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Federal Government Drops Criminal Charges Against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

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The Nigerian federal government has officially withdrawn criminal charges against Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District. The discontinuance notice was filed in case number FHC/ABJ/CR/195/2025 at the Federal High Court in Abuja, between the Federal Government and Akpoti-Uduaghan. The document dated December 12, 2025, invokes sections 108(1), 108(2)(a), and 108(5) of the […]

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Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan takes her case to Inter-Parliamentary Union in New York

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Suspended Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi central, has reported Senate President Godswill Akpabio to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). She spoke at the IPU meeting held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday. Akpoti-Uduaghan had accused Akpabio of making sexual advances towards her. The allegation was preceded by Akpoti-Uduaghan’s outburst against Akpabio over […]

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Former NBA president, Agbakoba knocks Bulkachuwa for unguarded utterance suggesting he influenced court cases

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A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba, has knocked Adamu Bulkachuwa, a senator representing Bauchi north, over some of his recent comments. Recall that during the senate valedictory session on Saturday, Bulkachuwa said he often influenced the decisions of Zainab Bulkachuwa, his wife and a former president of the court of appeal, while she was […]

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BREAKING: Akpabio emerges president of 10th assembly, Jibrin Barau becomes deputy

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The Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West, Godswill Akpabio, has been elected as the senate president. He defeated Abdulaziz Yari, senator representing Zamfara Central, to win the election on Tuesday. Akpabio polled 63 votes, while Yari scored 46 votes. Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, was the preferred candidate of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) […]

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Senate committee set to probe delay in issuance, renewal of Nigeria passport

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The Nigerian Senate has directed its Committee on Interior to urgently investigate the circumstances leading to the delay of issuance and renewal of the Nigeria passport by the Nigerian Immigration Services. The Upper Chamber also mandated the committee to investigate the contract award for the production of passports and revert to it on the findings […]

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Buhari to live behind N77 trillion debt for incoming President – DMO

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Director general, Debt Management Office (DMO), Patience Oniha, has said  President Muhammadu Buhari will live behind a total of N77 trillion debt for incoming President. President Buhari’s tenure will end in May 2023. Oniha said this while fielding questions from newsmen at the public presentation and breakdown of the highlights of the 2023 appropriation act […]

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Buhari replaces former Ministers, sends nominees list to Senate

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The Nigerian Senate has received the executive communication with the nomination of six names as replacements for ministers that resigned their positions to contest the presidential election. In a letter that was read by the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawa,n on Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari said the nominees would replace the former ministers that […]

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Court orders CCT chairman, Umar to appear before Senate over alleged misconduct

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An Abuja Federal High Court on Tuesday dismissed a suit by the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Yakubu Umar seeking to stop the Senate from probing him on alleged misconduct. The Court had held that as a public officer administering law, he is answerable to the Senate on moral standards. Justice Inyang […]

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Senate extends 2021 budget implementation till May 2022

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The upper chamber of the National Assembly, the senate has extended the implementation of the 2021 budget from March 31 to May 31, 2022. The development occurred after it considered a bill to amend the 2021 appropriation act. The bill which was sponsored by Yahaya Abdullahi, senate leader, was read during plenary on Tuesday, April […]

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Senate warns on negative precedence, may challenge court verdict on electoral act

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The Senate has warned that a crisis might be brewing if nothing is done to challenge the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, which recently nullified the provisions of Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act. Senator Thompson Sekibo (Rivers East), in a motion he sponsored, described the judgment as a threat […]

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