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The Federal Government has withdrawn the criminal defamation case filed against the senator representing Kogi Central in the 10th National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. A notice of discontinuance, filed on December 12, 2025, by the Office of the Attorney General of Read more…


The President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has thrown his weight behind the death penalty for kidnappers, declaring that capital punishment remains a necessary deterrent against the rising tide of violent crimes in the country. Akpabio also commended Read more…


The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Saturday declared that he remains the most ranked Christian in government, attributing his political ascension to what he described as the special grace of God. Naija News reports that Akpabio spoke during Read more…


President Bola Tinubu is deeply troubled by the unending killings in Plateau State and across Nigeria, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio  said on Saturday, declaring that the violence has left both the government and the nation in pain. Speaking at the Read more…


An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Kano State, Alwan Hassan, has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio and his deputy, Senator Barau Jibrin, of deliberately stalling the confirmation of Engr. Abdullahi Garba Ramat as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Read more…


Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, cautioned ministerial nominee Kingsley Udeh (SAN) against responding to any question related to United States President Donald Trump’s recent controversial remarks about Nigeria. Udeh, who appeared before the Senate for screening, was nominated by Read more…


There was mild drama on the floor of the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, November 4, when the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and his deputy, Senator Jibrin Barau, openly disagreed over the United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump’s threat Read more…


Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adetokunbo Pearse, has stated that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, is unfit to lead the National Assembly. Pearse described Akpabio as a criminal, maintaining that he has a million cases with the Economic Read more…


The National Assembly has announced that all senators, members of the House of Representatives and their aides have been restricted from passing the long corridor in front of the office of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Naija News learnt that Read more…


The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has asserted that the restoration of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to the Senate should not hinder the investigation into claims made against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Naija News recalls that Natasha had accused Akpabio Read more…