Akpabio
11 Jun
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday identified some errors in lines three, five and 18 of the new national anthem released by the National Orientation Agency (NOA). The Senate President observed the errors during plenary on Tuesday as he directed the NOA to immediately effect corrections on the faulty lines. Last Wednesday, the Director-General…
5 Jun
After staying away for 75 days out of the 90-day suspension slammed on him by the Senate on March 12, 2024, Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP Bauchi
20 Feb
The Accountability Initiative (AI), a Nigerian civil society group, has fired back at Senator Godswill Akpabio's accusations against former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele, highlighting Akpabio's own ongoing corruption investigations and demanding he face charges instead. Akpabio recently claimed the current administration is struggling to find charges against Emefiele for his time at the helm…
25 Dec 2023
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 poll, Peter Obi has used the season of Christmas to appreciate God’s mercy.
He made the appeal in a Christmas message on his X (Twitter) handle yesterday.
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The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has reiterated the organisation's commitment to advancing local content development in Nigeria's energy sector and driving sustainable growth of the industry. According to a statement signed by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, Kyari disclosed this at the ongoing 13th…
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Following a kiosks verification and validation exercise towards the upcoming Christmas Festival, occasioned by the displeasure of Governor Umo Eno over allegations of illegal resale of kiosks, the Akwa Ibom State Government has confirmed the arrest of some vendors. The vendors arrested by security operatives included those involved in various vices during online registration, such…
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