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WHY I ABANDONED. MY 16-YEAR. PRIESTHOOD TO BECOME NATIVE DOCTOR A Catholic priest of 16 years, Dr Echezona Obiagbaosogu, who resigned and joined the traditional religion, shares with IKENNA OBIANERI on his decision to leave the priesthood Where are you from? I am Dr Echezona Augustine Obiagbaosogu. I hail from Isseke in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. I …

LAGOS ASSEMBLY CRISIS MAY JOLT TINUBU’S 2027 BID What started like an internal crisis on January 13, 2025, when 36 lawmakers impeached Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly has now degenerated into a major political crisis unsettling the home base of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Even though he is yet to formally declare …

WHY SUPREME COURT SACKED RIVERS LG CHAIRMEN, RESTORED PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS The Supreme Court dealt a significant blow to Governor Siminalaye Fubara of Rivers State on Friday, as it reinstated a judgment barring the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant General of the Federation from releasing statutory monthly allocations to the state. The apex court also nullified the results …

AKPABIO’S WIFE SUES NATASHA AKPOTI FOR N250BN OVER SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATION Wife of the President of the Senate, Mrs. Unoma Godswill Akpabio, has instituted multiple lawsuits against Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan following her sexual harassment allegations against her husband. She filed a fundamental rights and defamation suits against Natasha-Akpoti at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, following sexual …

NATASHA’S HISTORY WITH LEGAL ACCUSATIONS AND LITIGATION Few figures have divided opinions and families across Nigeria as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan [Kogi Central, PDP] has in the past two weeks. Fewer have navigated controversy and legal brinkmanship with the same unyielding intensity. Her career, marked by a relentless pursuit of influence and a penchant for turning personal grievances into public legal …

SENATOR IRETI KINGIBE FAULTS NATASHA ON ALTERCATION WITH AKPABIO Ireti Kingibe, senator representing the federal capital territory (FCT), says Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Kogi central lawmaker, has enjoyed more privileges than other female senators in the national assembly. Kingibe spoke on Friday during an interview on Arise News. On February 20, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Akpoti-Uduaghan engaged in a heated …

IF I WERE FUBARA I WILL SACK MY ATTORNEY GENERAL IMMEDIATELY Prominent lawyer and human rights activist, Liborous Oshoma, has criticized Governor Fubara’s legal team, particularly his Attorney General, for providing what he describes as misleading advice. He argued that the governor was wrongly led to believe he had the discretion to recognize members of the State House of Assembly, …

WIKE ARRIVES PORT HARCOURT AFTER SUPREME COURT VICTORY Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has made a triumphant return to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, following a landmark Supreme Court ruling in his favor. The court’s decision has dealt a significant blow to the administration of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The Supreme Court ruled that the Central Bank of …

NATASHA AKPOTI: YAHAYA BELLO, DINO MELAYE, AKPABIO – ALL HARASSED YOU SEXUALLY. NA ONLY YOU WAKA COME? – LERE OLAYINKA Journalist Lere Olayinka posted a biting X commentary: “Senator Natasha Akpoti: Yahaya Bello harrassed you sexually, Dino Melaye harrassed you sexually, Akpabio harrassed you sexually. Na only you waka come” The pidgin phrase—“Are you the only one” —dripped with sarcasm, …

FUBARA REACTS TO SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT ON RIVERS ASSEMBLY CHRIS Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has acknowledged the Supreme Court ruling affirming Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule and 26 other lawmakers as valid members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, marking a major shift in the ongoing political crisis in the state. In a statement released by the Commissioner for …