The Senate has refuted claims that it failed to honour its late member, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, during his burial rites. Some media reports claimed that the lawmakers rejected their colleagues by not attending the burial ceremony in his hometown in Nnewi in Anambra State. Photos emerging from the burial ceremony captured some lawmakers like the Minority Whip, Osita Ngwu, former …

The Senate on Tuesday at plenary paid glowing tribute to late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who died on 26 July. Ubah, born on 3 September 1971, represented Anambra South Senatorial District in the 9th and 10th senate. Ubah, until his death, was a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream. The casket bearing the …

We met last on April 21. I went to Asaba from Lagos to promote my new book, Writing for Media and Monetising It, at Delta State University, which, according to JAMB statistics, is one of the country’s highest subscribers to Mass Communications in 2021. Senator Ifeanyi Ubah was on the flight to Asaba that morning. I didn’t see him until we …

Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has expressed grief on the passing of two former frontline investors in club ownership in the country. Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu and Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah ranks amongst private investors in the NPFL through club ownership at different dispensations in League football in the country. The two football and political …

Popular oil mogul and politician, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah died in London on Friday. He was 52 years old. A few months ago, Ubah, who joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), was billed to seek the party’s ticket ahead of the Anambra State governorship election. The Senator representing Anambra South in the upper legislative chamber reportedly slumped after suffering what family …

The senator representing Anambra south, Ifeanyi Ubah, has said about 80 per cent of Igbo people amass their wealth from President Bola Tinubu’s legacy in Lagos state. Ubah said this after he was officially received into the caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Abuja. Earlier, the Anambra senator dumped the Young Progressives Party (YPP) yesterday, citing …

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos yesterday fixed 18th October for the arraignment of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and his firm, Capital Oil and Gas, for allegedly making false claims to the Assets Management Corporation (AMCON). Justice Nicholas Oweibo fixed the date following the Federal Government’s complaint that Ubah had repeatedly been absent to take his plea on the charge. …

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Enugu State, Mr Frank Nweke Jr has described Sunday’s gun attack of Anambra South Senator, Ifeanyi Ubah as horrific and worrisome. The Young Progressive Party’s Senator was attacked at Enugwu-Ukwu, in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. While the Senator survived and has emerged from hiding, many …

Senator Ifeanyi Ubah narrowly escaped death after gunmen ambushed his convoy on Sunday, but some aides of the politician and police officers attached to him reportedly lost their lives. Ubah, a governorship candidate of the Young Progressive Party in the last November’s election in Anambra State, represents Anambra South Senatorial District in the upper chamber of the National Assembly. The incident …