By Ozioruva Aliu • Oba Ewuare II reaffirms: only market women, not politicians, choose Iyeki BENIN CITY – FOR the past weeks, the media have been inundated with the inauguration of an Iyaloja of Edo Market and the subsequent visit to the palace of the Oba of Benin where His Majesty, Omo N’Oba […]
Mahmood Yakubu and Tinubu By Shina Abubakar Osogbo Justice Adefunmilola Demi-Ajayi of a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has ordered the arrest and imprisonment of Professor Mahmood Yakubu for disobeying the court’s judgement. Recall that Professor Yakubu just stepped down as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, having completed […]
Fubara dissolves cabinet, sacks political appointees By Oladipo Abiola The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sacked all Commissioners and other public office holders affected by the recent Supreme Court judgment on affairs in the state. The Governor, in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, announced that the dissolution […]
Tinubu sacks climate council DG Madueke, appoints Majekodunmi Nkiruka Maduekwe President Bola Tinubu has removed Nkiruka Madueke as Director General of the Nigeria Climate Change Council (NCCC), appointing climate finance specialist Omotenioye Majekodunmi as her replacement. The decision was announced on Wednesday by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, who said the new appointment aligns with the […]
Crisis: Wike Gives Condition To Forgive Fubara Amid the crisis rocking Rivers State, FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has given a condition for him to forgive Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his estranged political godson and successor. Wike, the immediate past Rivers governor, said he would let go of the wrongs Fubara has caused if he genuinely seeks […]
I can’t take orders from Rivers Sole Administrator, ex-Magistrate justifies resignation Ejike George (L) and Ibok-ete Ibas (R) By Kayode Oyero A former Chief Magistrate in Rivers State, Ejike George, has justified his recent resignation from the Rivers State Judiciary, saying he was not trained to take directives from a military administrator. “I am […]
By Henry Oduah Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revealed that he pushed for the outright removal of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, but it was President Bola Tinubu’s intervention that ultimately spared the embattled governor. Speaking during a media chat in Abuja on Friday, Wike said that although he was […]
U.S. Court orders FBI, DEA to release Tinubu’s confidential investigation records By George Oshogwe Ogbolu The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered that confidential information about Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, related to a purported federal investigation in the 1990s, be made public. The order, issued on Tuesday by Judge […]
Governor Ademola Adeleke has warned of stern state action against traditional rulers of Ifon, Erin Osun and Ilobu communities if they fail to sustain current peace and de-escalation of the crisis in their communities. The Governor issued the warning against the backdrop of online reports that some faceless groups across the conflict areas are planning […]
Senator Natasha had in the wake of a seat dispute with Akpabio accused the lawmaker of sexual harassment. X@NatashaAkpoti By Emmanuel Egobiambu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received the petition to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan but says it did not meet the “requirements” for the action. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and […]
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