{"id":238297,"date":"2025-12-16T13:36:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T13:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.name.ng\/news\/just-in-senate-directs-nsa-to-probe-fake-health-reports-on-senate-president-akpabio\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T13:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T13:36:12","slug":"just-in-senate-directs-nsa-to-probe-fake-health-reports-on-senate-president-akpabio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/just-in-senate-directs-nsa-to-probe-fake-health-reports-on-senate-president-akpabio\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: Senate Directs NSA to Probe Fake Health Reports on Senate President Akpabio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"the-post\">\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p>The Senate has directed the National Security Adviser (NSA) to investigate fake reports circulating about the health of the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution was adopted on Tuesday during plenary following a point of order raised by Senator Titus Zam, who drew attention to false reports on media platforms alleging that Akpabio suffered a health emergency and was rushed to a hospital in London.<\/p>\n<p>Zam described the misinformation as unacceptable and called for those responsible to be identified and prosecuted to serve as a deterrent to others.<\/p>\n<p>Responding while presiding over the plenary, Akpabio lamented the growing difficulty in regulating media content, particularly reports concerning politicians, and described some publications on online platforms as \u201cgarbage in, garbage out,\u201d highlighting the difficulty in curbing falsehoods.<\/p>\n<p>This development follows recent online rumors alleging Akpabio\u2019s collapse and hospitalization, which his aides have firmly denied as \u201cfake news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos of Senate President presiding over senate plenary:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-165905\" src=\"https:\/\/politicsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3552-169x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/politicsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3552-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/politicsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3552.jpeg 513w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"355939345\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-165906\" src=\"https:\/\/politicsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3551-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/politicsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3551-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/politicsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3551.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"3039197961\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content \/--><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- .toggle-post-content --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate has directed the National Security Adviser (NSA) to investigate fake reports circulating about the health of the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. 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