THE House is exercising its constitutional right to take over the functions of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The meeting between the House of Representatives ad hoc committee and the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, has taken place after several postponements. Ibas apologised …
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A former Deputy Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Marshall Stanley-Uwom, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to halt the Federal Government from allocating funds meant for the Local Government Councils (LGCs) in Rivers State to the recently appointed Sole Administrator, Vice …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Wednesday directed an immediate overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara. The President who met with security chiefs at the State House, Abuja, for more than two hours, said the killing of innocent people …
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BENUE State Governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has appointed singer Innocent Idibia, widely known as 2Baba, as his Technical Adviser on Entertainment and Community Outreach. The appointment was disclosed in a video that trended on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. 2Baba hails from Benue State. Alia commended …
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Air Peace Ltd. has announced the suspension of all flight operations nationwide due to the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET). This is contained in a statement signed by the Head of Corporate Communications, Air Peace, Dr Ejike Ndiulo, on Wednesday in Lagos. According to Ndiulo, …
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THE Bauchi State Police Command said it had arrested one Fatimah Ibrahim, a 40-year-old resident of Tashan Jama’are, for defiling a 12-year-old boy. This was contained in a press release issued on Tuesday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil. He said, “On March 1, 2025, about 14:00 …
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PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to meet with Nigeria’s service chiefs upon his return to Abuja to discuss the escalating violence and killings in Plateau, Benue, and other parts of the country. Newsextra24 reports that this comes after his two-week working visit to Paris and London. The President arrived back in Abuja on …
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SPECIAL Adviser to Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Trade and Export, Chief (Mrs) Shimite Winifred Bello, was allegedly murdered in the early hours of Monday, April 21, 2025. Sundry media reports implicate a case of domestic violence. The finger is pointed at Chief Bello’s husband as the suspected culprit …
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THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) under the leadership of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has approved the constitution of Vetting Teams to fast-track the process of regularization of land allocations by the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The FCT Director of Land Administration, Chijioke Nwankwoeze, …
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THE Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi has dismissed the call for Nigerians to resort to self defence against bandits. He insisted that the the country “has not reached that level yet,” adding that such a proposal is a call for anarchy. The governor stated this while responding to former Minister …
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