archiveMarch 6, 2025

The Senate is considering the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months. This followed investigations from the Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Code of Conduct, which cited her for total violation of Senate rules. According to the committee’s recommendation read by its Chairman, Senator Neda Imasuen, Senator Natasha’s suspension...

• President, governors, others felicitate ex-President at 88 • Former President envisions enviable Nigeria in his lifetime President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an “extraordinary leader and statesman” whose contributions to Nigeria’s development remain profound. In a birthday tribute he penned to celebrate Obasanjo’s 88th...

A former minister of education and co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has condemned the incidents that took place at the Nigerian Senate between Senators Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan and Godswill Akpabio. Ezekwesili’s reaction follows the submission of a petition of sexual harassment by Akpoti-Uduaghan, the...

Governor Charles Soludo has launched the Anambra Geographic Information Service (ANAMGIS), a significant milestone in the state's efforts to modernise land administration. ANAMGIS provides an automated land authentication and certification system, making it easier for the people of Anambra to access land services. This milestone signposts Governor Soludo's pragmatic approach...

Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, has adjourned the alleged $340,000 fraud case involving Ezekiel ThankGod, former manager of gospel artiste, Mercy Chinwo till May 14, 2025 for hearing. The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC had filed a three-count charge...

Global Rights, a human rights advocacy group, has strongly condemned the recent actions of the Kano State Hisbah Board, in respect of recent arrest of several people for alleged violations of Islamic law, including failure to observe the Ramadan fast. The arrest, which included individuals said to have “indecent” haircuts,...

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced an increase in power generation to 5,801.84 megawatts. A statement signed by its management on Wednesday said the feat is yet another milestone in peak generation, and maximum daily energy ever attained in Nigeria’s power sector. “(TCN) is pleased to announce that the...

Governor Ademola Adeleke has prayed fervently for good health, long life and expanded prosperity for his brother, the global business mogul, Dr Adedeji Tajudeen Adeleke as he celebrates his birthday today. The governor in a personally signed felicitation message described the acclaimed philanthropist as “an angel in human shape, a...

The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has refuted claims suggesting he was accused of sexual harassment by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central. A media report on Wednesday alleged that Senator Cyril Fasuyi (APC, Ekiti North) claimed during a Senate plenary session that Senator Natasha had...