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Former lawmaker and civil rights activist, Senator Shehu Sani, has expressed his strong support for Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani’s re-election bid in 2027. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja, Sani, who recently rejoined the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic ...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has advised the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to reinstate Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Naija News reported that the Kogi Central Senator was handed six months suspension by the Senate for alleged gross misconduct and violation of Senate rules. Before her suspension, Senator Natasha had accused Senate ...

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing incidents of maternal mortality in the country. Naija News reports that the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, said no woman should die from birth complications. Professor Pate, who stated this in an interview with Channels TV, ...

Former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Privatisation, Senator Ayo Arise, has said the 6 months suspension handed on Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan mya be illegal. Naija News reports that the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker said the argument of Senator Natasha that she was not informed about her seat change ...

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has emphasized crucial roles faith, politics, and power play in shaping Nigeria’s destiny. Naija News reports that Idris said faith, politics and power are linked and must be harnessed for national development. He stated this in Kaduna, on Saturday, at the ...

Former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu has revealed that he was foolishly loyal to former Governor Godwin Obaseki just to make the administration succeed. Speaking in an interview with Sunday Sun, Shaibu, a former President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), said all the actions ...

Nigerians have taken to the 𝕏 account of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to share mixed reactions following a post from the anti-graft agency warning against illegal wealth. Naija News reports the EFCC had on Sunday, shared a bible verse to warn Nigerians against unjust wealth and the ...

Former Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has accused President Bola Tinubu of masterminding state capture of Lagos. Naija News reports that Rhodes-Vivour said the reinstated speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, could not have succeeded without the backing of the President. In an interview with News Central, on Saturday, ...

Labour Party governorship aspirant for Anambra 2025 governorship election, John Nwosu, has condemned Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s attack on a Christian preaching in market. Naija News reported that Governor Soludo, on Saturday, confronted a preacher, at Ochanja Market, in Onitsha, for preaching to marketers. Soludo told the preacher that he was ...

Concerns are mounting over the safety of high-caliber weapons and explosives stored at the Lagos Air Force Base, following the facility’s continued disconnection from electricity by the distribution company responsible for the area. The presence of these munitions near the densely populated Ikeja area of Lagos has heightened public anxiety, ...