FORMER Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has described the declared state of emergency in Rivers as an “assault on democracy”. Abubakar, in a statement he issued on Tuesday in Abuja, also described it as a “political manipulation and action taken in bad faith”. He alleged that anyone paying attention to the unfolding …

NIGER’S military-led government has formally announced its withdrawal from the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), deepening its rift with former colonial power France. The move, reported by AFP, follows a series of political realignments since the military coup in July 2023. In a statement released on Monday, March 17, Niger’s foreign ministry …

THE Trump administration is considering sweeping travel restrictions that could impact citizens from 43 countries, with 22 African nations reportedly on the list. The proposal follows an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on January 20, mandating stricter security vetting for foreign nationals entering the United States. According to a draft …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu says he declared a state of emergency in Rivers because of the lingering political crisis in the state and attendant effects on democracy, security and well being of the citizens. The President, who stated this in a national broadcast on Tuesday said he felt greatly disturbed by …

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has on Tuesday appointed Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (Rtd) as Administrator to take charge of the affairs of the state in the interest of the good people of Rivers State. Tinubu disclosed this in a nationwide broadcast, monitored by our correspondent.

ANOTHER explosion has occurred at a pipeline manifold in Omwawriwa community, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The explosion, which was recorded on Tuesday evening, comes just hours after a similar incident rocked the Trans Niger Pipeline operated by Shell in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area. The latest explosion …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers following the lingering political crisis in the state. The President made the declaration in a national broadcast on Tuesday. He said it had become compelling for him to invoke the provision of section 305 of the Constitution of the …

US President Donald Trump will release the official classified documents about the assassination of former President John F Kennedy on Tuesday. Trump said the files contain a lot of reading about the assassination that has fuelled conspiracy theories for decades. The declassified document contains around 80,000 pages of files about …

GAZA’s Health Ministry says a wave of Israeli strikes across the territory has killed over 300 people. Khalil Degran, a spokesman for the ministry based at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, provided the updated figure early Tuesday. Israel launched a new wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, …

HAMAS officials have said that the Israeli prime minister’s decision to conduct airstrikes on Gaza will be detrimental to the remaining hostages in captivity. Izzat al-Risheq, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, says Israel is sacrificing the lives of its remaining captives in Palestine. “Netanyahu’s decision to return to war …