FCT, Abuja – Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, the former minister for women affairs, who was sacked by President Bola Tinubu during a cabinet reshuffle in October 2024, has opened up on her visit to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, March 6. The former minister in a statement on Friday … Read more
Senate Spokesperson Yemi Adaramodu has described Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s public display of affection with her husband at the National Assembly as “an episode of content creation.” Naija News reports that the senator representing Kogi Central arrived at the legislative complex on March 5, accompanied by her husband, Emmanuel Uduaghan. As cameras rolled and reporters looked on, … Read more
The United States Mission in Nigeria has denounced the killing of Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu, a Catholic priest based in Kaduna, calling it a brutal and senseless act. Naija News reports that Okechukwu was reportedly abducted from his residence by suspected bandits on Tuesday night, and his lifeless body was discovered the following day. He … Read more
The Rivers State House of Assembly has granted a 72-hour extension for the Chairman and Commissioners of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli, to appear before it, following the expiration of an earlier 48-hour ultimatum. During Friday’s plenary session in Port Harcourt, the lawmakers deliberated on a request from Hon. Enemi … Read more
Fresh details have emerged about the passing of Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former presidential aide to Goodluck Jonathan. Okupe was reported dead Friday morning at the age of 72. Family sources have confirmed that Okupe had been in Abuja but returned to Lagos less than a week before his death for a surgical procedure at … Read more
The body of Nigerian physician, politician, and former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, who recently passed away, is currently being transported to a mortuary. Naija News reported earlier that Okupe died at the age of 72 while undergoing surgery in a hospital in Lagos. As of Friday morning, family sources indicated that preparations were underway for … Read more
Hours after his passing, the body of the late Doyin Okupe, a former presidential aide and ex-spokesperson for the Peter Obi Campaign Organisation is being moved to the morgue. Recall that Okupe, a politician and medical doctor, died during a surgery in an undisclosed hospital in Lagos at the age of 72. Family sources said … Read more
The legal battle over the removal of Hon. Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly continued on Friday at the State High Court in Ikeja. The case has now been adjourned to Monday, March 10, for the hearing of all pending applications. Justice Yetunde Pinheiro, who is presiding over the case, … Read more
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently holding a crucial meeting in Abuja, led by Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum. Naija News reports that the meeting comes amid ongoing internal challenges and leadership concerns within the party. Ambassador Damagum has been serving as the party’s Acting National Chairman … Read more
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has successfully repatriated 140 Nigerians who were stranded in Sudan for months. The operation, facilitated under the Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) programme, included 64 women, 36 children, and four infants under 12 months old, as well as migrants with health conditions. The chartered flight, marking the first since the … Read more