ALLEGED DEFAMATION: NATASHA SLAMS ₦5B SUIT AGAINST SENATOR NWAEBONYI Lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial district in Kogi State, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a lawsuit amounting to ₦5.1 billion against Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi for alleged defamation.In case No: CV/1359/25, submitted to the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, through her legal representatives led by Michael Jonathan Numa, …

NIGERIA’S DATA USAGE SOARS 93% IN TWO YEARS Internet data consumption in Nigeria has nearly doubled in two years, rising by 93 per cent, according to an analysis of the figures from the Nigerian Communications Commission. Data usage hit 1,000,930.60 terabytes in January 2025, up from 517,670 terabytes in January 2023. The surge underscores the country’s increasing dependence on internet …

ONE DEAD, HOUSES RAZED AS WARRI BOILS FOLLOWING INEC’s DELINEATION OF CONSTITUENCY Following the recent delineation of Warri Constituency by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, hoodlums have shot one person dead and razed several houses. The incident occurred on Sunday night on Odion Road, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, Our correspondent, who has been monitoring the …

INEC CHAIRMAN, MAHMOOD YAKUBU, NOT SACKED SPOKESMAN The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclaimed social media reports that its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has been sacked by President Bola Tinubu, Times of Nigeria reports. A viral WhatsApp message had indicated that Mahmood was sacked and replaced with one Prof. Olamilekan. “INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmud Yakubu has been replaced with …

FG REACTS TO TRUMP’S 14% TARIFF ON NIGERIAN EXPORTS The Federal Government of Nigeria has acknowledged the recent imposition of a 14% tariff on Nigerian exports by the United States, stating its commitment to mitigating the impact while accelerating economic diversification. In a statement signed by the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, which was released …

PETER OBI, ALEX OTTI SUMMON LABOUR PARTY NEC MEETING Two leading figures of the Labour Party, the 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Abia State governor, Alex Otti, have summoned a meeting of the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the party. The NEC meeting is scheduled to hold in Abuja on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. A notice issued by Obi …

PROTESTERS DEFY POLICE, THRONG STREETS IN ABUJA, LAGOS, OTHERS Protesters are currently out on the streets of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital City and Lagos, commercial capital of the largest black nation on earth. The protests organised by the Take It Back Movement, are ongoing despite repeated warnings by the police. In Abuja, Omoyele Sowore, a leader of the movement, and Deji …

HOUSE OF REPS WARN RIVERS SOLE ADMINISTRATOR OVER PLAN TO MAKE LAW The leadership of the House of Representatives has cautioned the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (retired) against any plan to make laws or take up the responsibility of the Assembly in the state. Philip Agbese, the deputy spokesperson for the House of Representatives …

NIGERIA AND THE FADING LIGHTS OF JUSTICE, BY CHIDI ANSELEM ODINKALU As he settled in to deliver the judgment of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on 2 April 2025, presiding judge, Wilfred Kpochi, felt obliged to get one ritual out of the way. Glancing left and right, he asked each of his two colleagues on the three-person tribunal …

SUSPENDED RIVERS ASSEMBLY SPEAKER, AMAEWHULE, BEGINS LEGISLATIVE TOUR OF US The suspended Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule, has officially commenced a five-day legislative tour in the United Kingdom alongside members of the 10th Assembly. According to Martins Wachukwu, Special Assistant on Media to the Speaker, this is the third capacity-building initiative organized …

SUSPENDED RIVERS ASSEMBLY SPEAKER, AMAEWHULE, BEGINS LEGISLATIVE TOUR OF US The suspended Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule, has officially commenced a five-day legislative tour in the United Kingdom alongside members of the 10th Assembly. According to Martins Wachukwu, Special Assistant on Media to the Speaker, this is the third capacity-building initiative organized …

$10 CAN’T BUY LUNCH IN US, BUT IT FEEDS YOU IN NIGERIA – TINUBU’S ECONOMIC ADVISER President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Economic Affairs, Tope Fasua, has defended the naira’s local purchasing power despite its steep decline against the US dollar. Speaking on the Mic On Podcast hosted by Seun Okinbaloye on Saturday, Fasua argued that while the naira currently …

2027: ATIKU, PETER OBI IN TALKS TO JOIN SDP, WE’LL RETIRE TINUBU – EX-PRESIDENT I’LL CANDIDATE The Social Democratic Party, SDP, former presidential candidate, Adewale Adebayo, has disclosed that ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi and a long list of eminent politicians are in talks with the party. Adebayo said that Atiku and Obi’s representatives are …

OPPOSITION COALITION GAINS MOMENTUM, BACKS SINGLE-TRACK PRESIDENCY FOR 2027 Momentum is building behind a growing coalition aiming to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, as talks among opposition leaders intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections. Central to ongoing negotiations is a proposal for the coalition to back a southern presidential candidate committed to serving only a single term. It …

UROMI: CAUSE, EFFECT AND MISDIRECTED OUTRAGE, BYCALIXTHUS OKORUWA I will not watch the videos of the events that took place in Uromi, in which travellers were lynched on the suspicion of being terrorists and kidnappers. The reports emanating from the media are gruesome enough. The incident dehumanizes us all as Nigerians and is yet another commentary on our country’s rapid …