Tag: Senate
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Akpabio V Natasha: You’ve desecrated the Senate, Ezekwesili bombs Senators
Ex-Nigerian Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili, has said the Nigerian Senate desecrated the Red Chamber as the path they chose in suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was dishonourable. She expressed her views on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, criticising the Senate for failing to investigate the sexual harassment allegations made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President…
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My suspension is illegal, I remain Senator – Natasha
The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan says her unjust suspension from the Senate invalidates the principles of natural justice, fairness and equity.
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See members of Senate committee who recommended Natasha’s suspension
On recommendation of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions, the Senate on Thursday suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over “total violation of the Senate Standing Orders 2023 as amended”.
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BREAKING: Angry Natasha storms out of Senate, reacts over suspension
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi) stormed out of the Senate on Thursday after the upper legislative chamber suspended her over “total violation of the Senate Standing Rules 2023 as amended”.
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BREAKING: Senate ‘ostracizes’ Senator Natasha
Following recommendations by its Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions, the Nigerian Senate has suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, a PDP Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District.
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BREAKING: Senate moves to withdraw Natasha’s salaries, allowances
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has recommended that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan be suspended for 6 months, and that both her salary and her staff be halted during the suspension period.
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Just in: Court stops Senate from probing Natasha
A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions from conducting a disciplinary proceeding against the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The presiding judge, Obiora Egwuatu, gave the order on Tuesday following an ex parte application filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan’s counsel. On February 20, the Kogi Central…
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Ethics committee proceedings must be aired live, Senator Natasha insists as group petitions Senate
The senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has insisted that Ethics committee proceedings must be aired live. She also vowed to expose the leadership style of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Her declaration comes after she was referred to the Senate’s Ethics and Disciplinary Committee following a confrontation with Akpabio over a seating arrangement dispute. Akpoti-Uduaghan…
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Senate Cttee on Local Content to partner NCDMB to actualise its functions
The rearranged Senate Committee on Local Content under the Chairmanship of Senator Joel – Onowakpo Thomas ( Delta South) , declared in Abuja that it will partner with Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board ( NCDMB) for actualization of implementation of its functions . In his address at the inaugural meeting of the committee formerly…
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Ways and Means: Senate accuses CBN of frustrating investigation
The Senate Ad hoc Committee investigating the N30 trillion Ways and Means facility granted to the federal government has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of frustrating its efforts to uncover how the loans were utilised.