Liberian lawmaker and ECOWAS Parliamentarian, Hon. Moima Briggs-Mensah, has raised concerns over the ongoing legal battle between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for six months and faces criminal prosecution. Briggs-Mensah emphasised that the case is not just a personal struggle but touches on the dignity, freedom, and political space…
By David Okoh The Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) has issued a one-week ultimatum to the external auditors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), directing them to provide comprehensive explanations and supporting documentation for more than ₦210 trillion in unreconciled figures contained in the company’s audited financial statements. The directive was issued during…
The Senate has confirmed Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, APC, Ondo South; the immediate past Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Yakubu Mahmoud; Senator Ita Enang, Reno Omokri; Senator Grace Bent and Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut as non- Career Ambassadorial Designates Also cleared on Thursday were Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, immediate past sole administrator of Rivers…
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Major General Waheedi Shaibu as the new Chief of Army Staff, directing him to “take a bow” and assume office immediately. Shaibu’s confirmation came barely an hour after the upper chamber cleared General Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff, marking the commencement of the screening process for President Bola…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has vehemently denied allegations of disrupting Air Peace operations, asserting that his actions were a stand against systemic extortion and poor customer service by Nigerian airlines, not an act of disruption. He insisted he rejected preferential treatment and championed the rights of ordinary Nigerians. Recall that Air Peace had previously issued a…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday transmitted a fresh batch of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. The request came barely 24 hours after the upper chamber began screening an earlier set of three ambassadorial nominees. The President’s letter was read at plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who said Tinubu asked lawmakers to…
By Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu Director-General, PEBEC / National Publicity Secretary, City Boy Movement President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should, in the context of how history evaluates consequential political figures, be examined alongside leaders such as Nelson Mandela of South Africa and Jerry John Rawlings of Ghana—not because their political journeys were identical, but because their…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) sends Bill to regulate social media to the National Assembly. – Senate set to probe Oil theft in the Niger Delta. – Constitution Amendment: Reps to revisit rejected gender Bills. – “Invest in Girl-Child education” NGO to Reps. – Reps resolve to probe use of the dollar as legal tender…
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has charged Nigerian women to go beyond rhetorics in pushing for the rights of women even as he advocated for legislative framework for 35% affirmative action. According to Senator Akpabio the Nigerian Senate will take steps toward advancing gender equality, pledging to introduce laws that will eliminate…
The senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Patrick Moro PhD, has described the call for resignation of PDP acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Lliya Damagum as ill-timed and inappropriate. Senator Moro was reacting to the call for Amb. Damagum’s resignation by Member representing Ideato Federal Constituency in Imo State,…
