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FG Orders Probe into Kogi Prison Break
The Federal Government has directed an immediate investigation into the prison break at the Koton Karfe Custodial Centre…
Makinde Approves New Appointments in Oyo Tertiary Institutions, Pilgrims’ Board
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has approved new appointments for the governing councils of three tertiary institutions in…
Ramadan: Wike Donates 10,000 Bags of Rice to Abuja Residents
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has donated 10,000 bags of 25kg rice to various…
Justice Agim Didn’t Follow Wike to Calabar – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed claims suggesting that Justice Emmanuel Agim accompanied the Minister of the…
NIMC Warns Against Fake NIN Cards, Orders Crackdown on Offenders
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has cautioned the public against the illegal printing of National Identification Number…
I Won’t Apologise to Senate – Natasha
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has denied claims that she apologized to the Senate following her suspension.…
Rivers Crisis: PDP Govs Challenge Emergency Rule at Supreme Court
Governors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have filed a lawsuit at the Supreme Court challenging President Bola…
‘I’ll Talk When There’s Something to Say’ – Soyinka Responds to Calls for Tinubu Govt Assessment
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has dismissed pressures from Nigerians urging him to evaluate President Bola Tinubu’s administration.…
JUST IN: INEC Receives Petition to Recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially received a petition seeking to begin the recall process for…
Peter Obi Condemns Disregard for Supreme Court Ruling in Rivers Fund Allocation
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has strongly criticized the political situation in Rivers State, calling it…
Fubara Denies Ties to Militants, Calls for Investigation into Fake Videos
Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied any connections to militant groups following the circulation of videos…
Rivers Emergency Rule: Senate Didn’t Form Quorum, says Tambuwal
Former Sokoto State Governor and current Senator, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has raised concerns over the approval process of…
Tension in Kano as Sanusi, Bayero Set to Hold Sallah Durbar
Tensions are rising in Kano State as two rival emirs, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II and Alhaji Aminu Ado…
Voice Note: NBA Rejects NASS Approval of Rivers State of Emergency, Calls It Unconstitutional
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has opposed the National Assembly’s approval of the state of emergency declared in…
Tinubu, Buhari, Others Mourn as Katsina Governor’s Mother Is Laid to Rest
President Bola Tinubu, former President Muhammadu Buhari, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and several other prominent figures have…
Retirees Now Receive Benefits Without Lobbying – Kogi Govt
The Kogi State Government has assured retirees that their pension and gratuity payments are now handled in a…
Obasanjo Warns of Risks from Unchecked Borehole Drilling, Neglected Oyan Dam
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has raised concerns over the widespread drilling of boreholes in homes, warning that the…
Suspension of Fubara Was to Prevent Chaos, Not a Power Grab – Presidency Replies Critics
The Presidency has rejected accusations that the suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and other political figures…
Emergency Rule: Democracy Travelling a Hard Road in Nigeria – Laolu Akande Warns
Nigeria’s democratic journey is facing significant challenges, with transparency and accountability taking a backseat in critical decision-making processes.…
Gen Ishola Williams, Laolu Akande, Babafemi Ojudu, Samuel Oluruntoba Others To Headline Nigeria’s First Annual Followership Conference On March 26
Nigeria’s first-ever Annual Followership Conference is scheduled for March 26-27, 2025, as part of an innovative effort to…
Suspended Rivers Governor Fubara Makes First Public Appearance in Port Harcourt
The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, made his first public appearance on Sunday, five days…
Tinubu’s Emergency Rule an Assault on Democracy – Wabara
Senator Adolphus Wabara, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condemned President…
Natasha: Yahaya Bello Saw Controversy Coming – Karimi
Senator Sunday Karimi, who represents Kogi West, has weighed in on the ongoing dispute involving Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan…
State of Emergency: Akpabio Denies Allegations of $15,000 Bribe to Senators
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has denied claims that he distributed $15,000 in bribes to senators to secure their…
National Assembly Urged to Remove VAT from Proposed Tax Law
Financial experts and economists have urged the National Assembly to exclude the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate from…
Communal Clash: Osun Governor Imposes Stricter Curfew on Ifon, Ilobu
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has imposed a stricter curfew on the Ifon and Ilobu communities following a…
No Favoured Candidate for Anambra Governorship – Abure
The Labour Party (LP) has promised a transparent and fair selection process for its governorship candidate ahead of…
Senator Ireti Kingibe Rejects Voice Vote in Rivers Emergency Rule Decision
Senator Ireti Kingibe, who represents the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has opposed the National Assembly’s use of a…
SDP Party Scribe on Inside Sources Details Plan For 2027 Presidential Polls
With party primaries likely to hold in about a year and Nigeria’s 2027 presidential elections less than two…
Ex-Councillor Killed, Houses Burned as Osun Communal Clash Escalates
A violent clash between the Ifon and Ilobu communities in Osun State has led to the death of…
Rivers: Obi Questions Behaviour of LP, PDP Members in NASS, Says Nigeria’s Democracy Resembles Organized Criminality
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has strongly criticized the state of democracy…
Ex-AGF Kanu Agabi to Lead Nnamdi Kanu’s Defense in Terrorism Trial
Former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Kanu Agabi, has been brought in to…
Nnamdi Kanu Tenders Apology Over Misconduct in Open Court
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has publicly apologized for his behavior…
Namibia Set to Swear In First Female President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
Namibia is set to make history as it inaugurates its first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, on Friday. Her…
JUST IN: Court Restrains INEC From Receiving Petition For The Recall Of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan
The Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, has issued an interim order stopping the Independent National Electoral…
Kwankwaso Condemns Tinubu’s Emergency Rule in Rivers, Calls It Unconstitutional
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has strongly criticized President…
Kano Governor Orders Appointees to Declare Assets
Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has directed all political appointees in his administration to declare their assets in…
BREAKING: Supreme Court Reinstates Anyanwu as PDP National Secretary
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has reinstated Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic…
Fubara’s Portrait Still in Place as Ibas Begins Duty in Rivers State
The official portrait of Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, remained on display at the Government House in…
FG to Hold Meeting on Naira-for-Crude Deal with Dangote Refinery
The Nigerian government is set to reconvene a crucial meeting on Monday to discuss the future of the…
Emergency Rule: Fubara Hits Back Over Allegations in Tinubu’s Broadcast, Lists Wike’s ‘Faults’
Suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has distanced himself from allegations linking him to the explosion of oil…
Ex-APC Chieftain Lukman Explains Why He Hasn’t Joined El-Rufai in SDP Yet
Former National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Salihu Lukman, has opened up about…
FG Plans Military Hardware Production at Ajaokuta Steel
The Federal Government is making plans to begin manufacturing military hardware at the Ajaokuta Steel Company. The Minister…
“It’s a Misnomer for a President to Sack Elected Officials in a Federal System” – Akande Tells Tinubu
Former presidential aide and veteran journalist, Laolu Akande, has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a…
Tinubu Defends Emergency Rule in Rivers, Says It Will Protect Lives and Economy
President Bola Tinubu has once again defended his decision to impose a state of emergency in Rivers State,…
Emergency Rule: Okpebholo Distances Himself from South-South Governors’ Position
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has publicly distanced himself from the position taken by South-South governors regarding the…
Emergency Rule: Tinubu Lauds NASS Approval, says Crisis Threatened Economic Gains
President Bola Tinubu has commended the National Assembly for approving the emergency rule in Rivers State, describing it…
FG to Inject N400bn into Gas Infrastructure in Two Weeks – Petroleum Minister
The Federal Government is preparing to release an additional N400 billion for gas infrastructure projects within the next…
Tinubu Orders Probe, Urgent Medical Care for Victims of Abuja Tanker Explosion
President Bola Tinubu has directed that all victims of the tragic tanker explosion in Karu, Abuja, receive urgent…
CJN Didn’t Order Nnamdi Kanu’s Release – NJC
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has denied claims that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun,…
BREAKING: Atiku, Peter Obi, Fayemi, El-Rufai Launch Coalition Against Tinubu
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, and former Kaduna State Governor Nasir…
BREAKING: Reps Approve Tinubu’s Emergency Rule in Rivers, Suspend Governor Fubara and Others
The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.…
Low Attendance Stalled Senate Debate on Rivers Emergency Rule – Jimoh
The Senate postponed its debate on President Bola Tinubu’s state of emergency declaration in Rivers State due to…
Ibas to Get Witheld Rivers Allocation – FG
The Federal Government has stated that the allocation for Rivers State will only be released once the newly…
Amaechi Rejects Fubara’s Suspension, Calls Tinubu’s Action Illegal
Former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has condemned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision…
17 Edo LG Chairmen Defect from PDP to APC
Seventeen local government chairmen in Edo State have officially left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the…
Emergency Rule: FG Deploys 10,000 Troops to Protect Oil Pipelines in Rivers State
The Federal Government has deployed 10,000 personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to safeguard…
Rivers: FG Absolves Wike of Blames, says Tinubu Acted to Prevent Collapse
The Federal Government has justified President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State,…
Rivers State Administrator Ibas Vows to Restore Peace and Stability
Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the newly appointed Administrator of Rivers State, has pledged to work closely with…
Court Lifts Order Blocking Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Suspension
The Federal High Court in Abuja has lifted its earlier ruling that stopped the suspension of Kogi Central…
BREAKING: Tinubu Swears in Ibas as Rivers Sole Administrator
President Bola Tinubu has officially sworn in Vice Admiral Ibok-Étè Ibas (retd.) as the sole administrator of Rivers…
Suspension: Natasha, Akpabio, Senate, Clash Over Court Order
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio are at odds regarding the Senate’s request to overturn a…
Tension as Lawmakers Clash at House of Reps Over State of Emergency in Rivers
A heated argument broke out between two lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Wednesday over President Bola…
NNPP Condemns Tinubu’s Emergency Rule in Rivers, Calls for Reversal
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu’s decision to impose a state of…
Emergency Rule: AGF Accuses Fubara of Failing to Stop Pipeline Vandalism
Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has accused the now-suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi…
BREAKING: Tinubu Meets Rivers Sole Administrator, Ibas, at Aso Villa
President Bola Tinubu has met with Vice Admiral Ibok-Étè Ibas, the newly appointed sole administrator of Rivers State,…
Emergency Rule: Governor Fubara, Family Vacates Government House
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has moved out of the Government House in Port Harcourt, along with his…
It’s Shocking Tinubu Sacked Fubara, Left Wike – Rivers Govt
The Rivers State Government has reacted with shock to President Bola Tinubu’s decision to remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara…
Defence Minister Justifies Emergency Rule in Rivers, Blames Fubara
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to impose a state…
Rivers Assembly Supports State of Emergency, Backs Sole Administrator
The Rivers State House of Assembly has expressed full support for President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state…
Emergency Rule: Soldiers, Tanks Move Into Rivers Govt House
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor…
Rivers: Tinubu Has Committed Impeachable Offence – Abati
Veteran journalist and former presidential media adviser, Dr. Reuben Abati, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare…
FLASHBACK: How Tinubu Rejected State of Emergency Declared by Jonathan
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, citing the prolonged political crisis in…
BREAKING: Fubara Speaks After Suspension As Governor, Reveals Next Move (FULL TEXT)
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has responded to the state of emergency declared in the state by…
Senate Advances Bill to Require Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, X, Other Social Media Platforms to Open Offices in Nigeria
The Nigerian Senate has taken another step in the legislative process for a bill that would require social…
Fubara’s Removal Unconstitutional – NBA
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in…
Trump, Putin Agree to Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire After Phone Call
Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reached an…
Bode George Condemns State of Emergency in Rivers, Calls It ‘Absolute Armageddon’
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has strongly criticized President Bola…
Tinubu Seeks House of Reps Approval for Rivers State of Emergency
President Bola Tinubu has officially requested approval from the House of Representatives for the state of emergency declared…
PDP Rejects Rivers Emergency Rule, Accuses Tinubu of Undermining Democracy
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned President Bola Tinubu’s decision to impose a state of emergency…
APC Backs Emergency Rule in Rivers, Blames Fubara for Crisis
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in…
PANDEF ‘Alarmed’ by Rivers Emergency Rule – Spokesman
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has voiced strong concerns over President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state…
Meet Ibok-Ete Ibas, The Ex-Naval Chief Appointed by Tinubu as New Rivers State Administrator
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in a move to address the escalating political turmoil in Rivers State, declared a…
FULL TEXT: Tinubu Declares State Of Emergency in Rivers, Suspends Fubara, Deputy
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, citing concerns over the ongoing political…
JUST IN: Another Explosion Hits Rivers Oil Facility
Another explosion has been reported at a pipeline manifold in the Omwawriwa area of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area…
BREAKING: Tinubu Declares State Of Emergency in Rivers, Suspends Fubara, Deputy
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, citing concerns over the ongoing political…
Tinubu to Address Nation on Rivers State Crisis Tonight
President Bola Tinubu will deliver a nationwide broadcast at 7 p.m. today, addressing the ongoing crisis in Rivers…
Nnamdi Kanu to Drop Lawyers, Represent Himself in Court – Family
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has decided to defend himself in court…
Oyo Assembly Suspends LG Chairman Over Alleged Misconduct
The Oyo State House of Assembly has suspended Emmanuel Adedokun, the Chairman of Saki East Local Government Area,…
House of Reps to Investigate SON Over Substandard Building Materials
The House of Representatives has decided to investigate allegations against the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) over its…
Tinubu Holds Closed-Door Meeting with Akpabio, IGP, Security Chiefs, Other Top Officials
President Bola Tinubu is currently holding a closed-door meeting with key security chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police…
JUST IN: Governor Suspends Three Commissioners Over Absenteeism
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has suspended three commissioners for one month due to their absence from the…
BREAKING: Reps Pass Tax Reform Bills
The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved four tax reform bills that were sent to the National Assembly…
JUST IN: Wike Revokes PDP National Secretariat Land
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revoked the land allocated to the Peoples…
I’m Being Victimised, My Suspension Meant to Silence Me – Natasha
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central has alleged that her suspension from the Nigerian Senate was a targeted…
‘Pay People Their Exact Money or Get Sacked’ – Wike Warns FCDA Boss
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has strongly criticized the Acting Executive Secretary of…
Rivers Government Begs Lawmakers to End Hostilities as Impeachment Threat Looms
The Rivers State Government has called on members of the State House of Assembly to reconsider their actions…
Kano Govt Plans Pay Parade System to Tackle Salary Irregularities
The Kano State government is set to introduce a pay parade system across all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies…
EFCC Arrests Suspended Edo Official “Ebo Stone” Over Alleged Naira Abuse
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Kelly Okungbowa, widely known as Ebo Stone, for allegedly…
Tinubu Appoints Bishop Kukah as Pro-Chancellor of Federal University in Kaduna
President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman…