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BREAKING: New Year’s Eve Tragedy: Nasarawa Senator, Godiya Akwashiki, Dies In Indian Hospital, Aged 52

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The senator representing Nasarawa North in the National Assembly, Godiya Akwashiki of the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), has died at the age of 52; a family source has confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria.
Senator Akwashiki, a former Deputy Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA), died on Thursday, December 31, 2025, in a hospital in India, where he had been receiving treatment for a prolonged illness.
He was first elected to the Nigerian Senate in 2019 and was re-elected for a second term, becoming the only senator from Nasarawa North to secure two consecutive terms since the creation of the state in 1996.
He is survived by a wife, children, and many relations.
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