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FAMILY AND LIFESTYLE: 2Baba And Wife Natasha Osawuru Welcome Baby Boy, Internet Erupts In Joy

Marriage And Love, Love & Life, News Flash

FAMILY AND LIFESTYLE: 2Baba and Wife Natasha Osawuru welcome baby boy, internet erupts in joyBy Maxwell Kumoye and Trust Ittai Nigerian music icon Innocent ‘2Baba’ Idibia and his wife, lawmaker Natasha Osawuru, have welcomed their first child together, a baby boy. Osawuru broke the news on her Facebook page on Sunday, sharing her excitement as the Idibia household added a new member. The lawmaker described the newborn as a blessing and a fresh chapter for their family. “Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Idibia. We joyfully welcome our bouncy baby boy…” she wrote, celebrating the arrival with a heartfelt message filled…

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2025

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US To Provide Intelligence Support, Defence, Equipment To Nigeria – FGN Reveals

FGN, Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Security

US To Provide Intelligence Support, Defence Equipment To Nigeria – FG Reveals The Federal Government says the United States has agreed to step up its security partnership with Nigeria. According to the Presidency, Washington has committed to providing intelligence support, defence equipment, and other strategic assistance to help Nigeria tackle terrorism and violent extremism more effectively. Officials described the development as a major outcome of last week’s engagements between a high-level Nigerian delegation and key US institutions. The delegation, led by National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, held several meetings across Washington, including with senior officials from the US Congress, the…

Nov

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2025

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UK Rejects Nigeria’s Request To Transfer Ekweremadu

Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, Politics

UK Rejects Nigeria’s Request To Transfer Ekweremadu The British Government has turned down a request by Nigeria to deport former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who is serving a prison term in the United Kingdom for organ trafficking, The Guardian UK reports on Monday. Ekweremadu, 63, was jailed for nine years and eight months in 2023 after a UK court found him, his wife, Beatrice, and a medical doctor, Obinna Obeta, guilty of conspiring to exploit a young Nigerian man for his kidney. The kidney was intended for their daughter, Sonia, in a private London hospital. According to The Guardian,…

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2025

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South-West Governors Demand State Police Amid Rising Insecurity

News Flash, Security, South West

South-west Governors Demand State Police Amid Rising Insecurity Following a recent surge in insecurity that has unsettled communities across the region, governors of the Southwest states, operating as the Southwest Governors’ Forum, have stated their demand for state Police. They declared that establishing State Police “can no longer be delayed” and officially unveiled a new regional security architecture designed to protect lives and property throughout the zone. The governors met at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office in Ibadan, hosted by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde. Their extensive deliberations covered crucial issues, including security, economic development, agriculture, and regional…

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Nigerian Student Uche Okirie Stabbed To Death By Neighbour In UK

Crime, Foreign Affairs, News Flash

Nigerian Student Uche Okirie Stabbed To Death By Neighbour In UK Uche Okirie, a UK-based Nigerian student, was stabbed to death in the early hours of Saturday by a Congolese suspect, a report by the Norfolk police has confirmed. Colleagues of Mr Okirie told Peoples Gazette they had identified him but were struggling to reach his family in Nigeria. The Norfolk police also appealed to UK residents with useful information to contact them on 101, citing incident number 51 of Saturday, November 22, 2025. Mr Okirie, a student of the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England, was stabbed in…

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Nigerian Student Uche Okirie Stabbed To Death By Neighbour In UK

Crime, Education, Foreign Affairs

Nigerian Student Uche Okirie Stabbed To Death By Neighbour In UK Uche Okirie, a UK-based Nigerian student, was stabbed to death in the early hours of Saturday by a Congolese suspect, a report by the Norfolk police has confirmed. Colleagues of Mr Okirie told Peoples Gazette they had identified him but were struggling to reach his family in Nigeria. The Norfolk police also appealed to UK residents with useful information to contact them on 101, citing incident number 51 of Saturday, November 22, 2025. Mr Okirie, a student of the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England, was stabbed in…

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Ban On Sachet Alchohol Threatens N1.9 Trillion Local Investments – MAN

Business, Manufacturing, News Flash

Ban On Sachet Alcohol Threatens N1.9 Trillion Local Investments — MAN The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has warned that the decision to ban the production and sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and small PET bottles by 31st December, 2025 could lead to the loss of over N1.9 trillion investments by indigenous companies and 500,000 direct, and 5 million indirect jobs. The outcry follows the recent directive by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to effect a ban on sachet alcoholic beverages by the end of the year, based on a resolution passed…

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2025

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DSS Releases Abia Indegene For Wrongful Arrest As IPOB Member, Pays N5m Compensation

Crime, News Flash, Police Force

DSS Releases Abia Indigene For Wrongful Arrest As IPOB Member, Pays N5m Compensation The Director General, Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the release of Kenneth Okechukwu Nwafor, arrested in July 2022 over alleged links to the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). Nwafor, from Isuikwuato LGA in Abia State, was awarded N5 million as compensation for his wrongful arrest and is entitled to free medicare.Credible security sources said a detailed investigation conducted by DSS personnel exonerated Nwafor. “The DG directed his investigation officers to conduct a thorough review of all pending cases, and they have…

Nov

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2025

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GAIYD: Amb. Osita Offor Wins Great Achievers Award As Legendary Sports -Man Of Year 2025

Entertainment, News Flash, People & Events, Personality

GAIYD: Amb. Dr Osita Offor Wins Great Achievers Award As Legendary Sports-Man of Year 2025 In a glittering ceremony attended by Nigeria's elite, Ambassador Dr. Osita Offor-De Ultimate Commander (IKENGA GBURUGBURU) and President of United Abia Artistes and Patriots (UAAP) Forun has been honoured with the prestigious Legendary Sports-man of the Year 2025 award at the 3rd annual summit of the Great Achievers Initiative for Youth and Community Development (GAIYD). The event, held at the Abuja Continental Hotel, Abuja, brought together notable figures such as Ooni of Ife, HRM Adeyeye Emita Ogunwuai, Alhaji Aminu Yakubu, Wambai Wakili of Zazau, Dr.…

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2025

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Broken, Promised, Burdened Citizens: Service And Progress In The Age Of Disillusioned Governance- Examining Abia State – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

Broken Promised, Burdened Citizens: Service and Progress in the Age of Disillusioned Governance — Examining Abia State The Achebean Mirror: When a People Grow Tired of Waiting In The Trouble with Nigeria, Chinua Achebe argued that Nigeria’s central dilemma was not the land or the people, but leadership—its failures, its inconsistencies, and its inability to win the trust of those it governs. This observation, though written decades ago, reads today like a prophecy tailored to Abia State. A people once promised renewal often grow skeptical, burdened by memories of unfulfilled commitments. Their suspicion is not born from malice; it is…