Enyinnaya Abaribe
15 Dec
Former Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has called for calm and implored Ndigbo not to despair over what he called "the unfortunate outcome at the Supreme Court" concerning the non-release of Nnamdi Kanu. He expressed the belief that "this current federal government will do something very fast to release Nnamdi Kanu, if…
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One month after the Israel-Hamas war, the Senate has asked the Federal Government to collaborate with other countries and the United Nations (UN) in calling for a ceasefire in conflict. The Nigerian government is yet to take a position on the war between Israel and Palestine.
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Former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu was, yesterday, sentenced to nine years and six months in jail at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, United Kingdom (UK), while his wife, Beatrice, got six years.
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