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Mixed reactions have trailed the death of former presidential spokesperson and ex-Director-General of Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe. Naija News learnt that Okupe passed away at the age of 72, and his death was linked to cancer, marking the end of a long struggle with the illness. former presidential aide had...

El-Rufai visited Buhari at his residence in Kaduna State on Friday. The meeting comes just days after President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, and the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, also paid a visit to Buhari. Buhari, who handed over power to President Tinubu on May 29, 2023, initially...

Abdul Rasheeth, a Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has said his principal has not joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Rasheeth said this while dismissing a social media post stating that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dumped...

In his last interview, which later went viral, Okupe was said to have predicted his death Former presidential aide Doyin Okupe may have had a hint about his death during his final media interview. Months before his death, he spoke with The Whistler Newspaper. Recall that the former presidential aide...

Benue State Police Command has announced the release of the three female students of the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi (JOSTUM) who were kidnapped within the school premises by unknown gunmen on Tuesday at about 8 pm. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Catherine Anene, who disclosed this in a...

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has clarified the leadership crisis in the Rivers State House of Assembly, ruling in favor of the 27 lawmakers led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule. In a detailed 62-page judgment, the apex court dismissed allegations that these lawmakers had defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...

According to Punch News, Senate President Godswill Akpabio on the wedding day of Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, he slept inside the Dangote Cement facility in Obajana, Kogi State. During plenary at the National Assembly on Thursday, Akpabio, a former Niger Delta minister, made this statement. According to Akpabio, Natasha’s...

The Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC) is set to celebrate its 65th anniversary with a grand gala dinner, featuring His Excellency, Vice President Kashim Shettima, as the Special Guest of Honour. The prestigious event will take place on April 12, 2025, at Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, with the...

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two Pakistani nationals, Roman Gull, 28, and Aftab Ahmad, 19, for allegedly kidnapping a 48-year-old Pakistani man in Ikeja, Lagos. The suspects lured the victim to Lagos with a fake job offer and demanded a ₦50 million ransom. According to the Lagos State...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that political parties will commence their primaries for the 2025 Anambra State governorship election on March 20, 2025, with the process expected to end by April 10, 2025. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed...