Obi Slams Fake Story of Trump Meeting, Warns Against Disinformation

By: Emma Nnadi The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has described the circulating story of him meeting with the US President Donald Trump as fake, orchestrated for a devious motive. Obi emphasized that his politics focuses on addressing Nigeria’s real problems, not seeking cheap publicity. He urged Nigerians and the international community to remain vigilant and verify information before sharing. Writing on his X handle on Wednesday Obi said “My attention has been drawn to some pictures currently circulating on social media, falsely…

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Senate Unseals Office of Kogi Lawmaker, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

  By: Daniel Kanu Editor The Senate has unsealed the office of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, after a prolonged standoff. Security operatives and the Sergeant-at-Arms of the National Assembly removed the seal from her office, granting her access to the National Assembly premises. Recall that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for six months in March 2025 following a heated protest over the reallocation of her seat. She was also removed as Chair of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs and barred from all 10th Senate activities for alleged…

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Chaos at NASS as Senator Natasha’s Supporters Teargassed

By : Mandy Park Tension erupted at the National Assembly today when Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan attempted to resume duty after the expiration of a six-month suspension imposed by the Senate leadership. The Kogi Central lawmaker, who was escorted by a massive crowd of over 20,000 supporters and constituents, met resistance at the gates of the National Assembly complex, where security operatives fired tear gas canisters to disperse the gathering. The incident left many of her supporters injured, with some rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment. The development came on the…

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Breaking: Fubara arrives Aso Rock on “thank you visit” to Tinubu

By Mandy Park In what has been characterized in some quarters as a “thank you visit,” Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has arrived at the Presidential Villa in Abuja for a visit to President Bola Tinubu. This is Fubara’s first official visit to the State House since his reinstatement as the governor of Rivers, after a six-month emergency rule in the state. He arrived the villa alone at about 6:20 p.m. on Monday and made his way towards the office of the President. Fubara, his deputy and members of the…

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Senator Natasha slams FG for abuse of power, political witch hunt … challenges court’s jurisdiction

By: Mandy Park Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has launched a legal offensive against the Federal Government, describing the criminal defamation charges filed against her as a brazen attempt at political persecution. Filing Preliminary Objections before both the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory and the Federal High Court, the Senator’s legal team insists that the prosecutions, initiated following complaints by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Governor Yahaya Bello, are unconstitutional, frivolous, and designed to intimidate opposition voices. The charges, filed following petitions by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former…

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Nigeria’s Health Financing: Lessons From Canada’s $32.5bn Tobacco Settlement

By Robert Egbe Nigeria’s decision to earmark SIN taxes – levies on alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks – for health financing, signals a firm commitment to prioritising citizens’ health. It also aligns with long-standing calls from Nigerian public health advocates and the World Health Organisation (WHO). The move could not be timelier. Earlier this year, a major investigation revealed that Nigerians spend about N1.92 trillion (roughly $1.26 billion) annually seeking treatment for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Almost 30 percent of deaths in the country are linked to NCDs, with tobacco, alcohol,…

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Breaking: Zion Ministry Launches Nigeria’s First Free Psychiatric Hospital

By: Mandy Park Seraphic Homes Foundation, a non-profit charity organisation last Friday opened the first free Psychiatric Hospital and Home for the Elderly in Anambra State. This came barely five months after it commissioned a massive Orphanage and Old Peoples Home in Mgbirichi, Imo State. Set up by Evangelist Chukwuebuka Anozie Obi, Spiritual Director of Zion Prayer Movement Outreach, the new N600 million facility, free Psychiatric Hospital and Home for the Elderly, was inaugurated by Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State in Aguleri community, Anambra East Local Government Area of…

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Families of Slain Owode-Onirin Traders Cry Out for Justice, CHSR Urges Tinubu’s Intervention

By: Emma Nnadi The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has taken up the case of families seeking justice for traders slain at the Owode-Onirin Motor Spare Parts Market in Lagos. This is as the group, urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to quickly intervene and ensure prompt justice for slain traders families. At a World Press Briefing in Lagos on Wednesday, 17th September, the group’s President, Comrade Alex Omotehinse, vowed that CHSR will stop at nothing in pushing for accountability and transparency in the investigation and prosecution of those…

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Jonathan’s potential candidacy rattling Tinubu’s camp, says Prof Udenta, Tsado, as calls for ex-President to run hotsup

By: Mandy Park Professor Udenta Udenta, a political strategist and founding National Secretary of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), has stated that President Bola Tinubu’s camp is panicking over a potential candidacy of former President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2027 election. Udenta’s claim, made during an Arise News interview on Tuesday, was supported by Mathias Baba Tsado, a former presidential aspirant for the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in the 2019 election. Tsado, while appearing on AIT’s political Jigsaw, compared Jonathan to the biblical David, a man endorsed by God and…

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CSOs Reject Oil Drilling in Ogoniland, Demand $1trn Cleanup Fund

  By: Mandy Park No fewer than 10 Civil society organizations  have vehemently rejected plans to resume oil drilling in Ogoniland, citing the legacy of environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. Recall that Saro-Wiwa was executed in 1995 for his activism against the environmental degradation caused by oil extraction in the region. At a World Press Briefing on Monday, 15th September held in Lagos to commemorate the life and work of environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, a coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) including: Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Health of…

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