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The Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions threw out Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan’s petition, saying the matter was already a subject of litigation. The petition was written by Mr Zubairu Yakubu, one of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s constituents.

. A bill to strip the President and governors of power to proclaim a new session of the National and state Houses of Assembly was among the 39 proposed laws that scaled second reading in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Another major bill that passed the process is seeking a reform of the nation’s electoral system to ensure among others, that all litigations ended before the inauguration of election winners.

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 There are growing concerns as retired army Brigadier General, Maharazu Tsiga, spent 49 days in captivity despite ransom payment. Tsiga, a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), was abducted, alongside nine other residents, on Wednesday, February 5 from his hometown of Tsiga, Bakori LGA, Katsina State.

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 The Independent National Electoral Commission says the petition submitted for the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan fell short of some requirements. Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said this in a statement issued on Thursday, 25th March, 2025.

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 The Central Bank of Nigeria is beginning to see signs of progress in stabilising the foreign exchange market and curbing inflation, as recent policy reforms start to yield results. Olayemi Cardoso, the apex bank governor, stated this during an engagement with scholars from the Harvard Kennedy School at the CBN headquarters in Abuja.

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 Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said that he does not know if he will contest the presidency in 2027. Atiku made the remark in a yet-to-be-aired interview for a television show, Untold Stories, with Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie, scheduled for broadcast today.

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 Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, recused himself from the suit filed by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and others. Justice Egwuatu announced his withdrawal from the case over allegations of bias levelled against the court by Akpabio, who is the 3rd defendant in the matter.

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 The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (rtd), has appointed a university lecturer, Professor Ibibia Lucky Worika, as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG). This follows the resignation of the State Head of Service, Dr George Nwaeke.

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 The Presidency, on Tuesday, warned the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi over his comments on the status of democracy in the country as a host of political and religious leaders, activists were divided over the issue. While some concurred with the statement that democracy was collapsing, others disagreed.

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 A yet-to-be-confirmed number of soldiers were feared killed by Boko Haram insurgents in an attack on a military base in Sabon Gari, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State on Monday. Local sources confirmed that the attack occurred in the evening when the insurgents launched an assault on the military formation, firing sporadically and causing numerous casualties, including soldiers killed and others critically injured.

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