Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t afford to miss.
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Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President Tinubu, has addressed the controversy surrounding the sexual harassment allegations made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio expressing confidence that lawmakers are handling the situation properly.
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Oyo state Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has on Thursday presented the instruments of office to the new Eleruwa of Eruwaland, Oba Adebayo Adegbola.
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has lifted the month-long shutdown of the Onitsha Drug Market and neighboring markets.
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the money laundering case against former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to March 7, 2025, for further proceedings. The case was filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has rejected her six-month suspension from the Senate, declaring that the injustice against her “will not stand.”
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Popular Nigerian hiphop singer, Oluwatosin Ajibade, popularly known as Mr Eazi, has lost his mother, Ifeoma Edith Ajibade.
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A violent clash between supporters of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, escalated into gunfire, leaving four people seriously injured.
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The Rivers State Government has pushed back against a directive from the state House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, which ordered Governor Siminalayi Fubara to dismiss all serving commissioners within 48 hours and submit a new list of nominees for approval.
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The Naira gained value in the parallel market on Wednesday, trading at ₦1,512 per dollar, an improvement from the ₦1,515 per dollar rate recorded on Tuesday.
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Since January 2025, Nigeria has recorded 95 deaths and 509 confirmed cases of Lassa fever across 70 local government areas.