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‘Abacha Died on Top of Mistress’: Retired DSS Officer Reopens Mystery on Late Head of State’s Death 

ABUJA, Nigeria — A retired Nigerian security official has offered a detailed account of the final hours of Gen. Sani Abacha, saying a young...

SERAP Demands Withdrawal of Social Media Shutdown Bill, Threatens Legal Action

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked the National Assembly to withdraw the Nigeria Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2026,...

Mary Habila: David Umahi Says Nurse Reported Nosebleed Hours Before Her Death in His Guest House

UBURU, Nigeria — David Umahi, Nigeria’s minister of works, said Mary Habila, a nurse who died in a guest house within his residential compound...

‘Why Kidnapped Pupils Were Wearing Matching Native Attire’ – Freed Oyo Teacher Explains

IBADAN, Nigeria — Zachery Olatunde, a teacher held for 56 days with 43 pupils and colleagues after gunmen attacked three schools in Oyo State,...

Rights Group Petitions National Assembly Over Mary Habila’s Death at David Umahi’s Residence

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Access to Justice and Human Rights Initiative has petitioned the House of Representatives over the death of Mary Habila, asking...

‘Fake’ Tinubu Presidency Agency DG Adeniyi Adeyemi Flown to Abuja by Private Jet

IBADAN, Nigeria — Adeniyi Adeyemi, the director-general of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, has been arrested in Ibadan and transported to Abuja...

Colleague’s Affidavit Details Mary Habila’s Death at Staff Chalet in David Umahi’s Ebonyi Country Home

UBURU, Nigeria — Anita Baaki, a physiotherapist and colleague of Mary Habila, has filed a sworn affidavit describing how the nurse was found unconscious...

Igbo Times Publisher Retracts Fabricated Reports About Soludo Family Scandal After Arrest

AWKA, Nigeria — Ejike Ofoegbu, the publisher of Igbo Times Magazine and INews, has issued a public apology and withdrawn a series of fabricated...

‘Ghost’ Tinubu Presidency Agency Scandal Deepens as Senate Declines Probe Into ₦1.3 Billion Allocation

ABUJA, Nigeria — A widening controversy over the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, a body the Presidency has described as fictitious, has raised fresh...

Questions Trail Death of Female Physiotherapist at David Umahi’s Country Home

UBURU, Nigeria — The sudden death of Mary Habila, a physiotherapist, at the Uburu, Ebonyi State, country home of David Umahi, the Minister of...

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