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Senate confirms Nwakuche as NCS comptroller-general, urges him to end jailbreaks

Nigeria, March 25 -- The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Sylvester Nwakuche as the substantive Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). The Senate President, Go... Read More


Akpoti-Uduaghan petitions legal disciplinary committee, wants senator probed over alleged disbarment in US

Nigeria, March 25 -- Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has petitioned the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) to investigate her colleague, Edo South Senator Neda Imasuen, ove... Read More


Why I won't apologise to Akpabio - Akpoti-Uduaghan

Nigeria, March 25 -- Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has denied reports that she apologised to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over allegations of sexual harassment. Mrs Akpoti-U... Read More


Why I won't apologise to Senate, Akpabio - Akpoti-Uduaghan

Nigeria, March 25 -- Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has denied reports that she apologised to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over allegations of sexual harassment. Mrs Akpoti-U... Read More


Reps speak on bribery over Rivers emergency rule

Nigeria, March 23 -- The House of Representatives has reacted to allegations of receiving financial inducement to endorse President Bola Tinubu's proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State. ... Read More


Rivers Crisis: Akpabio speaks on $15,000 bribe to lawmakers for emergency rule approval

Nigeria, March 22 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has denied a report that senators received bribe amounting to $15,000 each to approve the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers Sta... Read More


UPDATED: Rivers Crisis: Akpabio speaks on alleged $15,000 bribe to lawmakers for emergency rule approval

Nigeria, March 22 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said senators did not receive a bribe of $15,000 each to approve the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. Mr Akpabio s... Read More


Rivers Crisis: FCT senator faults voice votes in approving emergency rule

Nigeria, March 22 -- Ireti Kingibe, the senator for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has said the use of voice votes by members of the National Assembly for the approval of the emergency rule in River... Read More


Akpoti-Uduaghan Vs Senate: Kogi Central constituents speak on ordeal of embattled lawmaker

Nigeria, March 21 -- On 6 March, the Senate voted to suspend Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months following the recommendations of its ethics, privileges and public petitions committee. The decisio... Read More


Senator opposed to emergency rule in Rivers bickers with Akpabio, walks out of chamber

Nigeria, March 20 -- The Bayelsa West senator, Seriake Dickson, walked out of the Senate chamber shortly before the state of emergency in Rivers State was approved by the upper chamber on Thursday. T... Read More