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Lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has described the Senate leadership under Senate President Godswill Akpabio as the “worst in Nigeria’s history”. This comes as security personnel on Tuesday barred the suspended senator from entering the National Assembly complex. Addressing journalists at the entrance of the complex, Senator Natasha accused Akpabio of abusing his power by instituting an appeal against her following the decision of the Federal High Court. “It’s quite unfortunate that we got to the National Assembly complex today, having duly notified the Senate about my resumption of legislative duty, and were denied access. “As a matter…

Photo Credit: Tems/Instagram Tems is giving us another reason to fall in love with her style. The singer shared a few photos from her recent performances on Instagram with the caption “No ordinary girl,” and this look proves exactly that. She kept things simple but striking in a black halter top with a plunging V-neckline – the kind of piece that relies on clean lines and great styling to make its statement. It’s bold without trying too hard, and it frames her shoulders beautifully, giving that confident, laid-back cool Tems is known for. Her hair was the real talking point.…

A spokesman of President Bola Tinubu has called on the United Kingdom government to send British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch “home for proper re-education.” Tinubu’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in a post on X, said Badenoch expressed ignorance of Nigerian laws on citizenship. Onanuga’s reaction came after Badenoch, in an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, claimed she is unable to pass Nigerian citizenship to her children because of her gender. “It’s virtually impossible, for example, to get Nigerian citizenship,” she said. “I have that citizenship by virtue of my parents, I can’t give it to my children because I’m a…

Member representing Uyo/Uruan/Nsit Atai/Ibesikpo Asutan Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State, in the House of Representatives, Mark Udo Esset, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Esset, who chairs the House of Representatives Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Relations, announced his defection on Tuesday in a letter read during plenary presided over by Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu. Esset said his defection was motivated by a crisis in his former party. However, Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda, raised a point of order, urging the presiding officer to uphold the constitutional provisions on defection, declaring Esset’s seat vacant.…

The Catholic Bishop of Maiduguri Diocese, Most Rev. John Bakeni, has praised the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army for the successful rescue of Reverend Father Alphonsus Afina, who was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State on June 1, 2025. Fr. Afina, a former missionary in the Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska, served there from September 2017 to 2024 before returning to Nigeria. He was kidnapped while travelling along the Limankara–Gwoza road in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.The priest was abducted alongside several fellow travellers during the ambush, which occurred when a rocket-propelled grenade…

The Federal Government of Nigeria is making a renewed push to implement the National Single Window. This is a comprehensive digital platform aimed at streamlining international trade, boosting revenue collection, and enhancing transparency at the country’s ports. The move, championed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, is seen as a pivotal step toward modernising Nigeria’s trade infrastructure and tackling chronic inefficiencies and leakages in customs revenue. But what exactly is the National Single Window, and what does it mean for the Nigerian economy? What Is the National Single Window? The National Single Window is an integrated digital system that allows…

The Julius Abure-led Labour Party has declared it will not join any political coalition for the 2027 General Elections. Abure stated this at a media briefing following the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Monday in Abuja. The NEC resolutions were signed by National Chairman, Julius Abure, and National Secretary, Alh. Farouk Ibrahim. He said the NEC meeting was attended by National Working Committee members, national officers, and Sen. Datti Baba-Ahmed, LP 2023 Vice Presidential candidate. Abure said, “NEC in session reiterates that Labour Party will not be part of any coalition for the 2027 general election. “NEC believes…

Idowu Abdullahi The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria has thrown its weight behind the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control’s proposal seeking the death penalty for individuals found guilty of manufacturing or distributing fake drugs. The PSN described the move as a necessary step to deter criminal elements whose actions have led to countless preventable deaths across the country. The PSN’s position was in response to a call by the NAFDAC Director-General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, who proposed the death penalty for drug peddlers. Speaking in February during Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, the NAFDAC boss opined that only…

Manchester United have secured the services of Brian Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha ahead of the 2025/2026 English Premier season… Three-time UEFA Champions League winners, Manchester United, have opened personal talks with Super Eagles and Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, Soccernet.ng reports. The 28-year-old is a cult hero at the King Power Stadium, having won the FA Cup, Community Shield and EFL Championship with the Foxes. Nonetheless, the time to move on has come. Leicester City suffered relegation from the English top-flight last season and will be competing in the Championship next term. Wilfred Ndidi in action for the Super Eagles.…

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has supported Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State, who spoke against the military’s inability to arrest or neutralise the terrorists that killed 27 farmers in Riyom last week. Similarly, the group blamed the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for its persistent failures to prevent and detect terrorism in Plateau. The National Coordinator of HURIWA, Emmanuel Onwubiko, described as hypocritical the military’s arrest of alleged killers of soldiers in the same state, but failed to either arrest or neutralise the terrorists who attacked a community within very close proximity to a military checkpoint. He stated:…