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Akpabio Files Fresh ₦200bn Defamation Suit Against Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has filed a fresh ₦200 billion defamation lawsuit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, further intensifying an already tense relationship between the...
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Lawmakers Warn of Major Public Health Crisis as Lead Contamination Spreads in Ogijo
The Senate on Thursday raised serious concerns about what it described as a rapidly worsening lead-poisoning crisis in Ogijo, a densely populated community located...
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Senate Rejects Negotiations with Kidnappers, Calls for Capital Punishment
Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday said the Nigerian Senate is firmly opposed to negotiating with terrorists or paying ransom to kidnappers. He stated...
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Senate Confirms Ex-CDS Musa as Defence Minister After Intense Five-Hour Screening
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (rtd.), as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence after...
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Drama in Senate: Goje Confronts Akpabio Over “Improper” Actions During Plenary
There was a heated confrontation in the Senate on Tuesday after a former governor of Gombe State and Senator representing Gombe Central, Danjuma Goje,...
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Abaribe: Those Responsible for Troop Withdrawal in Kebbi Must Face Justice
The recent abduction of 24 schoolgirls in Kebbi State has reignited national concerns over security lapses in Nigeria, with Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe urging authorities...
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‘Who Ordered the Troops Out?’—Senator Abaribe Queries Silence on Kebbi Attack
The Senator representing Abia South, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has demanded clear answers from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the reported withdrawal of soldiers from a...
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NLC Rejects NSITF Bill, Declares Emergency Meeting as Senate Pushes Amendment Forward
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the proposed amendment to the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Act and has called for an...