By Ola Awoniyi The tenth National Assembly, led by Distinguished Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, is now in the second half of its four-year tenure. From next year, electioneering ahead of the 2027 polls will take centre stage in national politics. Therefore, history beckons to the 10th Assembly
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Saturday, charged public officers to strive to leave behind enduring legacies that would outlive them after they had left office. He gave the charge while speaking at the funeral service in honour of the late Abom Emmanuel Eno Peter Umana, held at the Catholic Church Assumption Parish, Ukana, […]
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Monday morning, returned to the country from a brief vacation in London. This has put an end to the speculation that the Senate President was critically ill and admitted in a London hospital. Recall that Akpabio had attended the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva […]
By Dooyum Naadzenga A Federal High Court in Abuja has enacted severe restrictions on public commentary regarding the lawsuit between suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Justice Binta Nyako’s ruling prohibits all parties involved from granting interviews or streaming court proceedings on social media, highlighting concerns
••• breaks 59 year old jinx By Tunde Opalana History was on Friday made in far away Angola, as the President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and leader of Nigeria’s delegation to the 147th Inter-Parliamentary Union General Assembly in Luanda, Angola broke a 59 year old jinx, by being elected into […]
Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has described the coronation of His Highness, Nasir Ado Bayero, as the Emir of Bichi, less than 24 hours after he gave out his daughter, Zahra in marriage, as an uncommon grace and mercy from almighty Allah. Akpabio stated this while answering questions from newsmen in Bichi, […]
Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has urged the people of Koroma Tai Community to be steadfast in protecting and maintaining of the Youth Corps Members’ Lodge and Viewing Centre located in their community to compliment government’s effort. He made this appeal during the commissioning/handing over of the Corps’ Members’ Lodge and
Senator Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State has reminded the citizens of the state that the state’s growth and infrastructure revival remain in their hands. Senator Akpabio, who spoke at the inauguration of the Akwa Ibom Democratic Forum (ADF) in the senatorial districts of Eket and Uyo […]