President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has taken the legal battle over the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to the Supreme Court. The move marks a new phase in the long-running dispute between the two lawmakers. Court filings indicate that Akpabio, acting in his official capacity as President of the Senate, is asking the…
Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has ordered his lawyers to withdraw all ongoing defamation lawsuits against several individuals, saying he was moved by counsel during a New Year Mass. Speaking at the Sacred Heart Parish in Uyo on Thursday, Akpabio said he had filed nearly nine lawsuits against individuals he accused of defaming him. He…
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has announced automatic employment for the two sons of his police rider, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Hussani Ibrahim, who died in a ghastly accident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday. The announcement was made on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday as Akpabio informed his colleagues of…
By Prosper Okoye Civil society groups in Nigeria have criticised a call by Senate President Godswill Akpabio for the return of police security personnel to members of the National Assembly and other senior public officials. The criticism followed Mr Akpabio’s appeal to President Bola Tinubu to review his recent directive withdrawing police operatives attached to…
The Nigerian Senate has directed the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, to probe reports which claimed the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, is dead. The resolution was made during plenary on Tuesday, following a point of order raised by Senator Titus Zam, who quoted fake reports circulated on media platforms that the President of the…
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has slammed a N200 billion suit against Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over defamation on sexual harassment allegations. Senator Natasha disclosed this in a post made on Friday via her Facebook page. “Today being the 5th day of December, 2025, I’m in receipt of the newly instituted 200 billion naira suit…
The Senate erupted into a rowdy session on Tuesday after the lawmaker representing Gombe Central District, Senator Danjuma Goje, openly confronted Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over what he described as an “unparliamentary act” during plenary. The chamber, which had settled into routine business under the gavel of Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau (APC, Kano North),…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed claims that he made a controversial remarks insulting the United States President, Donald Trump. The allegation surfaced after a statement went viral suggesting Akpabio responded harshly to Trump’s alleged threat to “invade Nigeria” over reported attacks on Christians. Akpabio says he never issued such a comment in private or…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has said invitation to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other lawmakers for the commissioning of projects in Kogi was in line with legislative procedure. On Thursday, Akpoti-Uduaghan invited Akpabio and other lawmakers to attend a project commissioning event in her state, two months after returning from suspension. The letter…
Strong indications emerged on Thursday that the rift between Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, and the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, may have been finally settled following an invitation from Natasha to Akpabio and other Senators for a series of project commissioning events in Kogi State next week. The invitation, personally signed by Senator…
