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Etigwe Uwa Celebrates Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe at 70, Lauds His Contribution To Nation Building Legal practitioner, Etigwe Uwa (SAN, FCIArb), has extended warm birthday felicitations to Senator Enyinnaya Harcourt Abaribe, the distinguished senator representing Abia South Senatorial Zone, as he marks his 70th birthday. In his message, Uwa expressed gratitude to God Almighty for granting Senator Abaribe good health, sound character, and strength over the past seven decades. He acknowledged the senator’s dedication to national affairs, describing his voice as “consistently sound and enriching”, standing apart from the “pervasive culture of political correctness, praise-singing, and falsehood.” Uwa commended Abaribe’s principled…

My trouble in senate started when I refused Akpabio’s sexual advances, Natasha Akpoti alleges Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi central, has alleged that her trouble in the senate began after she rejected sexual advances from Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Akpoti-Uduaghan made the accusation during an interview with Arise TV on Friday. “My case is a case of a student being punished by a lecturer for refusing to sleep with him,” she said. Details later

I Use Walking Stick As High Chief, Not Because Of Ill Health —Gov Ademola Adeleke Senator Ademola, Governor of Osun State, has clarified his use of walking stick at recent outings and official assignments, saying as Asiwaju of Edeland, the walking stick was part of the paraphernalia of his office. Fielding questions, the governor who said he was fit as fiddle, affirmed that aside from being part of his outings as a high chief of Ede land, walking stick was a normal accessory in many parts of the country, ThisDay reported. According to him, a walking stick is a signal…

Constituents Praise Abia Rep Member, Ibe Okwara Osonwa’s Scholarship Initiative Constituents of Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency have lauded Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa, the member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, for his dedication to youth empowerment through his scholarship initiative. During a mock exam for students seeking to benefit from the programme, community members expressed their appreciation, emphasising that education remains the foundation for societal progress and development. Reacting to the initiative, a community leader from Ohafia, King Jaja, said: “Kudos! This reminds me of my life and Chief Arthur Nzeribe Education Foundation Scholarship in the late 80s. He may have been doing…

Athena Centre Announces Launch of 3 Research Institutes in honour of Arthur Nwankwo, Bala-Usman, Ransome-Kuti Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership has taken a major step toward advancing governance, education, and healthcare in Africa by launching three research institutes dedicated to shaping policy, nurturing leadership, and transformative change. The institutes which are Athena Dr. Bala Usman Institute for Governance and Public Policy, Athena Dr. Arthur Nwankwo Institute for Education and Intellectual Freedom, and Athena Prof. Olikoye Ransome-Kuti Institute for Health and Social Equity, will serve as knowledge hubs for governance, education, and health policy research, contributing to Athena’s mission of…

National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu Responds To Ex-Kaduna Governor El-Rufai’s Claims National Security Adviser (NSA) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has responded to allegations made by former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, dismissing claims that he is orchestrating a campaign to destroy El-Rufai’s reputation in pursuit of a 2031 presidential ambition. El-Rufai, in an interview with Arise TV on Monday, accused Ribadu of working with Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to tarnish his image. “This project of ‘destroy Nasir El-Rufai’ is Nuhu Ribadu’s conception. He is the architect and…

Former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has accused Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser (NSA), of attempts to destroy his reputation because of his (Ribadu’s) 2031 presidential ambition. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV on Monday, el-Rufai alleged that Ribadu is collaborating with Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to destroy his image. “This project of destroy Nasir el-Rufai is Nuhu Ribadu’s conception. He is the architect and builder of that project. He is the one working with Uba Sani to implement it. So far, it has been frustrating…

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, says Nigerians should not believe the narrative that the national assembly rejected him as a ministerial nominee. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV on Monday, el-Rufai said President Bola Tinubu did not want him in his cabinet. The former Kaduna said the president begged him publicly for him to suspend his plans for ministerial appointment. “The president publicly appealed to me to put my plans on hold, and through two months of negotiation, we finally agreed that he will nominate me as minister,” he said. “There were certain conditions I attached to that.…

FOSAD Supports Ohanaeze Ndigbo's Demand for Apology and ₦10 Trillion Compensation The Forum of South-East Academic Doctors (FOSAD) stands in solidarity with Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, in its demand for a formal apology and ₦10 trillion compensation from the Federal Government of Nigeria following the recent revelation by former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) that the Igbo people were not behind the 1966 coup during the launch of his autobiography, A Journey in Service. This revelation, long overdue, has finally shed light on a historical injustice that has plagued the Igbo nation for decades. The…

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, said there is nowhere in former military Head of State Ibrahim Babangida’s book, A Journey in Service, where he stated that the coup of January 15, 1966, was not an Igbo coup. Fani-Kayode insisted that those claiming it was not an Igbo coup are wrong, stating that they are either misguided and misinformed or being mischievous. The ex-Minister stated in a post on his X handle that IBB was charitable to the Igbos in his book. He, however, noted that this does not give anyone the license to misinterpret Babangida’s words and conclusions or…