THE Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed June 27, 2025, to deliver judgement on the contempt claims filed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in the suit filed by the embattled lawmaker. Justice Binta Nyako will also deliver judgement on the preliminary objection filed by …
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THE Nigerian Senate has approved two out of the four pivotal tax reform bills currently under legislative scrutiny. Newsextra24 reports that the approved legislation includes the repeal of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (Establishment) Act and the introduction of the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill 2025, alongside the Nigeria Revenue Service Bill …
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THE Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has reportedly withdrawn from the presidential panel investigating sexual harassment allegations made against him by the lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Newsextra24 reports that the withdrawal, which occurred without any official explanation, has raised questions and sparked widespread speculation. The President of Citizens …
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has denied receiving retraction letters from the lawyer of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, who is demanding a retraction of her sexual harassment allegations against the Senate President. Agbakoba, whose law firm, Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL), represents Akpabio, had reportedly written a second letter to …
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PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26. Senate President Godswill Akpabio is at the head of the five-member delegation. Other members of the delegation are the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu; …
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Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate, on Thursday commended the Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Mr Christopher Maikalangu, for leading the mass movement of his supporters to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Akpabio described the mass exodus as a turning point for Abuja residents. Speaking at a …
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The Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL), solicitor to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, says it is interested in finding out the truth about the allegation of sexual harassment against Akpabio. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the allegation was made by suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. At a news conference in …
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SENATE President Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, distanced himself from a planned solidarity rally in his hometown in Akwa Ibom. Akpabio said that he was not familiar with the organisers of the rally. The clarifications came in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media Matters, Jackson Udom. In the statement, …
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PRESIDENT of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has described President Bola Tinubu’s vision and dedication to Nigeria as inspiring. Akpabio said this on Saturday in Abuja in a congratulatory message personally signed by him on the occasion Tinubu’s 73rd birthday anniversary. He described the president’s passion for Nigeria’s progress as contagious. “Your …
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Senator Ireti Kingibe is now singing a new tune, calling for an open probe of sexual harassment claim against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Ireti Kingibe said: “As the Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT in the 10th Senate, and the Chairperson of the Senate …
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