Godswill Akpabio
7 Jan
In the play Femi Osofisan’s objective is the establishment of a good government and a well-ordered society in which the rights of the people and state authority are expressed in accord with the same high principles.
31 Dec
The provocative and obscene celebration of birthdays by public personages is fast becoming a rude national pastime. The general Nigerian audience has bemusedly endured a siege of insults for quite some time now respecting the intolerable mischief of a lewd and soulless parade of stunts.
30 Dec
The Senate has confirmed that the massacre of scores of Nigerians in Plateau on the eve of Christmas was due to failing of intelligence. It expressed disappointment that, security of lives and property, which is the most important constitutional responsibility of government, is suffering serious threats. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed at a…
21 Dec
Former Minister of Labour Employment and Productivity, Simon Lalong, has been sworn in as a member of the 10th Senate. The immediate past governor of Plateau State was sworn in, yesterday, at a plenary presided over by President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio..
20 Dec
Amid growing circles of poverty plaguing Nigerians, the disdain and alarm being expressed across the country over humongous sums of money budgeted for patently undeserving projects are most appropriate.
16 Dec
The president of the Senate Godswill Akpabio on Friday cleared the air over speculations that he slumped after his 61st birthday celebration in Abuja on Thursday. He admitted that he was exhausted after a bout of malaria. It was alleged in news reports that Akpabio had, after the event, slumped while seated on a chair…
15 Dec
The media team of Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed reports that he collapsed on Thursday at the colloquium to mark his 61st birthday in Abuja.
15 Dec
President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians to have faith in the country as a one indivisible to achieve development. At a lecture/colloquium in honour of the 61st birthday of President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, yesterday,
14 Dec
President Bola Tinubu has said that efforts of his administration to transform Nigeria’s economy are yielding results with the support of the National Assembly led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. At a colloquium to mark the 61st birthday of the Senate President, on Thursday in…
9 Dec
The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has felicitated with President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio as he marks 61st birthday today.
9 Dec
The senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Sen. Ede Dafinone, has congratulated the President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, on his 61st birthday. Dafinone, in a goodwill message, said the celebrant has distinguished himself as a Nigerian with a vast leadership experience, having served as a two-time governor of Akwa-ibom State, minority leader of…
7 Dec
Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, says the 10th National Assembly will give priority to bills and laws concerning Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) to ensure their inclusivity in the affairs of the country.
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