THERE has been no breakthrough in efforts to reconcile the key figures involved in the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State which led to a State of Emergency declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and all state legislators were suspended for six months …

THE Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has explained that installing closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State aims to prevent suicide attempts. Newextra24 reports that Umahi made this known during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. The Minister said security personnel would monitor …

THE Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has expressed satisfaction with the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday, which removed the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP). The Governor believes the ruling will help restore peace, unity, and order within the party. In a statement following the …

THE factional Deputy National Chairman of the Labour Party, Ayo Olorunfemi, has said Julius Abure remained the party’s national chairman. Newsextra24 reports that Olorunfemi, who belongs to the faction of Abure, said the Supreme Court’s ruling, on Friday, did not say his tenure expired. Speaking with Arise News, on Friday, the factional …

THE Bayelsa Government on Friday condemned the vandalism of the Ogboinbiri/Obiobi 24-inch Gas Pipeline between Angiama and Angiamagbene in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 24 inch Ogboinbiri/Obiobi Gas Pipeline operated by Oando feeds the Nigeria Liquid Natural Gas (NLNG) export facility …

THE new Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL), Mr Bayo Ojulari, has officially taken over the reins of the company from his predecessor, Mr Mele Kyari. Following the appointment of the new GCEO and Board of Directors, the NNPC Ltd. also announced the …

AMERICAN Airlines (AA) faces a $500,000 lawsuit from passenger Njeri Williams after a flight attendant fell on her due to an unruly passenger’s actions on a flight from Washington (DCA) to New York (JFK). The airline attempted to dismiss the case, but a judge ruled that negligence claims must be …

….As Gov. Diri urges collaboration By Amgbare Prince, Yenagoa NIGERIA’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has flagged off Free Medical Outreach in Otuasega in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony, on Thursday, April 3, 2025, sponsored by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, in …

CONTRARY to initial reports linking the resignation of Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed from the government of President Bola Tinubu to a burgeoning northern plot to determine the outcome of 2027 presidential election, authoritative sources close to the development said plot against Tinubu’s reelection did not feature at all in Baba-Ahmed’s considerations. …

CHINA will impose a 34 per cent tariff on imports from the United States from April 10, customs authorities announced on Friday. The move comes in retaliation for a 34 per cent duty on Chinese goods announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday as part of a sweeping range …