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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has declared readiness to prove her sexual harassment case against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. She said this in response to a N200 billion defamation suit filed against her by the Senate President, in Abuja, on Friday, while confirming receipt of the lawsuit. According to her, Akpabio’s suit has given her an opportunity denied …

Arewa Integrity and Leadership Forum has raised alarm over a viral video in which Wamban Shinkafi claimed he knows the identities and hideouts of bandit leaders terrorising Zamfara. Speaking on behalf of the Forum, its Secretary, Yusuf Ilyasu Usman, described the revelations as dangerous, shocking and deeply suspicious. He said Shinkafi’s bold declaration that he has the names of bandits, …

A coalition of pro-Biafra groups has insisted that the recent sentencing of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment will not reduce their determination to continue pushing for the creation of an independent Biafran state. The groups described the judgment as a deliberate attempt to silence the Biafran struggle, adding that no …

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the Supreme Court’s split judgment on the withheld local government allocations in the state. The PDP on Friday described the ruling as a clear affirmation of the rule of law and a major reproach to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN. In a statement on …

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the Supreme Court’s split judgment on the withheld local government allocations in the state. The PDP on Friday described the ruling as a clear affirmation of the rule of law and a major reproach to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN. In a statement on …

A high court in Abuja has ordered Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to enter an appearance in a N40 billion defamation suit instituted against him by Tonye Cole. The suit also lists Channels Incorporated Limited, owners of Channels Television, as a defendant. The court, in a notice seen on Friday, said the matter, marked CV/4502/25, will …

United States lawmaker representing Florida’s 6th congressional district, Randy Fine, has joined a growing list of members of Congress supporting a resolution calling for stronger U.S. action in response to worsening religious-related violence in Nigeria. In a statement shared on X handle on Wednesday, the congressman expressed alarm over continued attacks by extremist groups in parts of Nigeria, particularly in …

Is this a carefully calibrated political recalibration ahead of 2027 — or is the Muslim North being deliberately edged out of Nigeria’s power structure, one appointment, one budget line, one silence at a time? Two years after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rose to power on the back of a controversial Muslim–Muslim ticket, a growing unease is spreading across Northern Nigeria. …

Former aide to Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, has reacted to the nomination of the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, as an ambassador. In 2019, Fani-Kayode who dumped the APC for the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, had described the party as “a filthy, rat-infested sinking ship.” The former Minister, who was rumoured to have secretly joined …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has instituted a ₦200 billion defamation lawsuit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over allegations of sexual harassment. The suit was confirmed on Thursday after Akpoti-Uduaghan published court documents and an accompanying statement on her official Instagram page on Friday, December 5, 2025. According to the certified court order dated November 6, 2025, issued by the High Court …