Recall Senator Natasha Akpoti Now, Court Tells Senate
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ruled that the Nigerian Senate acted beyond its powers by suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, ordering her immediate recall to the Red Chamber. Justice Binta Nyako, who delivered the judgment, described the duration of the suspension as “excessive” and without a clear legal foundation. According […]
Court Convicts Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Contempt
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday found Senator Natasha Akpoti -Uduaghan representing Kogi Central Constituency in the National Assembly, guilty of contempt for posting a satirical post on her Facebook page in violation of the ruling of court barring all parties from engaging on social media. Delivering judgment in a contempt application filed […]
NBC, NIGCOMSAT Unveil Satellite-Driven Vision for Nigeria’s Digital Switchover
In a major leap for Nigeria’s media landscape, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) have jointly unveiled “The Big Picture” – a sweeping reinvention of the nation’s Digital Switchover (DSO) project. Endorsed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and anchored on his Renewed Hope Agenda, this visionary strategy harnesses Nigeria’s sovereign […]
Sheikh Gumi Deported from Saudi Arabia
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have deported controversial Kaduna-based Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi from performing the 2025 Hajj and deported him back to Nigeria. Sheikh Gumi who confirmed this exclusively to Whitewaterdigest in a telephone interview hinted that Nigerian authorities may have taken up his deportation diplomatically with the Saudi Authorities. According to him, […]
Why I Pulled Out of PDP Peace Meeting–Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has explained that he pulled out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) peace meeting because of the party’s failure to adhere to agreements reached. Wike in a statement issued in Abuja despite efforts to stabilise the party and move it forward, some stakeholders […]
21,082 candidates absent as JAMB releases resit examination results.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the resit examination conducted for candidates affected by the technical glitch that trailed the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The spokesman of the Board, Fabian Benjamin who announced this in statement issued on Sunday morning disclosed that out of the 336,845 candidates […]
JAMB to conduct exams for students who missed last UTME
A mop up examination is to be conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for students that were unable to sit for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Registrar and Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede who made the disclosure during a stakeholders’ meeting with Chief External Examiners, state technical […]
Senator Akaagerger dies at 69.
The former Military Administrator of Katsina State who handed over to the civilian governor at the return to democratic rule in 1999, Joseph Akaagerger has died, aged 69. Senator Akaagerger, who was born on May 5, 1956, retired from the Nigerian Army as a Colonel and later represented Benue Northeast in the Senate from […]
An Open Letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
We are not even angry anymore. Anger takes energy. And we’re too exhausted for that now.
We are simply tired.
Tired of adapting. Tired of surviving. Tired of clenching our teeth and pretending things are fine. Tired of being told to tighten belts that no longer exist. Tired of selling properties to pay school fees. Tired of eating once and calling it intermittent fasting. Tired of telling our children “next week” when we don’t even know if we’ll make it to next week.
Life Imitating Art? The Uncanny Parallels Between Conclave and the Election of Pope Leo XIV
By Emman Usman Shehu During a much needed down-time in Abuja, two weeks after the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, I finally sat down to watch Conclave (2024), the Oscar-winning film adapted from Robert Harris’s 2016 novel. Like millions worldwide, I was drawn to this cinematic window into the Vatican’s secretive papal election […]