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The ongoing conflict between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central continues to intensify, following serious fresh revelations of sexual harassment made by Akpoti-Uduaghan. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was suspended from the Senate on March 6 for alleged “gross misconduct” and disruptive behaviour concerning seating arrangements, the BBC that the Senate President reportedly told her that her waist movement meant that her husband “must be enjoying her’. She said her suspension was simply a pretext to silence her and that Akpabio had made unwanted advances both inside and outside the Senate chamber. She said in one instant when…

The United Nations children’s agency said on Friday it will run out of its supply of lifesaving food to treat children suffering from acute forms of malnutrition in Ethiopia and Nigeria within the next two months due to a lack of funding exacerbated by Trump administration cuts to foreign aid. Some 1.3 million children under five suffering from severe acute malnutrition risk losing access to lifesaving support this year in Ethiopia and Nigeria, UNICEF says. “Without new funding, we will run out of our supply chain of Ready-to-Use-Therapeutic-Food by May, and that means that 70,000 children in Ethiopia that depend…

Photo: Governor Seyi Makinde Two suspected ritualists are in the net of the Oyo Police Command after they were arrested in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital with human parts. A statement by the Police revealed that the suspects, including one Ridwan Bello, a 35-year-old, were arrested following a tip that he specialized in exhuming buried corpses and selling their body parts for ritual purposes, in Ibadan. Oyo Police Command spokesman, Adewale Osifeso said: ” The suspects were arrested on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at about 0230Hrs. Detectives from the Iyaganku Divisional Police Headquarters, acting on a tip-off, searched the residence…

Photo: Governor Adeleke of Osun Violence erupted between the towns of Ilobu and Ifon in Osun State, resulting in the deaths of three people, including a former councillor, and leaving over two dozen injured. The clashes, driven by a land dispute, escalated on Thursday, with both communities using guns and machetes. Several properties were destroyed, and many residents, including women and children, were displaced. Despite efforts by Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, including imposing curfews and creating a peace panel, tensions flared again on Monday. By Friday, both towns saw widespread arson, and residents fled to nearby areas like Okini…

By Deborah Nnamdi Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, announced that the previously withheld local government allocations have now been released. He made this statement during a meeting with local government administrators in Port Harcourt on Friday. Ibas also reassured that measures will be put in place to ensure the timely payment of workers’ salaries, expressing empathy for their struggles by saying, “I feel the pain of the workers.” The Sole Administrator highlighted the importance of financial accountability, vowing to closely monitor the management of public funds. Regarding security, Ibas stressed the need for collaboration between traditional rulers…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Imo State Police Command announced on Friday that it has apprehended 64-year-old Barrister Donald Mbamah in connection with the alleged murder of 16-year-old Paul Victor, a student of Urban Development Secondary School, Owerri, on Monday, March 17, 2025. This was revealed by the Command’s Spokesperson, Henry Okoye, in a statement issued to the press in Owerri. Reports said that the deceased had jumped over the fence into the suspect compound to retrieve a football when he was shot in the buttocks. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. However, the Police said…

Photo: Samuel Anyanwu (l) trumps Udey-Okoye By Sadeeq Kamsela, Abuja The Supreme Court on Friday reinstated Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A five-member panel unanimously vacated the Federal High Court and Court of Appeal’s decisions that had removed him from office. Justice Jamilu Tukur, delivering the lead judgment, ruled that the lower courts lacked jurisdiction to interfere in the internal matters of a political party. The Supreme Court also affirmed the appellate court’s minority judgment, which had nullified the trial court’s ruling due to lack of jurisdiction. The Court further ruled that…

The Edo and Cross Rivers state governors have distanced themselves from the position taken by South-South governors who opposed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State. Media reports indicated that Southsouth governors opposed President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State following the protracted face-off between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the State House of Assembly. However, Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo and acting Governor of Cross Rivers State, Dr Peter Odey, debunked the reports in separate statements, stressing that there was no time the governors met on the…

Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, the founder of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and leader of BIM, has come to the defense of former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike while placing the blame on Siminalayi Fubara for his removal. In response to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, Uwazuruike argued that Fubara was responsible for his downfall, asserting that the crisis could have been avoided had Fubara honored his agreement with Wike, who is now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. “Whoever advised Fubara to fight Wike,…

The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s World Happiness Report 2025 has ranked Finland as the happiest country in the world for the eighth consecutive year in a row. The report also showed that four of the top five happiest countries are Nordic countries. The World Happiness Report combines open-access data from over 140 countries in the world which is then analyzed by world-leading researchers across a large range of academic disciplines and departments. Finland wasn’t the only Nordic country to rank high again this year. Denmark followed in second place while Iceland, Sweden, and the Netherlands rounded out the top five. The…