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“If you marry a 7th or let anything happen to my daughter, you’ll live to regret it,” Rita Daniels has warned son in-law, Senator Ned Nwoko. In a trending video, Regina Daniels’ mother, Rita Daniels allegedly cried this morning and promised to deal with Nwoko if he takes a 7th wife or let anything happen to her daughter. She reminded the billionaire Nwoko that her daughter was just an 18-year-old vîrgin when he married her and he promised that she would be his last and favorite wife. It was widely circulated on social media that actress Chika Ike, who recently…

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Two Nigerian Senators have carpeted their colleague, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for ignoring due process in complaining over alleged sexual harassment against her by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Speaking on Arise TV’s Morning Show on Monday, Senator Adeyemi Adaramodu, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, and Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate speaking on Arise TV’s afternoon programme on Monday, condemned her action for using unofficial channels to level the allegations against the Senate President. Adaramodu dismissed the s3xual harassment allegations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, calling them a “storm in a teacup.” He…

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After eight years of marriage without children, Mrs. Nseobong Nkitma Uloh from Ukuda in Urue-Offong/Uruko Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom is in a joyous mood after giving birth to quadruplets in the early hours of last Friday. Though the family is ecstatic, she is concerned over dearth of financial resources facing the family to raise the four children- two boys and two girls- during this era of economic hardship in the country. Speaking with newsmen at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo on Sunday, the mother of the quadruplets, Mrs. Uloh, said she is the happiest woman on…

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In what looks like a face-saving tactics, Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara appears to be dallying the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment to gather more support from the public. The Supreme Court on Friday ordered Fubara to present the budget to the Assembly, stating he has been spending public fund illegally. Forty-eight hours after the Supreme Court handed down two judgments that threaten the soul of the Rivers State government, the governor Sunday announced his intention to fully obey the orders. Related posts Rivers Government reacts to Supreme Court’s decision Rivers Government reacts to Supreme Court’s decision Rivers LG Elections:…

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Mudashiru Obasa, the impeached speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, has sprung back to his position. Obasa who was impeached on Monday, 13 January, 2025 by 32 lawmakers accusing him of gross abuse of office and corruption had held the position for 10 years. After several meeting with party leader and the intervention of the presidency Obasa has returned as Speaker of the House, after the resignation Mojisola Meranda earlier on Monday, March 2 who was elected to succeed Obasa. It was rumoured that President Bola Tinubu did not support Obasa’s impeachment by the House and wanted to give…

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has bared fangs on the Federal Government’s plan to regularise electricity tariffs for customers for Bands A, B and C. In a communique released on Sunday after the National Executive Council (NEC) in Yola, Adamawa State, the labour union vowed to lead mass nationwide protests across Nigeria should the government continue with its plan. Last Thursday, Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said lower bands would be upgraded to Band A. In its communique sign by NLC General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, the labour union rejected the “forcefully migration” of consumers from lower bands to Band A.…

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Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s trip  to Washington on Friday, February 28, was a political and diplomatic failure. The Ministry stated that he was obsessed with continuing to wage war that has consumed more than 500,000 Ukrainian and Russian troops were killed or wounded since it began in Ukraine two years ago, U.S. officials said. Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump clashed at a White House meeting on Friday, damaging ties between Kyiv and the United States, its main military backer. Also read White House to retain Biden Family’s  $20,000 Diamond gift from Indian Prime Minister Russian…

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Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has expressed concern over the ongoing dispute between the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. While Saraki called for open and transparent investigation into the sexual harassment accusation, Emmanuel Uduaghan, the Alema of Warri Kingdom and husband of Natasha has also supported the call. In a statement issued via his official X page on Saturday, Saraki urged those directly and indirectly involved in the ongoing faceoff to prioritise the protection of the Senate as an institution and not individuals. Also read Akpabio’s wife sues Natasha, demands N350…

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By Akakan Umoh Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno has warned health professionals against using the new state ambulances provided for hospitals for burials in the state. Governor Eno spoke this Saturday at the unveiling of a state-of-the-art Akwa Ibom State Medical Oxygen Production Plant (AKSMOPP), Ituk Mbang; Model Primary Health Centre (Base), Wellington Bassey Way End, and the Akwa lbom State Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance Systems (AKISEMSAS), all aimed at strengthening the state’s healthcare system and improve emergency response capabilities. “I warn those working here not to divert anything meant for this facility and henceforth, no ambulance from state…

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Ekaette Akpabio, the wife of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has filed two defamation lawsuits against Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Mrs Akpabio demanded N350 billion for damages to her husband’s reputation. The lawsuits followed sexual harassment allegations made by Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan against the senate president during an interview on Arise Television on Friday, February 28. Akpoti-Uduaghan, a member of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) detailed an incident from 8 December, 2023, when she and her husband visited Mr Akpabio’s residence in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. Related posts Akpabio calls for calm over stormy Senate Why Always Senator Godswill…

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