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It is still head or tail as political tension in Rivers State continued on Monday as fresh explosions and protests rocked some local government areas of the state. The latest is linked to Monday’s order by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun for the secretariat of the 23 LGs to be unseled and the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian pastor at the Church of The Brethren (EYN) Moduganari in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, slumped and died while conducting a child naming and dedication service. It was gathered that Pastor Vincent Alaku was naming a child during service on Sunday, October 6, 2024, when he suddenly slumped with the microphone in his hand. Details […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Senator who represented the Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye has been acquitted in the twelfth and final case against him by the Federal Government of Nigeria. This lengthy legal battle began six years ago, in February 2018 when Melaye faced accusations of falsely implicating Edward Onoja, the then-chief of Staff, to Kogi State […]
Continue ReadingRivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in the newly elected council chairmen of the 23 local government areas, hours after they were issued certificates of return by the Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd). The exercise was held on Sunday at the Executive Council Chamber of the […]
Continue ReadingReports coming in have it that the Action Peoples Party (APP) has won 22 chairmanship positions out of the 23 in the Rivers State local government election. Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd), who is the Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), made this known on Saturday in Port Harcourt, the state […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the Nigeria Police against derailing democracy, charging the people of Rivers State to participate in the Saturday Local Government Area election. Siminalayi Fubara, Rivers State Governor, reaffirmed on Thursday that the local government election will take place, despite protests from supporters of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is currently […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to depart Abuja on Wednesday for London, the United Kingdom, for a period of two weeks. Sources close to the President revealed that Tinubu was taking the two-week break “as part of his annual leave.” A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, […]
Continue ReadingFellow Nigerians, as I address you today, I am deeply aware of the struggles many of you face in these challenging times. Our administration knows that many of you struggle with rising living costs and the search for meaningful employment. I want to assure you that your voices are heard. As your President, I assure […]
Continue ReadingA High Court of Rivers State, sitting in Port Harcourt had declared that there’s no going back on Rivers Local Government election scheduled to hold Saturday, October 5. Justice I. P. C. Igwe made the declaration while ruling on the suit between: Action Peoples Party (APP) and Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Rivers State […]
Continue ReadingFollowing her confirmation by Nigerian Senate on 25 September 2024, President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the 23rd substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Succeeding Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who assumed office on 27 June 2022 and bowed out on 22 August 2024, upon attaining the retirement age of 70 years, Justice […]
Continue ReadingA lion has killed a 35-year-old zoo worker at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. The incident happened on Saturday, September 28, 2024, when the Bauchi State-born lion handler identified as Babaji Daule, went to feed the animal. Reports say the deceased forgot to secure the locks and barricade […]
Continue ReadingSenator representing Borno South at Nigeria’s National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has decried the level of corruption in Nigeria, saying the trend is a major challenge facing the nation. Ndume stated this during an interactive session with journalists in Kano on Saturday, September 28, 2024. “Our major challenge in this country is corruption. Up till now, […]
Continue ReadingA death row inmate has been executed for the murder of a woman during a home invasion, despite the prosecutor, victim’s family, and Richard Branson calling for his life to be spared. Marcellus Williams, 55, was convicted of the 1998 killing of Felicia ‘Lisha’ Gayle, who was stabbed more than 40 times during a burglary […]
Continue ReadingOne of the aides of former President, Mohammadu Buhari has denied the claim of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, who blamed the current economic hardship in the country on the poor handling of the nation’s economy from 2015 to 2023 when Buhari served two terms. The aide said the […]
Continue ReadingGunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a 22-year-old Idowu Oguntuase and abducted four other persons in Ekiti State. The gunmen abducted the four victims along Isan-Iludun Ekiti road in Ilejemeje local government area of the state on Sunday, September 22, 2024. The victims were said to be traveling along the road on Sunday evening […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education has confirmed that the phone number of the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has been hacked. Director of Press and Public Relations of the Ministry of Education, Boriowo Folasade, confirmed this on Friday. Before the official statement, Mamman himself had issued a disclaimer about the hacked […]
Continue ReadingInvestigative journalist, Bristol Issac Tamunobifiri popularly known by his X name, PIDOM Nigeria, has been granted bail. According to The Nation, the Nigeria Police Force said the officials from the National Cybercrime Centre (NCC) arrested him for allegedly undermining the integrity of government operations. Tamunobiefiri operates as an anonymous whistleblower, 99% Oppressed, on X.com, and […]
Continue ReadingMrs. Patience Umo Eno, wife of the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, Pastor Umo Eno, has passed away. In a press statement issued in the early hours of Friday, the state Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, announced the First Lady’s death. According to the commissioner, the First Lady died at a hospital on September […]
Continue ReadingIn a memo, Nigeria’s Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFISB) has suspended two officers at the Kirikiri Medium Custodial Centre in Lagos. They were suspended following a voice note shared by Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, in which Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, claimed that after his conviction and sentencing […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s House of Representatives on Thursday approved for first reading a bill seeking an alteration to the 1999 Constitution to allow independent candidates to stand for elective offices in future elections. The proposed law is titled: “A bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 […]
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