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By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Nigeria’s first indigenous automobile manufacturing company, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVMA), has commended the Governor Peter Mbah administration in Enugu State on improved security and socio-economic infrastructure in the state. Founder/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the firm, Innocent Chukwuma, made the commendation while making a donation of four vehicles to the Enugu State Security Trust Fund (ESSTF) at Government House, Enugu, South-East Nigeria, on Wednesday, March 5. This is sequel to a recent fundraising dinner during which ESSTF raked in well over N3 billion in physical and online donations. Chukwuma, who commended Mbah’s huge investments in the…

We have become aware of a statement made by Senator Cyril Fasuyi during today’s Senate plenary, in which he alleged that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan had previously accused Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, of sexual harassment. We categorically state that this claim is entirely false. At no time has Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan—or anyone else, for that matter—ever accused Dr. Fayemi of such misconduct. It appears that the Distinguished Senator from Ekiti inadvertently misrepresented the facts, as no such allegation has ever been made against Dr. Fayemi. Consequently, there is no basis for Senator Fasuyi’s further assertion that…

By Felix Durumbah The man in the eye of the sexual harassment storm in Nigeria's National Assembly, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who is the country's Senate President, has flatly denied the allegations levelled against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central). Speaking on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, during the resumption of plenary in the Senate, after a week’s recess, the former two-term governor of Akwa Ibom State stated that he has never harassed any woman at any time. Shortly after he made the pronouncement, Sen. Natasha presented a petition under Order 40 formally accusing the Senate President of sexual harassment. Obvious…