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

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025Ayo Olowo

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 […]

Senator Smart Adeyemi is not sound in mind – Abia govt

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021Ayo Olowo

Abia State government has blasted Senator Smart Adeyemi for saying that the state is being governed by drunkards led Okezie Ikpeazu. Senator smart had described Abia state governor, as a “champagne drinking man”. The rebuttal was issued in a statement by Onyebuchi Ememanka, the Chief Press Secretary to Abia State governor, on Tuesday. Adeyemi, the lawmaker […]

Seven arrested for invading Senator’s house

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020News Agency

Seven persons have been arrested in connection with the invasion of Teslim Folarin’s house in Ibadan on Saturday. Mr Yinka Folarin, the lawmaker’s elder brother, told journalists on Saturday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some hoodlums had on Saturday invaded Mr Folarin’s house, carting away items worth more than N200 […]

Court awards N50m damages against senator over s*x-toy shop assault

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020Ayo Olowo

The High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, awarded N50m damages against the senator representing Adamawa North, Elisha Abbo, as compensation to a woman, Osimibibra Warmate, who assaulted by him at a s*x-toy shop in Abuja in May 2019. Justice Samira Bature gave the order in her judgment on the fundamental rights enforcement suit instituted […]

BREAKING! Buruji Kashamu dies of COVID-19

August 8, 2020Ayo Olowo

Former senator Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, has died of complications from COVID-19. Ben Murray-Bruce who broke the news on Twitter on Saturday said Kashamu died at First Cardiologist Consultants in Lagos. Kashamu had a brush with the law over allegations of drug dealing while he was in the United States. In 2015, there […]

“I have resolved to remain minister” – Akpabio says as he pulls out of Akwa Ibom rerun

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019Eben Tanimola

Former Governor of Akwa Ibom state and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has pulled out of the Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial rerun election. In a letter dated 2 December and addressed to Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Akpabio stated his reason for pulling out of the rerun. Recall […]

Court orders forfeiture of senator’s houses, restricts 22 bank accounts

July 6, 2019July 6, 2019Ayo Olowo

A federal high court in Abuja has ordered an interim forfeiture of properties belonging to Peter Nwaoboshi, lawmaker representing Delta north senatorial district. Delivering judgment in suit no FHC/ABJ/CS/1127/18 filed by the special presidential investigation panel (SPIP) for the recovery of public property on behalf of the federal government, Taiwo Taiwo, a judge, also placed […]

Read transcript of trending audio where Saraki revealed how much he spent on Buhari’s election in 2015

November 18, 2018Ayo Olowo

Senate President Bukola Saraki says he spent between N200 million and N400 million in each of 30 states on the election of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. The senate president said this while addressing members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state. The audio was first posted by blogger, Kayode Ogundamisi, on his […]

Shuhu Sani quits APC in protest – Full details

October 20, 2018Ayo Olowo

The senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), a decision that comes few days after the national body of the APC submitted the name of Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s political adviser, Uba Sani, as the candidate for that senatorial district. Mr Sani made his resignation known in a letter […]

APC insists on Shehu Sani, says ‘El-Rufai can’t dictate to us’

October 7, 2018Ayo Olowo

The national body of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says Shehu Sani remains its senatorial candidate in Kaduna central. Yekini Nabena, acting national publicity secretary of the party, gave the clarification in an interview with NAN in Abuja on Sunday. He said Sani was the only senatorial candidate from the zone duly recognised by the […]