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Senate Investigates Report of Akpabio’s Death
The Nigerian Senate has directed the National Security Adviser (NSA) to investigate claims circulating that Senate President.
The decision was taken during plenary on Tuesday after Senator Titus Zam raised a point of order. He referred to fake reports circulating on some media platforms which claimed that the President of the Senate suffered a health emergency and was rushed to a hospital in London.
The senator said the spread of such false information is unacceptable and stressed that those responsible should be identified and made to face the law so that it will serve as a deterrent to others.
Responding to the issue, the President of the Senate, who presided over the plenary, said it has become increasingly difficult to control what is published by the media, especially when it concerns politicians. He described some content shared on certain platforms as “garbage in, garbage out”.
The media team of the Senate President had earlier dismissed reports circulating online that Akpabio collapsed and was flown to London for urgent medical treatment.
Speaking on Monday, Kenny Okolugbo, a Consultant on Communications and Strategy to the Senate President, described the report as “fake news.”
When contacted by Daily Post over the health claims, Okolugbo said, “It’s a lie, fake news,” without giving further details.
This clarification followed a report published by Sahara Reporters, which alleged that Akpabio collapsed on December 10 and was rushed to London in a private jet allegedly provided by business magnate, Aliko Dangote.
The report also claimed that the Senate President is currently receiving treatment abroad and has been absent from official duties, including the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) session held last Wednesday.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Morocco as winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The CAF Appeal Board ruled in favour of Morocco, declaring that Senegal forfeited the AFCON final by walking off the field during the game.
Morocco were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory.
This decision upholds Morocco’s appeal following the chaotic events in the match.
DAILY POST recalls that the Senegal team briefly walked off the pitch in protest after a controversial penalty was awarded to Morocco late in regulation time.
They were called back to the field by their captain, Sadio Mané, and later won the game 1–0.
CAF determined that this action constituted a violation of Article 84, or the equivalent regulations concerning refusal to play or abandoning the field.
Under AFCON rules, a team that refuses to continue playing or leaves the field without authorization faces elimination and forfeiture of the match.
A total of three operatives of different security agencies in Anambra State collapsed during the inauguration of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Tuesday.
The incident happened during the parade at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.
The three operatives are one male police operative, another male operative of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) and a female operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
The police operative collapsed first, followed by the NSCDC operative, who slumped towards the end of the event and was later escorted to an ambulance, after she refused to be moved in a stretcher.
A source said the police operative was later resuscitated, but was still not stable, and was taken in an ambulance to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka.
The collapse of the service officers was attributed to fatigue and the long period of parade under harsh sunny weather.
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