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6 days ago | 
neusroom.com | Emmanuel Azubuike
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, who was suspended by the Nigerian Senate in March, will appear before the Federal Capital Territory High Court on Tuesday following a summons over criminal defamation charges filed by the Federal Government. Her lead counsel, West Idahosa (SAN), confirmed her court appearance in a phone interview with Punch Newspapers on Sunday, stating that her legal team was prepared to defend her.
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6 days ago | 
neusroom.com | Emmanuel Azubuike
A flood, triggered by torrential rains and a suspected dam collapse upstream has ravaged Mokwa, Niger State, and left at least 151 people dead while displacing over 3,000, according to local authorities. The disaster, which struck on May 28, 2025, has left communities like Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa submerged, with rescue operations ongoing as Nigeria enters its rainy season, heightening fears of further flooding.
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6 days ago | 
neusroom.com | Emmanuel Azubuike
Nigeria’s political elite has joined Kano State in mourning the 22 young athletes who tragically died in a road accident on Saturday, prompting Governor Abba Yusuf to declare Monday, June 2, a public holiday for prayers and condolences. The athletes, most of them youths returning from the National Sports Festival in Ogun State, perished when their vehicle crashed along the Kano-Zaria expressway on Saturday, May 31, leaving several others injured.
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6 days ago | 
neusroom.com | Emmanuel Azubuike
Drug syndicates that exploited one of Islam’s most sacred journeys — the Hajj pilgrimage — by turning unsuspecting pilgrims into international drug couriers, has been dismantled by the Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) .
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1 week ago | 
neusroom.com | Emmanuel Azubuike
A three man panel, led by Justice M. A. Danjuma of the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday, May 29, affirmed the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State, throwing out the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate Asuerinme Ighodalo’s appeal. The ruling concluded that the PDP’s claims — including alleged vote rigging, wrong result computations in 765 polling units, and manipulation at collation centers — were unsupported by credible evidence.
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1 week ago | 
neusroom.com | Emmanuel Azubuike
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in a national address marking his second year in office, acknowledged Nigeria’s tough challenges but emphasized the resilience of its people and the steady progress his administration has achieved. In a speech focused heavily on reform milestones, Tinubu defended controversial economic decisions, highlighted improvements in security, healthcare, and infrastructure, and reaffirmed his commitment to a renewed and prosperous Nigeria.
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1 week ago | 
neusroom.com | Emmanuel Azubuike
“Now Therefore I, Lieutenant-Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Military Governor of Eastern Nigeria, by virtue of the authority, and pursuant to the principles recited above, do hereby solemnly proclaim that the territory and region known as and called Eastern Nigeria together with her continental shelf and territorial waters shall henceforth be an independent sovereign state of the name and title of The Republic of Biafra.“ 58 years ago, when Biafra warlord, late Lieutenant-Colonel...
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1 week ago | 
neusroom.com | Emmanuel Azubuike
Justice Hauwa’u Buhari of the Federal High Court in Kaduna has ruled that Nasir El-Rufai, former Kaduna State Governor, and five others should pay ₦900 million in damages for the unlawful detention of nine Adara elders in 2019. Awemi Dio Maisamari and eight others were arrested and detained following the killing of Adara traditional ruler, Raphael Maiwada Galadima.
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1 week ago | 
neusroom.com | Emmanuel Azubuike
I recall visiting the Head Bridge Market during the initial phase of its closure, standing in support of the authorities to ensure our society is free from fake drugs and counterfeit goods. I did so with the hope that investigations would be carried out swiftly, and the market would be reopened promptly, especially to ease the suffering of small business owners already burdened by our current national economic challenges.
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1 week ago | 
neusroom.com | Emmanuel Azubuike
At least 19 people, including five children, lost their lives in a deadly collision on Sunday along the Lokoja–Obajana Road in Kogi State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident, which occurred at about 4 p.m. in the Gadabiu community within Lokoja Local Government Area. According to Kogi State Sector Commander, Kumar Tsukwam, the crash involved a Toyota Hummer bus heading to Abuja and an oncoming articulated truck.
