The South-South Zonal chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday gave popular social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, otherwise known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), one week to tender an apology to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, over the manner he disparaged him in his latest video. While urging him to draw a line between activism and …

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, is heading a high-level Nigerian delegation to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, in Vatican City on Saturday. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday. President Tinubu sent the five-member delegation, which also includes …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared his support for Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State in the 2027 gubernatorial election, signalling a rare bipartisan endorsement across party lines in the state’s political landscape. Akpabio, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, made his position known through his wife, Mrs. Ekaette Unoma Akpabio, during a Town Square meeting held at …

The suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has reacted strongly to a formal petition filed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, accusing her of criminal defamation and incitement. Akpabio had written to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, alleging that the senator falsely accused him of plotting her assassination, a claim he described as ‘heinous lies’ aimed at …

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday called for a stronger partnership between Nigeria and China, lauding China’s extraordinary transformation as a model of visionary leadership and strategic development. Akpabio made the appeal in Abuja during a courtesy visit by a delegation of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) led by its Vice …

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, seeking an investigation into an alleged assassination plot made against him by suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. PUNCH Online reports that the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs petitioned the police boss in a letter dated 3 April 2025. In the petition, Akpabio denied the …

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, revealed on Monday that the 2022 Electoral Act will be amended to allow statutory delegates to participate in political parties’ primaries in the upcoming 2027 general election. This amendment, Akpabio noted, would address a significant oversight in the previous electoral law. Akpabio made the announcement during a meeting with the national leadership of …

A former governor of Kwara State, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has dismissed the subtle allegation by Senate President Godswill Akpabio that some notable “individuals” are seeking his removal from office following the sexual harassment scandal involving Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Saraki described the claims as ‘cheap politics and a trivialisation of a serious issue.’ Saraki clarified his position in a press release …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that the Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central district, made ‘useless allegations’ against him because her seat in the Red Chamber was changed. Akpabio also said that the lawmaker, who has now been suspended by the Senate for six months, traumatized him and others. Following the sanctions imposed on Akpoti-Uduaghan, Akpabio has come under …

The Federal Government on Friday said it would intervene in the leadership crisis of the National Assembly after the suspension of the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. ‘We’re engaging all the stakeholders to ensure that they temper justice with mercy’, the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Iman Suleiman-Ibrahim told State House correspondents during the Meet-the-Press programme at …