CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Nine out of 11 National Assembly (NASS) members in Cross River State have endorsed President Bola Tinubu and Governor Bassey Otu as sole candidates for the 2027 general elections. The legislators, comprising two Senators and seven House of Representatives, made the endorsement on Thursday, 29th May 2025, in Calabar, the state capital….
CALABAR — The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar on Wednesday affirmed the conviction and three-year jail sentence handed to Professor Peter Ogban, a former INEC returning officer who manipulated the outcome of the 2019 senatorial election in favour of Godswill Akpabio, now President of the Nigerian Senate.
ABUJA – The embattled and suspended Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has written Senate President Godswill Akpabio an apology letter. Termed ‘Satirical Apology Letter’, Akpoti-Uduaghan, said she is a stubborn woman who mistakenly believed that her seat in the Senate was earned through elections, not erections. Read the full letter below:…
ABUJA – The Federal House of Representatives has named a 19-man Ad-Hoc Committee of lawmakers to monitor implementation of the State of Emergency in Rivers State. Converseer reports that the committee was constituted by the House on Monday. House Spokesman Akin Rotimi says the Ad-Hoc Committee chaired by House leader Julius Ihonvbere with Minority Whip…
The Nigerian Senate has finally broken its silence on the disbarment of Neda Imasuen from practising law in the US. Mr Imasuen, who represents Edo South District in the upper legislative chamber, is a Nigeria-trained lawyer. He is the chairperson of the Senate ethics committee. Disbarment PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Imasuen was disbarred from practising law…
ABUJA – A bill seeking to strip Vice Presidents, Governors and Deputy Governors of immunity has passed second reading at the House of Representatives. The bill was one of the 42 considered and passed through the second reading stage during Wednesday’s plenary session, presided over by the Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu. Sponsored by Rivers lawmaker…
Like the House of Representatives, the Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State, invoking its constitutional powers under the amended 1999 Constitution. The approval grants President Tinubu the authority to enforce emergency measures while mandating a review of the situation at any time, but not later than…
Abuja, Nigeria – Internal and external intelligence agencies are probing how Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan secured access to the recent Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in New York without proper nomination. According to PREMIUM TIMES, a high-ranking administration official, together with two top security officers, confirmed that both the Department of State Security (DSS) and…
Abuja, Nigeria – A growing controversy over the suspension of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has deepened following allegations that signatures attached to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions’ report were not endorsements of her suspension but merely attendance records. This dispute has left several senators questioning the transparency and due process…
Abuja, Nigeria – The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, March 10, adjourned the hearing of a suit brought by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is challenging the Senate’s decision to refer her to the Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions Committee for probe. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, presiding over the case, postponed the matter after respondents—including…
