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By our reporter As personnel from the Sergeant-at-Arms of the National Assembly, assisted by security agents, on Tuesday, September 23, reopened Office 205 in the National Assembly's Senate wing, which was assigned to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the embattled yet defiant Kogi Central Senator (PDP) had only raw words for Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The reopening came after the senator had spent six months outside the premises, on account of a suspension slammed on her by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Senate following a much-publicised disagreement between her and Akpabio. Speaking after arriving her office, Senator Natasha described the Senate…

By Emma Ogoigbe, Warri Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has described education as the most powerful tool for the country's transformation and development. Oborevwori took the position today in Warri during the official commissioning of eight classroom blocks built by oil infrastructure security services company, Tantita Security Services, and donated to the Warri Correctional Centre. The Governor, who was represented by the State Commissioner for Higher Education, Professor Nyerovwo Tonukanrin, explained that within the correctional facility, the presence of the classroom blocks is not merely an academic exercise but a lifetime ownership issue. According to him, the blocks provide…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Ibadan-based Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Adeniyi Akintola, has disclosed that the businesses of the Olubadan-designate, Oba Rasidi Ladoja, suffered greatly in the 90s, due to his involvement in the June 12 pro-democracy movement and the activities of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO). Speaking on an Oyo State Broadcasting Corporation (BCOS) live programme Gbagede Oselu at the weekend, Akintola, a former Deputy Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, said Ladoja, a former Oyo State governor and member of the defunct Third Republic Senate, joined NADECO after the military junta dissolved the National Assembly.…

*'I've Noone To Return To In Nigeria' A disabled Nigerian man who has lived in the UK for almost 40 years has won an appeal to stay in the country despite the Home Office wanting to deport him. Anthony Olubunmi George, 63, came to the UK at the age of 24 in 1986. He has not left the UK since and has no criminal convictions. He had two strokes in 2019 that left him with speech and mobility issues. George has endured periods of homelessness and says he has lost count of the number of friends who have given him…

The application for no-case submission filed by leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, will be determined by the Federal High Court (FHC) Abuja on Friday, September 26, 2025. The matter is between the detained IPOB leader and the Federal Government (FG). Justice James Omotosho is handling the case. The court moved the date of ruling backwards by about 15 days from the earlier fixed date of October 10, 2025. No reason was given for the shift. One of Kanu’s lawyers, Aloy Ejimakor, made this known in a post on his X handle today. "The scheduled ruling…

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), the elite professional body of Managing Directors, Directors of News and Editors of print, broadcast and corporate online organisations, will hold its 2025 All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) from November 3-6, 2025 at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The annual conference has as its theme: "Democratic Governance and National Cohesion: The Role of Editors," while the sub-theme will focus on "Electoral Integrity and Trust Deficit: What Nigerians Expect in 2027." According to a press statement on Sunday by Eze Anaba and Onuoha Ukeh, NGE President and General Secretary respectively, this year's conference will…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Headquarters 82 Division, Nigerian Army, based in Enugu, said a recent report alleging that troops of its 245 Battalion were harassing and intimidating residents of Ochon community in Obubra Local Government Area (LGA) involved in a land dispute with Alesi community, Ikom LGA, both of Cross River State. In a statement by acting Deputy Director, Public Relations, 82 Division, Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni, the Army described the reports as false, misleading, and aimed at discrediting the efforts of troops working tirelessly to maintain peace in the area. It stated: "82 Division categorically refutes the allegation…

*No Sign Of Genuine Readiness For Peace Here, Residents Lament By our reporter Shock and discouragement greeted most residents of Matazu Local Government Area (LGA) of crisis-torn Katsina State on Saturday, September 20, when a notorious terrorist kingpin, identified as Kachallah Isiya, attended a peace dialogue loaded to the hilt with dangerous weapons. Eye witnesses said some of the weapons included Rocket-Propelled Grenades (RPGs), General Machine Guns (GMGs), AK-47 guns, sundry ammunition, and other deadly items of a war arsenal. Scores of persons have been killed by terrorists and kidnappers in the North-West state in the last couple of years…

A presidential handshake came the way of grieving family of the late Head of Service, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Mrs Grace Adayilo, as President Bola Tinubu today granted automatic employment to her four children. On September 1, 2025, Adayilo reportedly slumped in her home in Abuja and was pronounced dead by medical doctors at a hospital to which she was rushed. The sudden death, coming after video recordings showed her dancing, leading songs and praises in a church just the weekend before, sparked concerns among staff and keen followers of developments in FCTA of a possible juju attack. The…

*'War' Over Inheritance, Choice Properties *Former Head Of State Gen AbdulSalami Abubakar's Futile Intervention *How Emir's Dispute Resolution C'ttee Failed *The Court Angle By Achadu Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna Tempers are running high in the household of former Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), the late Alhaji Gidado Idris, as his children have accused their stepmother of shunting them out of their inheritance, even against court order. According to them, the inheritance includes choice properties and others. Alhaji Idris served doubly as SGF/Head of Service of the Federation (HoSF) from 1995-1999, during the now-late General Sani Abacha military junta. He…