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State of the Nation: Nigeria flowing with tears, blood – Anglican Church
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has raised concerns over the nation’s deteriorating state, describing Nigeria as a “land flowing with tears and blood” due to escalating insecurity, economic hardship,…
Natasha: ACF Demands Probe, Says Senate’s Image Under Akpabio Less Than Inspiring
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) says it is highly disturbed by the controversy between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central. The forum said this while…
NLC Rejects Electricity Tariff Adjustment, Threatens Nationwide Protests
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected plans by the Federal Government to regularise electricity tariffs for customers for Bands A, B and C. In a communique released on Sunday after the National…
Senate Deputy Chief Whip warns against political manipulation amid Akpabio allegations
The Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Onyekachi Peter Nwebonyi, has cautioned against what he describes as politically motivated falsehoods aimed at destabilizing the Senate, urging Nigerians to see through attempts to…
JUST IN: Lagos Assembly orders staff to work from home amid leadership crisis
The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed all staff and legislative aides to work remotely from home indefinitely to prevent potential violence arising from the ongoing leadership crisis. The directive, issued by…
JUST IN: Fubara Agrees To Conduct Fresh LG Poll After S’Court Verdict
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has assured the people of the oil-rich state that his administration will implement the…
Bandits Disguise As EFCC Officials, Abduct Hotel Guests In Niger
Suspected bandits posing as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly abducted 10 people from White Hill Hotel on Shiroro Road, Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger…
Gunmen abduct four students near Katsina varsity
Suspected armed bandits have abducted four students in Katsina state.The armed individuals stormed Paris Quarters, behind the Federal University Dutsinma,…
Bandits abduct ‘five APC chieftains’ in Zamfara
Five chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been reportedly abducted by bandits in Zamfara. According to Zagazola…
Grammy-Nominated R&B Star Angie Stone Dies In Car Crash
Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone has passed away at the age of 63 following a tragic car crash in Alabama, her daughter confirmed. "My mommy is gone,"…
Rivers: Anxiety as Fubara, loyalists weigh options
It is exactly 16 months since the political crisis broke out in Rivers State between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. For one year and four months, Rivers, prided as the hub of West…
Inside Lagos GAC, Tinubu’s political structure: I wanted us to quit, group’s leader Olusi opens up
…group’s leader Olusi opens up •Tackles lawmakers: Were you not in accord with Obasa to disgrace Gov Sanwo-Olu? In a turn of events, the embattled former speaker of the Lagos State House of…
Real reason I am taking legal action against Babangida – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, speaks with ISMAEEL UTHMAN on why former military ruler, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), should be prosecuted for the human rights violations and political injustices committed during…
Ex-Minister, Ebun Oyagbola, dies at 93
Former Minister of National Planning and former Ambassador to Mexico, with concurrent accreditation to…
Igbo Group Describes Natasha’s Actions as Disrespectful to Senate, Womanhood
Igbo United Professionals (IUP) has described the actions of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over the decision of the Senate to change her seat, as disrespectful to not only the Senate as an institution but the…
Memoir: Babangida Deserves Praise, Not Condemnation – Fani-Kayode
A Former Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has defended Babangida’s account of June 12 annulment, insisting that…
Adesanya Writes Tinubu for Amicable Settlement of $2.3bn Mambila Hydro Project Dispute
*Seeks negotiated exit of Sunrise from 3,050MW power project *Says ICC president supports amicable settlement by both parties Following the intervention of some elder statesmen and influential…
Abiola Family Tackles Babangida, Says Memoir Reopens Wounds, Painful Memories
*Insists lessons from June 12 have not been learnt *Ishola Williams counters Babangida, says he prepared Abacha to succeed him The controversy surrounding the former military President, retired…
NCAA denies shutting down Ibadan airport
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has dismissed a report that it has shut down the…
Ebira People Backs Natasha Amid Sexual Harassment Allegation
Amid the ongoing drama in the 10th Senate, the Ebira Peoples Association (EPA) declared its full support for Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan,…
Lagos Assembly Crisis: Suspended clerk misrepresented Court’s judgement — Acting Clerk
The Acting Clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Taiwo Abubakar Babatunde Ottun, has stated that the embattled Clerk of the House, Mr. Olalekan Biliamin Onafeko, misrepresented the judgment of the…
Kano govt to spend N8bn on Ramadan feeding
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has disclosed that the present administration allocated N8 billion for this year’s Ramadan Feeding Programme, aimed at providing food items during fasting and…
I don’t know if Akpabio’s own is true — Reno shares encounter with Natasha
Reno Omokri, ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has distanced himself from the ongoing controversy between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Omokri, in a…
Supreme Court’s verdict on Rivers is invitation for war – PANDEF
Niger Delta youths under the aegis, Pan Niger Delta Youths, PANDYEF, has condemned in its entire the Supreme Court judgment that upheld the Amaewhule -led Rivers State House of Assembly as a Speaker. Amaewhule…