Tag: Godswill Akpabio
The Late 5: Fire engulfs INEC office in Akwa Ibom; Federal government refute report of earth tremor in Abuja | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Senator Akpabio withdraws suit challenging election defeat Former Senate minority leader, Godswill ...
The Big 5: Buhari behaving like Abacha, planning to rig elections – Obasanjo; Gunmen attack Adamawa community, raze Catholic seminary | Other top stories
Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today: Buhari behaving like Abacha, planning to rig elections On Sunday, ...
The crisis in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly needs to end now
The crisis rocking the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly took a dramatic turn on Tuesday as five suspended members ...
Forgetting his vice, President Buhari cautions religious leaders, Nnamdi Kanu resurfaces in Jerusalem | Other top stories of the week
These are the stories that drove conversation this week. The Kano government discredited a video portraying Governor Abdullahi Ganduje personally ...
Having only resumed last week, this is how Nigerian senators decided to spend today
After all the political rumblings that took place the past few weeks, the Nigerian Senate, who after postponing their resumption ...
The Late 5: Owerri court releases 114 Imo women held in detention, Gov. Ortom alleges threat to his life | More stories
These are the stories that drove the conversation today: An Owerri high court on Friday granted the unconditional release of ...
The Big 5: Saraki meets Obasanjo behind closed doors, Falconets cross over to World Cup quarter finals | More stories
These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Monday held a closed-door meeting ...
Today’s Noisemakers: Godswill Akpabio, Gimba Kakanda, Olukemi Mabayoje and others
Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we ...
The Late 5: The ‘Uncommon Defector’ finally moves to the APC; Saraki says Senate ready to reconvene for INEC budget I More stories
These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has on Wednesday said that the Senate ...
Just In: Former Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Akpabio finally joins APC
Following weeks of speculations about his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom, ...
The Late 5: Osinbajo shows Lawal Daura the exit door at DSS; Saraki, Dogara calls off NASS leadership meeting I More stories
These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) in the early ...
BREAKING: Godswill Akpabio resigns as Senate Minority Leader
Godswill Akpabio, the senator representing, Akwa Ibom North senatorial district has resigned his position as the minority leader of the ...
The Big 5: We evacuated football fans in Russia with $1 million- FG; Akpabio rounds off consultations, meets Tinubu I More stories
These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Federal Government says the evacuation of 355 stranded Nigerian football ...
The YNaija Cover – the 6th of August
Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija: #YNaijaEssays: A written history of Nigeria’s great film epochs ...
The Late 5: Kano Deputy Gov, Hafiz Abubakar resigns; Akpabio holds meeting with Buhari in London I More stories
These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Professor Hafiz Abubakar, the deputy governor of Kano has resigned his ...
The YNaija Cover this morning – the 2nd of November
Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija: Fayose is the leader Nigeria really needs – CAN ...
Just In: Buhari, Akpabio in closed door meeting at Aso Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with Senate Minority Leader Godswill Akpabio at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. ...
[The Injustice Blog] How Udom Emmanuel is “shielding” Akpabio from investigation
There is a strange connivance between two individuals at the moment which is a case of elites versus masses. In ...
The Thread: “Akwa Ibom state inspires me” | Celebrating the achievement of AKS
Akwa Ibom state turns 30 years old on September 23rd and Etubom Uyai Iban celebrates the state’s achievements. See below: ...
PDP’s achievements is there for all to see – Godswill Akpabio
Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom North-West, PDP), says his colleagues in the All Progressives Congress (APC) are welcome to join his ...
The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today
These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. THIS GOVERNMENT WON’T TAKE HATE SPEECHES LIGHTLY – OSINBAJO Yemi ...
Saraki’s trial stalled economic growth – Akpabio
Minority leader of the senate, Godswill Akpabio, says the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) ...
Money laundering: Operatives arrest ex-gov Akapbio wife’s account officer
Law enforcement officers on Monday arrested the Account Officer of wife former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mrs Unoma Akpabio, ...
Pius Adesanmi: If you can destroy one street light without consequences…
by Pius Adesanmi Due to rampant abuse and corruption, President Buhari has ordered the scrapping of special intervention funds for ...
UPDATE: We’ll reclaim Uba’s seat -Akpabio
by Dolapo Adelana The Senate Minority Leader, Chief Godswill Akpabio, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would challenge the defection ...
The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today
These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. Just In: Court orders permanent forfeiture of N34bn linked to ...
EFCC seizes Akpabio’s wife’s school
by Azeez Adeniyi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized a school allegedly belonging to Unoma Akpabio, wife ...
It’s senseless to think i will sponsor protest against a govt I am part of – Akpabio
Senate minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio has denied rumours that he is the sponsor of a planned march to be ...
20 APC senators ready to defect to PDP – Akpabio
Senate minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio has said 20 serving Senators of the All Progressives Congress are ready to join ...
[The Legislative Blog]: The PDP has just lost another Senator in the House but is still in denial of a crisis
Senator Nelson Effing, representing Akwa Ibom South in the upper Chamber, has announced his defection from the PDP to the ...
The Other Friends Podcast
- The Other Friends Podcast: Meet TJ BensonTJ Benson is a speculative fiction writer living in Abuja. His debut short story collection, 'We Won't Fade Into Darkness' was published by Paressia Books and he is publishing his sophomore novel, the Mad House under Masobe Books. He is a teacher of fiction and a runner up for the 2017 Short Story Day Africa […]