Senators Akpabio and Natasha: The Unwilling ‘Twins’

Godswill Obot Akpabio, born 1962, now Senate President, and Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, born 1979, share December 9 like unwilling twins; one leads the red chamber, the other fights to keep her seat in it. Their connection should have stayed a harmless trivia nugget. Instead, it became the punchline nobody dared tell aloud. Or maybe a few […]

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Idiocracy, senators and children of food, By Lasisi Olagunju

For ten clean years (November 2015 to 7 October, 2025), Mahmood Yakubu was the chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). On 29 November, 2025, fifty-three days after he left that impartial office, he became a beneficiary of the election he refereed; he was made an ambassador by the president. Yakubu is not a […]

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Some Senators have gotten N2m recess ‘token’ ―Senator Ningi

Senator Abdul Ningi has said that some lawmakers have gotten N2m as holiday allowance even though he is yet to get his own. Recall that during plenary on Tuesday, August 8, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, was caught on tape telling the Senators to expect a “token” to enable them to enjoy their recess. “In order […]

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Names of Senators in 10th Senate still receiving pensions as ex-governors

About 13 former Governors still receive pension allowances while still serving as Senators in the 10th National Assembly. In a report released, Nigerian Tribune compiled the names of the former governors who still receive pensions as serving senators. The list was released after former Governor of Ogun state, Gbenga Daniel disclosed that he wrote a […]

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Some Boko Haram sponsors are now governors, senators, Aso Rock officials —Ex-naval chief says

Kunle Olawunmi, retired Nigerian Navy Commodore, has said some sponsors of terrorist groups are bent on turning Nigeria to a country where the Taliban will be in total control. Olawunmi spoke on Wednesday when he featured on a Channels Television programme, ‘Sunrise Daily’. The retired Navy Commodore expressed regret that he convinced the United States […]

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Southwest govs, senators, reps meet, take common position on Constitution review

Governors, Senators and House of Representatives’ members from Southwest Nigeria zone, have agree to present a common position for Nigeria’s constitution review. They took the position at their Tuesday evening meeting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory and also set up a committee to harmonise the positions of the Governors and lawmakers from the zone. […]

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HEDA’s report reveals Nigerian former governors, senators, ministers own over 130 assets in Dubai

Nigerians on social media are currently reacting to a new report claiming that more than 130 choice assets in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), were purchased by some ex-governors, ministers and senators using looted funds. This allegation is contained in a report titled “UAE component of the three-country (Nigeria, UAE and the UK) comparative study […]

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