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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of making repeated lewd and suggestive remarks towards her, both in and outside the Senate chamber. Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended from the Senate on March 6 for what was described as “gross misconduct and unruly behavior” following a seating arrangement dispute with Akpabio. …
Suspended senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), has said that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, once made a suggestive comment about her waist movements. She made the allegation in an interview with BBC, adding that Akpabio would “squeeze my hands in a very suggestive way”. “We women, we know what it means when a man squeezes …
KANO – The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has said that President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State is not only unconstitutional, but could lead to anarchy. Kwankwaso who opposed the action also criticized the 10th National Assembly for drifting into …
The two chambers of the National Assembly, yesterday, approved President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State which resulted in the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and other elected officials for six months, and the appointment of a sole administrator by a voice vote. This is contrary to Section …
ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State, insisting that it violates the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and cannot stand. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, after an emergency meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC), PDP National Publicity …
PORT HARCOURT: Women in Rivers State have condemned President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in the state, turning to God for intervention. Hundreds of women from the 23 local government areas, under the aegis of Women Unite for Sim, gathered at Isaac Boro Park in Port Harcourt for a prayer session, expressing …
Senator Seriake Dickson has strongly criticised President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State, insisting that the move lacks justification and undermines democratic principles. Speaking on PrimeTime with Arise TV, the former Bayelsa governor described the decision as shocking and ill-advised. “As a committed democrat, I was shocked when the president’s proclamation …
The immediate past Publicity Secretary of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and Convener of Concerned Citizens of Rivers State, Dr. Ken Robinson, has described President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State as an inevitable decision. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Robinson expressed hope that the president’s intervention would …
The Rivers State government has pledged to engage with relevant institutions to address the ongoing political crisis following the declaration of a state of emergency by President Bola Tinubu. The Honorable Commissioner for Information and Communications, Warisenibo Joe Johnson, made this known in a statement issued on behalf of the state government. Addressing the people …
Fellow Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding the political crisis in Rivers State. Like many of you, I have watched with concern the development with the hope that the parties involved would allow good sense to prevail at the soonest, but all that hope burned out without any …