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Senator Kalu Advocates For Senator Natasha’s Aides Amid Suspension Sanctions (Video)
During the heated plenary session that led to the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North Senatorial District, made a case for empathy towards her aides, urging the Senate to amend a recommendation that called for the withholding of their salaries and wages, ABN TV reports. The Ethics and Public Petitions Committee had recommended that,...
Tinubu Approves Jobs For 774 National Health Fellows
All 774 fellows under the recently established National Health Fellows Program will automatically be employed after their one-year term, according to President Bola Tinubu's assurance. “You are hired,” Tinubu declared during the program’s launch at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, on Thursday. In April 2024, Tinubu approved the National Health Fellows Programme, a key initiative under his Renewed Hope Agenda...
Court Approves Final Forfeiture Of $1.4M Connected To Emefiele
A Lagos Federal High Court has mandated the permanent forfeiture of $1.4 million associated with fraud involving Godwin Emefiele, the troubled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. In his ruling on Thursday, Justice Ayokunle Faji stated that the sum was proven to be proceeds of unlawful activities and must be forfeited to the federal government. The judge ruled in...
Nigeria Celebrates Ghana On 68th Independence Anniversary
The Federal Government has extended its warm congratulations to the Republic of Ghana on the occasion of its 68th Independence Anniversary. This was contained in a statement signed by the ministry’s spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, on Thursday. According to the statement, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, conveyed the country’s best wishes to Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional...
Senator Natasha Faces Six-Month Suspension Over Committee Decision
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended by the Senate for six months in response to her accusation of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The decision, made on Thursday, March 6, 2024, came after a recommendation from the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions. As part of the suspension, Akpoti-Uduaghan’s salary and security details will be withdrawn, and she...
IKEDC Accuses 12 Air Force Personnel Of Office Invasion, Theft, Assault
Kingsley Okotie, the spokesperson for the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC), has confirmed an early morning invasion by more than 12 personnel from the Air Force base at Sam Ethnan Barracks in Ikeja, Lagos. According to Okotie, who spoke to Vanguard on the phone, over 12 personnel stormed the IKEDC office with their truck and began flogging the company’s staff....
Senate Committee Proposes Six-Month Suspension For Natasha
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has been recommended for a six-month suspension by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions. This decision follows her allegations of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. During an ongoing plenary session on Thursday, the committee advises that her salary and security details be withdrawn. The Committee’s chairman, Senator Neda Imasuen, who presented...
VeryDarkMan Summoned By Court Over Mercy Chinwo Defamation Case
Controversial blogger Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has been summoned by a Chief Magistrate's Court in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, over alleged criminal defamation of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo. The court, in a summons dated March 5, 2025, ordered VDM to appear in person on March 13, 2025, to respond to allegations brought against him by Chinwo. Chief Magistrate...
Evacuation Alert Issued As Militants Threaten Oil Attacks In Rivers
The Niger Delta Rescue Movement, a militant group, has threatened to target oil installations in the region in retaliation for the seizure of Rivers State's allocation. Also, the group under the aegis of the Niger Delta Rescue Movement called on all non-indigenes living in Rivers State to leave in their interest and safety, pointing out that hostilities are about to...
PDP Slams Gov Otti Over Rumored Plan To Cut LGA Chairmen’s Terms
Governor Alex Otti was criticized by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Abia State chapter for what it called his foolish decision to shorten the term of elected Local Government Chairmen in the state from four to two years by means of the State House of Assembly The party stated that the move is unconstitutional, undemocratic, and a direct affront to...
