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Ken Okolugbo, special adviser and consultant on communication and strategy to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, said Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan must apologise to avoid jeopardising her political career. Okolugbo recently spoke on Channels TV ‘Politics Today’. He claimed the seat arrangement controversy between the Kogi lawmaker and Akpabio was exacerbated by her lingering resentment over her removal as chair of the senate committee on local content. “The fact of the matter was that her seat was removed and there was already bottled-up anger because she was removed from the local content committee,” Okolugbo said. “The reality of it all is that all…

A Pakistani man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting the administrator of a community WhatsApp group who removed him from the chat, police said Saturday. Mushtaq Ahmed was shot dead on Thursday evening in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province that borders Afghanistan, which has a history of bloody sectarian violence. A man named only as Ashfaq has been charged with his murder, according to police documents and a local police official. Mushtaq allegedly kicked Ashfaq out of the WhatsApp group following an argument, according to a statement by Mushtaq’s brother. He said that both parties…

Blessing Agbomhere, the south-south zonal organising secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has advised Nigerians to demand for the implementation of the 2025 budget over the sexual harassment allegations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, lawmaker representing Kogi central, had accused Akpabio of making sexual advances towards her during a visit to the senate president’s residence in Akwa Ibom state. On Thursday, she was suspended following the adoption of the recommendations by the senate committee on ethics, privileges, and public petitions. Speaking at the plenary, Neda Imaseun, chairman of the committee, said the panel’s report followed an “investigation”…

Relatives and associates of retired Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga, a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, have called on the Federal Government to take immediate steps to secure his release from kidnappers. The ex-NYSC DG was kidnapped on February 5, 2025, in his hometown of Tsiga, located in the Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, alongside at least nine other individuals. During the incident, the assailants killed one person. They expressed frustration that, despite the time that has passed, the government has not taken significant action to ensure his safe return. Speaking on behalf of the family…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Attahiru Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as adviser and coordinator of the presidential livestock reforms initiative. Bayo Onanuga, presidential adviser on information and strategy, announced the appointment in a statement issued on Friday evening. This development marks a significant step in the administration’s efforts to address longstanding issues in Nigeria’s livestock sector. Before his appointment, Jega was the co-chairman of the presidential livestock reforms implementation committee. Last year, Tinubu said his administration was committed to transforming the country’s livestock sector into a commercialised industry. Tinubu appoints Jega as Livestock Reform…

Mabel Segun, the celebrated Nigerian poet, writer, and children’s literature advocate, passed away at the age of 95. Her family released a statement expressing gratitude to God for her life well spent, describing her as a versatile media personality who pursued excellence in her field. The statement said Mabel’s funeral arrangements will be communicated to the public soon. Mabel Segun is survived by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. “It is with gratitude to God for a life well spent in the pursuit of excellence in Literature, Broadcasting and Sports that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother and…

A former presidential spokesman, Dr. Doyin Okupe, and former Director-General of Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign is dead. Okupe’s death was confirmed on Friday morning. The prominent Nigerian politician passed away at the age of 72. The physician turned politician served as Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and later Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan. Doyin Okupe was born on March 22, 1952, and was a co-founder of Royal Cross Medical Centre and was at a time the National Publicity Secretary of the now defunct National Republican Convention (NRC) in the…

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu said the senate is taking the necessary steps to address the sexual harassment allegations by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, lawmaker representing Kogi central, against Senate president Godswill Akpabio. On February 20, Akpabio and Akpoti-Uduaghan engaged in a heated debate on the floor of the upper legislative chamber over a change in seating arrangements. Akpoti-Uduaghan later alleged that her trouble in the senate began after she rejected sexual advances from Akpabio. She tendered a sexual harassment petition against Akpabio on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday. But the senate committee on ethics and privileges rejected the…

Chelsea’s squad at the end of the 2024 financial year was the most expensive ever assembled in Europe in terms of transfer fees, according to a report released by governing body UEFA. The “European Club Finance and Investment Landscape” report said Chelsea spent 1.656 billion euros ($1.79 billion) on combined transfer costs. That comfortably surpassed the value of Manchester United’s squad in 2023, which cost 1.42 billion euros to assemble, and the 1.33 billion euros spent by Real Madrid, which was the highest squad cost in 2020. Chelsea have signed 41 players since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital bought the…

Joshua Zirkzee scored his first goal in Europe for Manchester United but the Red Devils were held to a draw by Real Sociedad to leave their Europa League last-16 tie in the balance. Dutch forward Zirkzee deservedly put the visitors ahead in Spain 12 minutes into the second half with a low strike from the edge of the box that caught out home goalkeeper Alex Remiro. But Real Sociedad equalised through a Mikel Oyarzabal penalty, awarded after a review by the video assistant referee for a handball by Bruno Fernandes. Manchester United will feel disappointed not to have won after…