How Doyin Okupe died during surgery in Lagos Hospital after battling health issues for over 40 years By Ikenna Ngere A renowned Nigerian physician, politician, and former presidential aide, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has died at the age of 72 during a surgical procedure in Lagos. According to SaharaReporters, family sources confirmed that Okupe had been […]
Protests in Africa: A Decade of Turmoil and the Rising Wave of Unrest – Over 250,000 Dead and Billions Lost—Can Africa Handle the Crisis Ahead? By Temitope Olodo | NNP | March 6, 2025 – Protests across Africa are evolving into a dangerous new reality, characterized by rising casualties, devastating economic consequences, and growing external […]
Senator Natasha By Azimazi Momoh Jimoh and John Akubo, Abuja In a dramatic session at the National Assembly, the Nigerian Senate has officially suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from all legislative activities, effective March 6, 2025, for six months. The suspension followed a report submitted by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and […]
Multiple shots fired in Rivers as gunmen allegedly attack Fubara’s supporters By Davies Iheamnachor No fewer than eight people have been shot by some angry individuals identified to be members of a local vigilante group in Elele town, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. However, police in the state said that four people were […]
James Emejo in Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed 16 new directors across key departments. These appointments, which took effect from March 3, affected Monetary Policy, Trade and Exchange, Banking Supervision, Payment Systems and Consumer Protection among others. The fresh appointment came about nine months after it relieved the previous directors from […]
Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia The Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has been flayed over its purported expulsion of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara. The former Senate President was on Tuesday expelled from the state PDP after being placed on suspension since February 11, 2025, even though the national […]
David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has stopped a supposed monarch of Oba community in Idemili South Local Government Area, Augustine Chinedu Emelube, from parading himself as monarch. The state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon Tonycollins Nwabunwanne, who made the declaration on behalf of the governor, said the election […]
Police: Ex-Immigration CG Parradang Found Dead in Hotel Room After Female Visitor’s Departure The Police have said that retired Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, David Shikfu Parradang, died in an Abuja hotel after receiving a female visitor, contrary to reports that he was kidnapped and killed. The police were responding to earlier reports […]
Peter Obi By John Ogunsemore The 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has denied referring to the Supreme Court judgement on the political crisis in Rivers State as “reckless”. Obi made the clarification in a statement shared on X on Wednesday. Some media outlets reported that the former Anambra governor made the […]
FG to slash number of correctional centres in Nigeria 6th March 2025 From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja The Federal Government has hinted at plans to cut down on the number of custodial facilities in the country, declaring that Nigeria does not need the current figure of 256. It noted that some facilities are only utilising about 30 […]
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