Skip to main content

NEWS PAPER REVIEW AND SUMMERY IN APRIL

Image
By My Sweet Gossip

 

1. The Kwara State Government has approved a three-month tax holiday for workers across the state as part of efforts to cushion the impact of the current economic hardship facing Nigerians. The Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu, made the announcement during a courtesy visit by the Joint Committee of Colleges of Education to her office in Ilorin, the state capital.

2. The Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria has voiced strong objections to the National Broadcasting Commission’s ban on rapper Eedris Abdulkareem’s trending song, “Tell Your Papa.” The NBC barred Nigerian radio and television stations from airing the trending song, “Tell Your Papa,” by popular rapper Eedris Abdulkareem, citing its “objectionable nature.” In a memo dated April 9, 2025, and issued by the Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, Susan Obi, the commission declared the track “Not To Be Broadcast” under Section 3.1.8 of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. 

6. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio had written to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, alleging that the senator falsely accused him of plotting her assassination, a claim he described as “heinous lies” aimed at damaging his reputation and inciting unrest. The petition, dated April 3 and also copied to the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), was triggered by Akpoti-Uduaghan’s comments made on April 1 in Kogi State. The female senator alleged that Akpabio had instructed former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to eliminate her within the state, making it appear as though her constituents were responsible for the attack.

7. The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Mr Juli Myus Abure as Labour Party’s National Chairman. The apex court set aside the January 17th judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja acknowledging him as such.

8. A Federal High Court in Abuja has barred parties in the suit filed by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and three others from granting press interviews on issues relating to the case. Justice Binta Nyako issued the order yesterday following complaint by lawyer to Akpabio, Kehinde Ogunwumiju (SAN).

9. The spokesman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Comrade Tunde Oladunjoye, is dead. He was said to have passed away on Friday after a brief illness. Though there is no official or family confirmation, a post on Oladunjoye’s verified Facebook page confirmed the incident.

10. The Anambra State Government on Friday arraigned three native doctors before a State High Court for alleged involvement in criminal activities. The suspects were Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as “Akwa Okuko Tiwara Aki”, Onyebuchi Okocha known as “Onye Eze” and Ekene Igboezekwe, popularly known as “Eke Hit”.

11. An 18-seater bus belonging to the Benue state government-owned Benue Links Transport Company, was Thursday evening attacked at Ikobi community in Otukpo Local Government Area, LGA, of the state by suspected armed men who abducted 13 of the passengers after shooting the driver and a passenger who lost their lives in the incident.

12. The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has cleared Governor Chukwuma Soludo as he picked his nomination form for the upcoming primary election in Anambra State. Governor Soludo, who various groups and individuals have endorsed for a second term in office, picked his expression of interest and nomination forms at the APGA National Secretariat in Abuja.

13. Hoodlums suspected to be oil thieves have vandalized the Ogboinbiri/Obiobi 24-inch Gas Pipeline between Angiama and Angiamagbene in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa state. The Ogboinbiri/OB-OB gas pipeline, which is a 24-inch gas pipeline is formerly operated by Nigerian Agip Oil Company but Oando plc had since acquired it.

14. The Mining Marshals have shut down an illegal mining site in the Rafin-Gabas community of Kokona Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, confirmed this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, on Thursday in Abuja.

15. Ahead of the All Progressives Congress Anambra governorship primary election scheduled for Saturday, an aspirant, Chukwuma Umeoji has stepped down from the race. The Independent National Electoral Commission had earlier scheduled the party primaries to take place between March 20, 2025, and April 10, 2025.

16. Monday Okpebholo the Edo State Governor, on Friday 4th April in Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area, said the People’s Democratic Party and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo’s appeal will crash at the Appellate Court. Okpebholo said this while speaking at Okaijesan Town Hall, the venue where the celebration of his election Tribunal victory was hosted by Edo Central leaders.


Source: Nigerian Newspapers

Labels

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular Hints

DAVIDO: FIGHTING CHIOMA AFFECTS BUSINESS AND VOWS TO BE MONOGAMY .

By My Sweet Gossip
  Photo credited to The Breakfast Club Podcast He made known that he and Chioma were together for 11 years before officially tying the knot and their relationship began when they were both teenagers, with Davido at 18 and Chioma at 17. They met while still in school, and Chioma eventually transitioned from being his girlfriend to his wife. The superstar reflecting on his past experiences with women, and acknowledging the drama and heartache he has endured, made a bold declaration about his personal life, stating, “I’m not cheating again.” On this reflection, Davido made it a vow: “I’m not cheating again.” He acknowledged his colourful history, noting, “I have five kids with four women.” This isn’t just talk; it’s a commitment to turning over a new leaf.​ In 2023, two women claimed to be carrying his child, sparking media frenzy. Despite the challenges, Davido’s relationship with his wife, Chioma, has endured, and the couple tied the knot in June 2024. At 32, Davido seems ...
Post a Comment
Read more

"THE LOVE LETTER" ANNIE MACAULAY TO INNOCENT IDIBIA (2BABA)

By My Sweet Gossip
  So emotional that makes one wonder if such love and affection still exist in over world. With no misunderstanding, resent times has seen relationship strive only on the existence of financial power and social status, in other words; money and connection. This definitely make one analyse and doubt if love actually exist. So many relationships nowadays are product of what we can get and not how we feel about each other. Emotions has been affected and replaced with greed and selfish interest.  On social media these things have becomes everyday thing where young adults come on live videos to openly preach their affection for money and material possession rather than the the first purpose of being in a relationship (love).  Here is an evidence of true love definition when Annie pens down an emotional message to Innocent Idibia, the popular Afrobeat megastar 2Face now also call 2Baba. "Dear Innocent, this is my first and only true love; forgive me if I have disrespected you b...
Post a Comment
Read more

MEET A TRUE NIGERIAN, CHIDI AJAERE, CEO OF GIG GROUP

By My Sweet Gossip
  The God is Good (GIG) Group is a conglomerate with over 5, 000 employees. It was founded in 1998 by Mr Edwin Ajaere who hails from Isu LGA, Imo state, as God is Good Motors, with a vision to provide premium bus services across Nigerian cities. In 2009 Edwin Ajaere was kidnapped and killed, his son, Chidi Ajaere age 21 at that time came back from the United State and piloted the affairs of the company which has since transform into a leading technological driven logistics company, also playing in other sector of the Nigeria economy. The GIG that we see all over Nigeria today is the handwork and the brilliant effort of Chidi. His parents will be proud of him that they raised a great son in Chidi Ajaere, who is doing wonders and transforming logistics across Nigeria. With an aspiration to be among the nation’s top ranked conglomerates in Nigeria within a decade, the company also wants to be a propeller of progress in all facets of life. Chidi Ajaere has successfully expanded the...
Post a Comment
Read more

CORONAVIRUS: The proportional death of blacks in US is it attributed to racism...

By My Sweet Gossip
History has shown us that the consequences of infection are not equally felt by all communities. Almost 100 years ago, a 1926 syphilis survey conducted in the US state of Alabama showed that 36% of the people in Macon County had syphilis. Only 60 years after the legal abolition of slavery, Black Americans made up the majority of that county, barely keeping a living through sharecropping. In 1932, the county was chosen to become a living laboratory in which for the next few decades, Black men would be tested and examined to track the development of syphilis. The study was led by what was then known as the Tuskegee Institute, which recruited hundreds of residents, misleading them that they were receiving treatment. In the late 1940s, effective treatments became available for the disease, but the unwilling participants in the study were not given access to it. They did not become aware that they were being lied to until local media uncovered the truth in 1972. This story was not an isola...
Post a Comment
Read more