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A few days after he met with President Bola Tinubu in Aso Rock, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).   Adediran was the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos in 2023.   Before his meeting with President Tinubu, Adediran, who contested the election […]

The Rivers State House of Assembly has begun an impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara days after speculations and confirmation by some members that the latter would be removed from office.   The lawmakers officially served a notice of ‘gross misconduct’ on the Governor on Monday. The State’s Deputy Governor, Ngozi Odu, also got a notice. […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a suit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the failure to reverse the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.   SERAP alleged that the suspension was based solely on the peaceful exercise of Natasha’s right to freedom of expression.   The Senate recently suspended Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, […]

Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed support for a Lagos-based National Youth Service Corps member, Ushie Uguamaye, also known as Raye, who claimed to have received threats after her viral video criticising President Bola Tinubu’s administration.   In a statement shared on X on Sunday, Atiku praised Raye’s courage, describing her as a symbol of […]

Despite objections from top ranking officials at the US State Department and the Department of Energy (DOE), and without any input from Nigerians who will bear the brunt of any nuclear catastrophe, US President Donald Trump has given the greenlight to the world’s richest man, Elon Musk to build nuclear power plants in Nigeria, Searchng.ng […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the updated register of voters in Rivers State, along with the list of registered political parties in Nigeria, ahead of the forthcoming Local Government Council elections.   In a letter dated March 13, 2025, and signed by the Administrative Secretary, Odor Napoleon Emezuiruke, INEC formally notified the […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate posting of Seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to various strategic offices and the posting of eighteen Commissioners of Police (CPs) due for AIG ranks, pending approval from the Police Service Commission (PSC) to AIG offices nationwide.   A statement signed by the Force Public […]

A drama ensued at the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex on Wednesday when Governor Siminalayi Fubara arrived at the quarters but the entrance gate locked.    Our correspondents observed that the security personnel at the complex locked the gates when the governor’s convoy arrived at the complex.   The action of the security personnel […]

The air in Ogoniland is thick with despair. The rivers, once teeming with fish, now carry the stench of crude oil. The farmlands, once lush and fertile, lie barren, poisoned beyond redemption. The wells, once sources of life, now serve only death. This is the horrific reality of the Ogoni people, and other Niger Delta […]

The immediate-past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress and defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).   In a statement he issued on Monday, El-Rufai expressed his disappointment with the APC’s leadership style, accusing the leadership of the party of straying from the progressive ideals of its […]

Family of late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha (rtd) has cautioned former Military President Gen. Ibrahim Babangida against tarnishing the image of the former military leader.   A statement on Sunday by Mohammed Abacha, the Abacha family noted that Gen. Babangida had in his recent book titled, “A Journey in Service” alleged that the […]

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has invited the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and other lawmakers for a meeting. The meeting is scheduled to hold at the Governor’s Office in the Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday. This was announced in a letter dated March 7 and obtained by Channels Television […]