March 17, 2025
Probing Senator Natasha’s IPU attendance will embarrass Nigeria – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says any official probe by security agencies into Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s attendance at the Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU, meeting in New York could bring unnecessary embarrassment to Nigeria. Falana’s comment is coming following allegations by Senate President Godswill Akpabio that the senator’s actions humiliated the government and people of Nigeria after Akpoti-Uduaghan […]
Viral video: Corps member spoke out of frustration, don’t go after her – TUC tells Nigerian Govt
The Trade Union Congress, TUC, has called on the federal government not to go after a female corps member, who allegedly criticized the current administration of President Bola Tinubu in a viral video. Recall that the corps member raised an alarm on Sunday that officials of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, were threatening her […]
Ex-SGF, education minister among arrow heads of coalition to challenge APC
THere are indications that a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and an ex-minister are among the main pointmen in the emerging coalition to challenge the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general election. Nigerian Tribune gathered at the weekend that the duo are reportedly working assiduously behind the scenes to […]
Rivers crisis: Lawmakers pick holes in Fubara’s claims, open up on alleged impeachment moves, indefinite adjournment
The face-off between the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara and the members of the state House of Assembly took another dimension recently. Since the Supreme Court judgment reinstated the lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, there have been a series of verbal clashes between the governor and the […]
FG must stop threatening Nigerians for criticising govt —Amnesty Int’l
AMNESTY International, on Sunday, said the Federal Government must stop threatening individuals and groups who criticise the current administration. “The Nigerian authorities must stop responding with violence and threats to individuals and groups who express dissenting opinions in utter disregard for Nigerian constitution and international law. Holding and voicing dissenting views is not a crime,” […]
NAFDAC seizes over 100 truckloads of unsafe drugs, narcotics
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has concluded enforcement operations across three major markets in Nigeria, leading to the evacuation of 100 truckloads of substandard, falsified, expired, and banned medicines, including narcotics. The targeted raids were carried out in Idumota (Lagos), Onitsha (Anambra), and Aba (Abia), in a sweeping crackdown […]
EFCC arrests TikTok star Murja Ibrahim Kunya for alleged Naira mutilation
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Kano State has arrested popular TikTok star, Murja Ibrahim Kunya on charges of Naira mutilation and abuse, specifically for spraying money—an act that violates Nigerian law.A source within the commission confirmed to Freedom Radio Kano that Murja is currently in EFCC custody. The EFCC has been intensifying […]
5 varsity students die from strange disease in Kebbi
An unidentified disease has reportedly claimed the lives of at least five students at Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, KSUSTA. Some students of the university, who spoke to Channels Television on condition of anonymity, revealed that four students mysteriously died last week, while another passed away on Sunday after falling ill overnight. […]
Former US Rep Nita Lowey dead at 87
Nita Lowey, who represented New York in the US House of Representatives for 32 years and was the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, has passed away at the age of 87. According to a report from the New York Post, she died on Saturday after a long battle with metastatic breast cancer. […]
Vatican releases first picture of Pope Francis since he fell sick
The Vatican on Sunday released the first photograph of Pope Francis since he was admitted to hospital over a month ago. The image shows the 88-year-old pontiff celebrating Mass in his prayer room on Sunday morning. The Pope is seen wearing a purple stole while sitting alone in a wheelchair in front of an altar. […]
