BREAKING: Senate President Akpabio Returns From London, Denies Illness Rumours

Senate President Akpabio

Senate President Akpabio has returned from London and denied illness rumours.

NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Senate President Godswill Akpabio has returned to Nigeria after a brief vacation in London, dismissing speculations that he was critically ill and hospitalised in the United Kingdom.

Akpabio, who earlier attended the sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva from July 29 to 31, 2025, proceeded to London for a short break before returning to Abuja.

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He arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport around 4:00 a.m. on Monday, where he was received at the presidential wing by senators, aides, and supporters.

Addressing journalists on arrival, Akpabio assured Nigerians of more robust parliamentary engagements when the Senate resumes.

“There’s nothing like such. I’m fit as a fiddle. I only stopped over in London for a short vacation,” he said.