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19

2025

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Sapphire Initiative Unveils Landmark Partnership With Massevideo To Transform Special Needs Education In Southeast Nigeria

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Sapphire Initiative for Special Needs and Disability, in collaboration with Massevideo Education Hub, has announced a series of free consultation sessions, training programmes and a one-day Special Needs Education Conference targeted at promoting inclusive education across Nigeria. The initiatives, tailored for the Nigerian education context, target school leaders, classroom teachers, parents and carers of learners with special needs. Founder and Director of Sapphire Initiative, Nnenna Matilda Ogboso, a Global Special Needs and Disability Advocate, partners with Gabriel Hannans, Special Needs Educator and Founder of Massevideo Education Hub. The programmes offer enhanced understanding of special needs education, improved communication and learning…

Nov

19

2025

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Ex-councillor Petitions Police Over Alleged Kidnapping, Torture, Threats To Life In Ohafia

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Ex-councillor Petitions Police Over Alleged Kidnapping, Torture, Threats To Life In Ohafia A former councillor in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, Hon. Uguru Uduma, has petitioned the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 9 Command, Umuahia, alleging that he was kidnapped, tortured, humiliated and extorted by a group of youths in Amaekpu Ohafia on November 6, 2025. The petition, dated November 14, 2025, and signed by his lawyer, Anaga Kalu Anaga Esq., states that Hon. Uduma, a native of Okagwe Ohafia, was abducted along the Amekpu–Okagwe Road by a group of men identified as Chidi Igu Uduma, Eke Daniel…

Nov

15

2025

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BREAKING: PDP Expels FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, Fayose, Anyanwu, Others

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BREAKING: PDP Expels FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, Fayose, Anyanwu, Others The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike; Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State; Samuel Anyanwu, former secretary of the party. Chief Olabode George, former National Vice Chairman of the party (South) moved the motion for the expulsion at the ongoing convention in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. Hon Samaila Burga, Chairman of the PDP in Bauchi, seconded the motion. The PDP faction loyal to Wike had moved to stop the convention through the court, but the party secured judgement at a high…

Nov

14

2025

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Lt. A.M. Yerima Not Related to Maj.-Gen. M.M. Yerima — Fresh Facts Emerge

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Lt. A.M. Yerima Not Related to Maj.-Gen. M.M. Yerima — Fresh Facts Emerge Fresh clarifications have emerged regarding the background of Lt. A.M. Yerima, the young Nigerian Army officer who has recently been at the centre of intense public debate. Contrary to widespread assumptions and multiple online claims, including those circulated by AI platforms, Lt. Yerima is not the son of retired Major General M.M. Yerima. The clarification was issued by columnist and media scholar Farooq Kperogi, who revealed that new information provided by individuals familiar with the officer showed that earlier claims about his lineage were inaccurate. Kperogi explained…

Nov

14

2025

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Rep Ibe Okwara Osonwa to Award Tertiary Scholarships to Students of Arochukwu/Ohafia Fed Constituency, Ceremony Holds November 15

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The lawmaker representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa, will on Saturday, 15 November 2025, host the Tertiary Scholarship Award Ceremony aimed at improving access to quality education and supporting deserving students across the constituency. According to a statement issued by the office of the lawmaker, the event is scheduled to take place at the Dr. Alex Otti Auditorium, Ohafia LGA Secretariat, at 12:00 p.m. prompt. A distinguished lineup of guests is expected at the ceremony, including the Deputy Governor of Abia State, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu, who will serve as Special Guest of Honour. Other invited dignitaries include the…

Nov

14

2025

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Obiano Not Dead — Ex-Anambra Governor Hale and Hearty, Says Former Commissioner

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Obiano Not Dead — Ex-Anambra Governor Hale and Hearty, Says Former Commissioner Don Adinuba, former Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment in Anambra State, on Friday dismissed rumours circulating in the media alleging the death of former Governor Willie Obiano. He confirmed that Obiano is “healthy, strong, and residing in Texas, US.” According to Adinuba: “The Nigerian media have been abuzz in the last couple of hours over a rumour that the immediate past Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has passed on in London. This rumour has no basis. Chief Obiano lives in Texas, United States, and not London.”…

Nov

14

2025

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Anambra Ex-Governor Willie Obiano Dies In London

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Anambra Ex-Governor Willie Obiano Dies In London A former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has reportedly passed away in London, the United Kingdom. Obiano passed away after battling "severe heart failure and complications related to urinary cancer,” Sahara Reporters reported. According to a senior family source, “His health had been declining in the past months, but the final collapse came suddenly. We are devastated.” Medical officials in London also confirmed that Obiano was receiving intensive care before his condition worsened. “He fought till the very last moment,” a hospital insider said. In July that the Federal High Court,…

Nov

13

2025

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Regina Daniels’ Medical Report Emerges, Tested Positive For Cocaine, Marijuana, Others [PHOTOS]

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A detailed medical report has emerged alleging that Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, wife of Senator Ned Nwoko, has been battling severe substance abuse involving cocaine, marijuana, alcohol and other hard drugs. The report issued by Serenity Royale Hospital in Abuja and signed by its Managing Director/Head of Clinical Services, Dr. Adekunle Adesina, covers her detoxification programme from September 9 to October 15, 2025. It indicates that Daniels tested positive for multiple psychoactive substances, including marijuana, cocaine, morphine, opiates and high levels of alcohol. According to the document, the hospital’s psychological emergency unit was called to the Nwoko residence on September…

Nov

11

2025

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Soldiers Block FCT Minister Nyesom Wike From Accessing Land

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There was tension in Abuja, on Tuesday, when soldiers blocked Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), from gaining access to a land in Gaduwa. Wike had led officials of the Federal Capital Territory Development Association (FCDA) to the place when some soldiers stopped them from entering the place. Furious, the minister shouted on top of his voice but the soldiers stood their ground. “You are a fool,” Wike barked at one of the armed officers, but responding calmly, the soldier said, “I am not a fool.” The security men in Wike’s entourage tried to persuade the soldiers…

Nov

11

2025

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Cross River North Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe Dumps PDP For APC

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Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, the lawmaker representing Cross River North Senatorial District, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. His defection was formally announced on Tuesday during plenary, in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read by the Deputy President of the Senate, Jibrin Barau. Mr Jarigbe cited persistent internal crises and irreconcilable divisions within the PDP at both national and state levels as the key reasons for his departure. He wrote: “I rise to formally notify you and the distinguished leadership of the Senate of my resignation…