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Olusegun Obasanjo, 88, was criticized by President Bola Tinubu for his “controversial” behavior on his 88th birthday, while eulogizing his country’s contributions.

The former statesman is referred to as an “extraordinary leader” whose contributions to Nigeria’s development are unwavering in a statement signed on Wednesday.

Obasanjo’s frequent, if occasionally contentious, interventions in national affairs have helped shape public policies and control leaders, according to Tinubu.

Former President Obasanjo’s frequent interventions in national affairs have influenced public policies and provided a check on leadership, according to the former president.

The former president is still gaining strength at 88. I ask that God Almighty grant him more years so that the country and Africa can continue to benefit from his wisdom and experience, Tinubu said.

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Tinubu also praised Obasanjo’s leadership and commitment to promoting peace, progress, and national unity, and asked for the former leader’s strength and wisdom.

The former President has a long-lasting impact on both domestic and international affairs, according to Tinubu. He added that Obasanjo was a “broker and a troubleshooter” who had won him respect in Africa and the world through his advocacy for conflict resolution and governance.

The President claimed that Col. Philip Effiong, the commander of the Biafran Army, gave him the instrument of surrender in 1970, citing Obasanjo’s significant contribution to the end of the Nigerian Civil War.

In addition to praising Obasanjo’s leadership following the assassination of General Murtala Muhammed in 1976, Tinubu also praised his support for democracy by overseeing the transition to civilian rule in 1979.

“General Obasanjo took crucial decisions that had a significant impact on the lives of many Nigerians. He consistently demonstrated a selfless commitment to national harmony, peace, and advancement as the head of state.

Pope Francis, who is recovering from a pneumonia infection, had a good night’s sleep, according to the Vatican’s report on Wednesday, but Francis will miss Lent, the start of the most significant Catholic religious season.

The 88-year-old, who has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital since February 14, “rested well overnight” and woke up shortly after 8 a.m. (0700 GMT), according to a morning medical bulletin for the pope.

A former Nigerian immigration service Comptroller General, David Parradang, was abducted and killed in Abuja, according to reports from the Federal Capital Territory Police Command (FCT).

Parradang was found dead in his hotel room at Area 3 Junction in Abuja, according to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, who is currently being looked into.

According to the statement, Parradang stayed for one night at the hotel until noon on March 3, 2025, after paying N22, 000.

He received a female guest in his room shortly afterward, whom he instructed the hotel staff to take him there. Around 4 o’clock, according to reports, the woman left the building.

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Parradang was kept in his room all night, according to the police, but a concerned friend, a military officer, found him at around 4 am the following day.

The police claimed that the hotel staff and the police arrived and discovered Parradang lying in a chair and unresponsive.

Authorities from Durumi Police Station immediately raised the alarm and immediately arrived at the scene to search for evidence and record findings.

Since then, his body has been moved to a national hospital for further examination.

Udom Emmanuel, the immediate former governor of Akwa Ibom State, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly committing N700 billion fraud.

Emmanuel, who served as Akwa Ibom State’s governor between 2015 and 2023, allegedly turned himself in on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. at the EFCC’s Abuja headquarters.

He was present at the office to honor a previous invitation from the anti-graft organization.

After responding to allegations of money laundering, money laundering, and stealing, Emmanuel was later detained after accepting the EFCC’s request to speak.

“We have detained the former Akwa Ibom governor because of an alleged N700 billion fraud,” the statement read.

The EFCC was prompted by a civil society organization’s petition, Network Against Corruption and Trafficking.

“The petitioner alleged that Emmanuel, who had received N3 trillion from the Federation Account over the course of eight years, left behind a N500 billion debt load and ongoing unpaid projects worth N300 billion.

He is also said to not be able to make N700 billion of claims. According to a source, Emmanuel arrived at our office at 12:30 p.m. and was later detained.

The source further revealed that investigations revealed the withdrawal of N31 billion in cash from a single account called “Office of the Governor.”

“Our investigations have revealed the N31 billion in cash being withdrawn from a single account.”

In the 2023 governorship election, Olajide Adediran, a popularly known Jandor, predicted that despite the “Peter Obi effect,” he would have defeated Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

On Tuesday’s Politics Today program on Channels Television, Jandor, the then-candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, stated this.

He claimed that the politics changed after the Labour Party’s (LP) victory in the February 2023 presidential election in Lagos, which was followed by the governorship poll that was conducted weeks later. “The 2023 election came with this tsunami, and it was there for everyone to see,” he said.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) incumbent governor Sanwo-Olu of the INEC declared the winner in the governorship election. He polled a total of 762, 134 votes, beating LP’s Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, who received 312, 329 votes, and Jandor, who received 62, 449 votes.

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Bola Tinubu, the candidate for president, lost to Obi in the earlier presidential election in Lagos State. Obi received 582, 454 votes, beating out Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) who polled 8, 442, and Atiku Abubakar of the PDP who received 572, 606, and Atiku Abubakar who received 75, 750 votes.

Jandor claimed that there were some odd dynamics during the election. We were walking through Lagos before the general election on February 25th, when the ruling party was nowhere to be found. He (Sanwo-Olu) didn’t appear during one of our debates, but he did say he didn’t want to share a stage with me.

“The 2023 election had its dynamics, and it remained a two-horse race until the election for president.” If you take a look at the results of the presidential election, Atiku came in third, Asiwaju came in second, and Peter Obi came in first (in Lagos).

There was a belief that if we did this, XYZ would be able to escape this state at the time of the incident. We were therefore victims of that.

No one saw that coming when I address my people, and I tell them, “Look, we did everything, but that wave came and swallowed the entire thing.”

He claimed that he probably would have won the governorship election if it hadn’t been for the Peter Obi effect, adding that he still thought it was his turn to be Lagos governor at the time.

Before he left the party in 2022, Jandor’s political history began with the APC. He later joined the Lagos4Lagos Movement, a bloc within the ruling party. Before the 2023 election, he became the PDP’s candidate for governor of Lagos.

He recently left the PDP, however, after accusing some party leaders of abusing him. We were anticipating whether the party that was governed by the party’s constitution would examine the party’s provisions and declare that this was the sanction for engaging in open anti-party activities.

The same person was appointed Vice Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee by the national, he said, “We waited patiently for two years to see if that would happen.”

According to reports that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command claimed David Shikfu Parradang, a retired Nigerian immigration service Comptroller General, was kidnapped and murdered in the country’s capital, the reports have been disproven.

Contrary to initial claims, the police have confirmed that the ex-NIS chief passed away in a hotel.

SP Josephine Adeh, a spokesperson for the FCT command, stated in a statement to Persecondnews on Tuesday that Parradang arrived at Area 3 Junction in Abuja on March 3, 2025, at 12:00 PM in a black Mercedes Benz.

According to Adeh, the deceased checked in and paid N22, 000 for a one-night stay.

He later instructed the hotel room attendant to escort a female guest who had come to his room.

The hotel’s grounds were evacuated around 4:00 p.m. the same day. After the woman left, Mr. Parradang did not leave his room.

A friend of a military officer who was concerned for his well-being found him at 4:00 in the morning of March 4, 2025. The hotel receptionist and the officer arrived at his room, where he was discovered dead and seated in a chair.

Officers immediately arrived at the scene, secured the area, took photos, and collected all necessary evidence to preserve the integrity of the crime scene.

The hotel staff is currently cooperating with police inquiries, and the body has been moved to the National Hospital for necessary procedures.

She claimed that making an arrest for the woman is in high gear.

We urge the public and the media to refrain from spreading false information, including those that might cause fear or panic, including claims of kidnapping.

“The FCT Police Command is dedicated to carrying out a thorough investigation to find out the circumstances surrounding his death.”