The suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has denied claims that she apologised to the leadership of the Nigerian Senate over the actions to led to her suspension. In a statement issued on Monday, March 24, Akpoti-Uduaghan described the reports as false and misleading. Stating that she stands firmly by her actions and words over…
The planned formal declaration of Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s former governorship candidate in Lagos, into the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Saturday was marred by violence and heavy security presence. Suspected thugs, reportedly acting with the support of security operatives, stormed the second venue secured for the event in Alimosho, dispersing Rhodes-Vivour’s supporters. His…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria will navigate global shocks due to the reforms implemented by President Bola Tinubu. Axel Schimmelpfennig, IMF mission chief for Nigeria, spoke during a visit to Lagos and Abuja from April 2 to 15, where he led a delegation to hold discussions for the 2025 Article IV Consultations with…
The federal government has begun distributing free Maternal and Neonatal Health (MNH) commodities worth N2.9 billion nationwide, aimed at improving maternal and child health outcomes. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony in Abuja on Monday, Muyi Aina, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), said the interventions target preventable deaths. Mr Aina…
A Customary Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced Pastor Favour Okoise, General Overseer of Refiners Fire Global Assembly, to life imprisonment for raping a 16-years-old girl. Okoise committed the act on the minor whom he calls his ‘spiritual daughter’ between November and December 2016, in Calabar South Local Government Area….
The Nigeria Police Force has filed a notice of discontinuance in the alleged defamation suit filed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, against Lagos-based legal practitioner and author, Dele Farotimi. Channels Television sighted the notice of discontinuance dated January 29th which was filed pursuant to Section 108 (1) (2)(a) of the Administration…
Tragedy struck at a private lodge near Royal Kitchen Junction, Ifite-Awka, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, late Thursday, when a male student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, jumped from a three-storey building and died. It was gathered that the student (name withheld) jumped from the balcony of the building located near the…
Ace Actor, Kanayo O Kanayo has said that men who fail to provide for their families “have no right to intimacy”. In an Instagram post on Sunday, the 62-year-old film star emphasized that financial responsibility is a fundamental aspect of marriage, citing the importance of men taking care of their households. He said men have…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over the circulation of two batches of counterfeit cancer drug, Avastin 400mg/16ml. NAFDAC in the alert posted on its official X handle, said the affected batches, H0223B08 and H4239A70, were identified in Kano and Abuja. Calling for vigilance from the…
Akwa Ibom State Government has explained that Mrs Jane Eddidiong Ufot was under the manipulation of ‘false prophets’ to share the viral video in which she called out her father, Governor Umo Eno, over perceived evil forces behind last year’s death of her mother, Pastor Mrs Patience Eno. Apparently after failing to get his father’s…