Confusion in Fubara’s camp over comments on readiness to abdicate governorship

Gov. Fubara By Daniel Abia, Port Harcourt Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sparked confusion within his political camp following a recent comment about his reluctance to return to the Government House in Port Harcourt. Fubara, who was suspended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on March 18, 2025, following a state of emergency declaration […]

Six Delta Reps Members Dump PDP For APC

Six members of the House of Representatives from Delta State have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Two Labour Party (LP) legislators also moved to the PDP. The notices of defection were read by the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, during plenary on Tuesday. The lawmaker representing […]

Women stage walkout at Remi Tinubu empowerment programme in Rivers State

By Joshua Ogbologugo A mild drama played out on Friday at the venue of the Renewed Hope Initiative empowerment programme in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as a group of women staged a walkout while the event was ongoing. The women insisted that the wife of the suspended governor should address them rather than the wife […]

Aba couple whose wedding was cancelled by pastor, over bride’s refusal to spend the night at his house, moves to new church, weds

Aba couple whose wedding was cancelled by pastor, over bride’s refusal to spend the night at his house, moves to new church, weds By Daniel Chibuike Mr. Michael Obinna and his wife, Rebecca, whose wedding was abruptly cancelled by the Assemblies of God Church, Okpu 2 in Aba, recently, have tied the knots in another […]

Why I didn’t allow Peter Obi visit Benue IDP camp – Gov Alia opens up

Why I didn’t allow Peter Obi visit Benue IDP camp – Gov Alia opens up By Oladipo Abiola Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has opened up about the episode which resulted in the inability of the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to visit the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in the state. […]

When Government Goes Rogue with Impunity – By Oseloka H. Obaze

Oseloka H. Obaze | Awka, Anambra, Nigeria | April 20, 2025 – With the recent declaration of State of Emergency in Rivers States, Nigerians find themselves in the most discomfited circumstance. Their democracy is halting as its core tenets and pillars are continually eroded. The state of her democracy is now critical and tending discernibly towards […]

Drama as Bauchi Deputy Gov, Auwal Jatau, allegedly slaps Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, at event

Drama as Bauchi Deputy Gov, Auwal Jatau, allegedly slaps Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, at event By Timi Owolabi There was mild drama at the Emir’s Palace in Bauchi on Friday, when the state’s Deputy Governor, Auwal Jatau, allegedly slapped the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, during a heated altercation. The incident occurred […]

Crisis: Wike Gives Condition To Forgive Fubara

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

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 […]

I wanted Fubara removed, Tinubu saved him with state of emergency – Wike (Why? Because You are God?)

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 […]

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