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24 May 2023
Senate president Ahmad Lawan has dismissed reports that he is seeking reelection for the Senate Presidency position. Lawan in a statement said he did not declare or held a meeting with anybody to contest for the post. “I have read some media reports that I have joined the race for the Presidency of the 10th…
24 May 2023
Network Against Corruption and Human Trafficking (NACAT) has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices And Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)...
22 May 2023
Two major issues have been topical in the South-South geopolitical zone, otherwise known as the Niger Delta - the zoning of the senate president in the 10th National Assembly to the region by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the discordant tunes from the recently reconstituted Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
18 May 2023
Senate Presidential candidate, Godswill Akpabio and his running mate, Barau Jibril on Wednesday took their campaign to the leadership of the Labour Party (LP) and that of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
18 May 2023
All Progressives Congress (APC) Northwest youth has endorsed senator Godswill Akpabio and Barau Jibrin as the 10th Senate president and deputy, for the betterment of Nigeria. The APC youth wing said having Akpabio from South-south as senate president and Jibrin from Northwest as his deputy will go a long way in building the confidence of…
16 May 2023
Project commissioning in Nigeria, especially by state governments, are projects on their own. Humongous millions of naira, most times unbudgeted, are often sunk into commissioning.
15 May 2023
Not bogged down by the voices of opposition to their endorsement for the 10th National Assembly leadership, the anointed candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Senate President and Deputy Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Barau Jibrin, yesterday...
9 May 2023
A fresh crisis is looming in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as some of its aspirants for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly, last night, rejected the party’s consensus candidates for positions of the Senate President, Deputy Senate President, Speaker, and Deputy Speaker.
9 May 2023
Nigeria adopted the Federal presidential constitution in the Second Republic in 1979, which birthed the bicameral legislative political structure comprising the Senate and House of Representatives. Joe Wayas was the first Senate President and served a single full term before the Shehu Shagari-led National Party ...
9 May 2023
Presdent of South East Media Professional Group (SEMPG), Emenike Iroegbu, has endorsed aspiration of Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom North West) for Senate presidency of the 10th National Assembly.
8 May 2023
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has nominated Senator Godswill Akpabio for the position of the Senate President.
7 May 2023
The widely reported endorsement by the President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the immediate past minister for Niger Delta Affairs and a Senator-elect from Akwa Ibom State Mr Godswill Akpabio as his preferred candidate for the office of the Senate President of the soon to be inaugurated 10th Session of the National Assembly has been described by HURIWA as an endorsement of corruption and the end of the anti-graft crusade.

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The Federal Government has set up a seven-man committee to investigate the alleged bullying incidents at Lead British International School, Abuja. This was after the government convened an emergency meeting with management of the school following a disturbing video footage of some students bullying others emerged on the social media earlier on Tuesday. "The committee's…
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The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has promised that the commission will now meet on a quarterly basis with stakeholders of the commission to enhance the formulation and sustenance of the Commission's overall strategies for the development of the region. Ogbuku made the promise during an interactive forum…
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The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) on Tuesday suspended Mfonobong David Udoudom, a lecturer in the General Studies division, who was caught in a video allegedly harassing a female student. The university said that the indefinite suspension is with immediate effect pending the outcome of a disciplinary panel constituted to investigate the incident. UNN spokesperson,…