Senate Insists
Ismail Abdulazeez Mantu Reporting The Senate has declared it will not immediately reinstate Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, despite a Federal High Court ruling that nullified her six-month suspension and declared it excessive. Justice Binta Nyako, delivering judgment on Friday in Abuja, held that the Kogi Central senator’s prolonged suspension was unconstitutional, emphasizing that […]
Nigerian Senate Extends 2024 Budget Implementation
Nigeria’s Senate has approved a fresh extension of the capital component of the 2024 national budget, pushing the deadline for its implementation to 31 December 2025. This marks the second extension of the budget’s lifespan, allowing the federal government more time to complete ongoing infrastructure and development projects. The resolution was passed during Tuesday’s plenary […]
Killing: Send More Troops To Fight Boko Haram In Borno, Yobe, Senate Tells Military
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Nigerian senate has challenged the military to redeploy more personnel and advanced equipment to Borno and Yobe states to tackle the resurgence of Boko Haram insurgency. This instruction is coming on the heels of the renewed insurgent attacks in the Northeast region, resulting in the killing of soldiers in Marte town […]