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Since the return to civil rule in 1999, Rivers State, the acclaimed treasure base of Nigeria, has had five governors namely Peter Odili, Celestine Omehia, Chibuike Amaechi, Nyesom Wike, and now Simnalayi Fubara. The first major political crisis in the state happened in 2006 during the Peoples Democratic Party governorship nomination for the 2007 election. […]
Continue ReadingThe imbroglio in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) shows no signs of resolution, as a faction of the National Working Committee (NWC) has suspended the acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, and National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, for alleged disloyalty to the party. Before this, a faction of the NWC aligned with Damagum announced the suspension of […]
Continue ReadingNigerian media personality, actress, author, reality TV show host, and entrepreneur, Toke Makinwa has called out women in relationships who share everything with their significant other, to the point of even disclosing their best friend’s secrets. She said that when a friend tells you her secret, it is for your ears alone, not for your […]
Continue ReadingThe National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) held its 2024/2025 Legal Year ceremony yesterday in Abuja. With a retired Justice of Supreme Court, Ejembi Eko as Chairman, I was the guest speaker. Below is a slightly abridged version of my presentation that speaks not only to labour justice and public interest but also the rule […]
Continue ReadingIn the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings of 2025, Covenant University (CU), Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, has once again, and for the third time, secured the topmost position among all the Universities in Nigeria. THE rankings, which surveyed 1,907 universities across 108 countries across the world, assessed the institutions based on 18 performance […]
Continue ReadingPopular Nigerian actress, model and movie producer, Judy Austin Moghalu-Yul Edochie, has taken to her Instagram page to share photos of herself rocking a white blouse and short jean skirt. In one of the posts, she expressed feeling loved and blessed, while thanking her fans globally. While some of her followers appreciated her message, others […]
Continue ReadingThere is a fire and ballot revolution in Rivers state and the main victim that I can see for now in the burning fire is Nyesom Wike, former Governor of Rivers State, incumbent Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) who is on record has having boasted garrulously that if anybody, a politician from any […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, and presided by Justice Emeka Nwite, has on Tuesday, affirmed Julius Abure’s position as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In an originating summons in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1271/2024, Labour Party v INEC, the plaintiff asked the court to decide, among other things, whether by […]
Continue ReadingPolitical crisis in Rivers State deepened into violence on Monday leading to the killing of a brother to Edison Ehie, Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the father of a newly elected councillor, and about three other persons. Three local government secretariats were also torched by suspected thugs shortly after the Inspector-General of Police […]
Continue ReadingChief Obafemi Awolowo’s 1947 book, ‘Path to Nigerian Freedom’, opens with three quotations. The first tells the reader: “This above all: to thine own self be true…” It is from William Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’. It simply says do not deceive yourself – like the one with a sore in the right leg but who nurses the […]
Continue ReadingJoy Kelvin, believed to be a sex worker, has allegedly stabbed a 48-year-old man identified simply as Okafor to death on Monday morning, at about 5:30 am at the Jakande Housing Estate in the Lekki area of Lagos State, Nigeria. It was gathered that the late Okafor had brought Joy to his house to spend […]
Continue ReadingControversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, on Monday, may have found himself at the centre of another controversy following the release of an alleged call recording released by social media influencer, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkBlackMan. According to VeryDarkBlackMan, the recording newly released by him was made on May 16, 2024, and […]
Continue ReadingIt 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 ReadingOn 7 June 1911, the High Court of Australia decided a very interesting case. It arose from a publication issued two months earlier, on 7 April 1911, by a newspaper called The Mercury, published from Hobart, in Tasmania. Under the title “A Modest Judge,” the newspaper took aim at Mr Justice Higgins, a senior judge of the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian singer and Reality TV star, Kingsley Oritsetimeyin Sule, popularly known as Kellyrae, has won the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) No Loose Guard season. The housemate was one of the eight finalists which included Anita, Nelly, Onyeka, Ozee, Sooj, Victoria, and Wanni. After six evictions in the show, Kellyrae and Wanni were the last two […]
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 ReadingNigerians and indeed, the world, watched aghast last week as a South African grisly movie reel began to roll. Full of all the elements of a movie, it was however a real story. The cast was two black women who, on August 17, were shot and fed to pigs by a white farmer. The victims, […]
Continue ReadingAs the new Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, settles down in office, many lawyers hope she will address the selection process for Senior Advocates of Nigeria to save the title from losing its prestige, Wale Igbintade writes. The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, last Monday administered the oath of office […]
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 […]
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