In The News
Rivers Crisis
- Reps propose Rivers administrator reports to National Assembly, not FEC
- Rivers emergency rule: Tinubu must be told clearly this illegality won’t stand – Amaechi
- Tinubu’s bid to undermine democracy will backfire on his government – Rotimi Amaechi
- Rivers: Senate declines to back Tinubu’s state of emergency
Natasha vs Akpabio
- Natasha Akpoti: Akpabio said ‘my waist’ would make ‘good movements’
- ‘He squeezed my hand suggestively’ – Senator Natasha exposes Akpabio in new video
- Akpabio asked if I was giving ‘invitation to treat’ for not wearing ring – Senator Natasha
- Nigerian government plotting my arrest – Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan alleges
Trump Admin
- Trump to impose 25% tariff on steel, aluminum imports: Report
- “When a president can’t look for fraud and waste and abuse, we don’t have a country anymore” — Trump
- Iran placed terrorists in US with access to surface-to-air missiles to take down Trump plane: Report
- Trump confident in Musk’s DOGE; expects ‘hundreds of billions’ in fraud and abuse to be identified
Lagos Assembly Crisis
- Hearing on Obasa’s alleged wrongful removal suit adjourned to March 10
- Obasa reclaims Lagos speakership as Meranda returns as deputy
- Lagos Power Play: Obasa, Meranda, and AG in crucial talks with 38 lawmakers
- Meranda, Lagos Assembly members hire Falana, two other prominent lawyers to defend Obasa’s impeachment
Business
- Nigeria partners with Saudi Arabia to expand $7.7 trillion halal market
- Naira hits uniform rate of N1,510/$ for the first time in two years
- FG woos Saudi real estate investors with Renewed Hope Cities initiative
- Nigeria’s FX reserves decline by $832.62 million in two weeks, marking largest drop since April 2024
Rifnote Reads
Heathrow Airport is “fully operational”, a spokesperson said on Saturday, a day after a fire at a power station shut down Europe’s busiest air hub and caused travel mayhem.https://t.co/oxa7BIHen0
— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) March 22, 2025
Trump revokes security clearance for Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton https://t.co/Wop1AFmu1u
— Financial Times (@FT) March 22, 2025
BORIS JOHNSON: I now believe Covid WAS caused by a lab leak. The Chinese owe us proper answers and our Government should start demanding them https://t.co/2FsgrLIXXG
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) March 22, 2025
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 21, 2025
Thomas Tuchel: “Myles Lewis-Skelly came into camp and showed straight away that it’s so normal to fall in LOVE with him!”.
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The Super Eagles
— Nigeria Stories (@NigeriaStories) March 21, 2025XI vs. Rwanda
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The Super Eagles
— Nigeria Stories (@NigeriaStories) March 21, 2025
News Now
- Concert hall terrorist attack masterminded by ‘unfriendly country’ – Moscow — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Restaurants and food products can seek ‘seed oil-free’ certification from Florida group
- Kingibe mourns victims of Karu bridge explosion, seeks more attention to safety regulations
- Half-naked man caught on CCTV ‘raping’ horse, vet finds internal injuries
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Videos
- Osimhen bags brace against Rwanda, takes Super Eagles tally to 25 goals
- Reno Omokri questions Reuben Abati’s PhD
- Onana comes all the way from his goal to issue out instructions during a free kick
- Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan speaks to Sky News after suspension over sexual harassment allegations against Senate President
Opinion
- As the military vans move into Rivers Government HouseAbimbola Adelakun, Punch
- Has Tinubu’s illegal Rivers power grab hit a wall?Farooq Kperogi, Farooqkperogi
- Tinubu’s authoritarian attack on democracy in Rivers StateFarooq Kperogi, Farooqkperogi
- The emerging coalition against Tinubu/APCPaul Ejime, ThisDay
- 2027: They will write the resultsLasisi Olagunju, Tribune
Live Notes
Soccer
- Man Utd slammed for ‘huge’ transfer blunder as INEOS’ £50m decision questioned for two reasons
- Paul Pogba delivers clear Man Utd transfer stance as free agent receives two offers
- Liverpool set to break club record with massive bid for Real Madrid star as Salah replacement
- Man Utd make surprise move to sign £100,000-a-week star
World
- Fresh WW3 fears as UK could be at war with ‘bloodthirsty’ Russia in just two years
- Secret information on alleged Chinese spy linked to Prince Andrew set to be made public
- Heathrow boss apologises for airport carnage but says he’s NOT to blame
- Ukraine alleges Russia attacked its own gas pipeline to deceive the world
Science
- Scientists say they’ve discovered ‘vast city’ UNDERNEATH Egypt’s Giza pyramids, experts raise concerns
- The Dark Side of Space Travel: How 286 days above Earth alters the body
- 288 days in space: Suni Williams’ DNA damage and frail bones reveal harsh Rreality of space travel
- Nasa astronauts face hellish 45-day rehab to recover from ‘chicken legs and baby feet’ health problems after Earth return
Special Report
- Molue chronicles: Iconic Lagos buses where drama, chaos come alive
- 500-year-old Catholic Saint’s perfectly preserved corpse to be displayed in ‘modern miracle’ ritual
- Dinosaur tracks, made 140 million years ago, have been found for the first time in South Africa’s Western Cape
- The Indian pharma firm behind West Africa’s opioid crisis
Notes of Interest
- Iceland’s minister for children abruptly resigns after it’s revealed that she got impregnated by a teen
- Elon Musk to sue former Rep. Jamaal Bowman over ‘thief’ and ‘Nazi’ comments
- Senator Ireti Kingibe on emergency rule declaration in Rivers state
- Libya, Congo, nine other African countries where people are happier than Nigerians
In Other News
- Half-naked man caught on CCTV ‘raping’ horse, vet finds internal injuries
- Teacher sacked for telling pupils to put God before LGBTQ+ ideology loses court fight against education chiefs
- Wife watching porn not grounds for divorce, Indian court rules
- Man restrained on Delta flight for biting and attacking passengers
By The Numbers
- Majority of Nigerians urge CBN to cut interest rates as inflation and food prices soar
- Lagos men spent a staggering N661 billion on ‘runs girls’ in 2024, study finds
- Expert attributes Naira depreciation to foreign portfolio investors’ exit from Nigeria
- Report: Nigeria’s life expectancy at 54 years, falls below global average
Newswire
- Concert hall terrorist attack masterminded by ‘unfriendly country’ – Moscow — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Restaurants and food products can seek ‘seed oil-free’ certification from Florida group
- Jaime Laing is supported by leggy wife Sophie Habboo as ‘struggles to walk’ after completing gruelling Ultra Marathon challenge and raising over £2M for Comic Relief
- Trump Claims He Didn't Sign Proclamation Invoking Alien Enemies Act
United States
- Trump revokes security clearance for Biden and family, Harris, Clinton, and other political rivals
- Mass deportation fears as U.S. ends legal protections for 500,000 immigrants
- Trump revokes security clearances for Biden, Clinton, Harris, Cheney, Blinken, Letitia James, Alvin Bragg and more…
- Trump warns of 20-year jail term for vandalizing a Tesla
Entertainment
Africa
- Rwanda cuts diplomatic ties with Belgium, expels all diplomats
- Dinosaur tracks, made 140 million years ago, have been found for the first time in South Africa’s Western Cape
- Mahama: Declassified US documents confirm CIA’s role in Nkrumah’s 1966 overthrow
- Should African states impose a wealth tax on the super-rich?