Governor Fubara foils alleged attempt to take over Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) ahead of local government elections this Saturday. In the early hours of Friday, October 4, 2024, Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, reportedly intervened in an alleged attempt by the Nigerian Police to take over the Rivers State Independent…
The Directorate of Road Traffic Services also known as VIO has been barred by a Federal High Court in Abuja from further stopping vehicles on the road, impounding or confiscating vehicles, and imposing fines on motorists. Justice Evelyn Maha issued the order in a judgment on a fundamental rights enforcement suit: FHC/ABJ/CS/1695/2023 filed by…
The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) popularly known as KAI on Wednesday, October 3, has secured the conviction of 12 Commercial Sex Workers (CSW) to eight months imprisonment for offences bordering on prostitution, breach of peace during a dislodgement operation led by the Corps Marshal of the Agency. The Corps Marshal, Major Olaniyi Olatunbosun Cole…
Bishop David Ibiyeomie’s shocking claim that Adam’s sin was touching his tithe has sparked controversy. The topic of tithing, often debated among Nigerian pastors, with many rejecting it as an Old Testament practice, is now trending and causing a stir online. His words: “the sin that Adam did, what was the sin he committed…that…
Barcelona confirmed the signing of former Arsenal and Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny on Wednesday. The LaLiga giants have signed Szczesny after Marc-Andre ter Stegen was ruled out with a long-term injury. Szczesny, who was among the spectators as Barca thrashed Young Boys in the Champions League yesterday, joined the club as a free agent….
The immediate past Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in charge of Operations, Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, on Wednesday told Justice Maryann Anenih of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Maitama, Abuja, that the apex bank under Godwin Emefiele leadership did not follow its laid down procedures for currency redesign….
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has declared Thursday, October 3, and Friday, October 4, 2024, as public holidays in preparation for the local government elections set for October 5. In a statewide address on Wednesday, Governor Fubara also announced strict movement restrictions across the state. From midnight on Friday, October 4, until 5:00 pm…
President Bola Tinubu has left Abuja for a two-week vacation in the United Kingdom, marking part of his annual leave. The president departed from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Wednesday at around 2:30 p.m. Top government officials, including the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, and Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila,…
Kalu Aja, a financial analyst and educator, says President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day speech was filled with inaccuracies and falsehoods, especially the economic parts. The statement comes as the President declared that N30 trillion ways and means advance incurred by the past administration had been cleared. However, Aja specifically faulted the claim by Tinubu’s administration…
The House of Representatives has turned down the National Honour conferred on Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, stating that President Bola Tinubu discriminated against the House by giving Senate President Godswill Akpabio a higher honour. It would be recalled that on Tuesday, Tinubu announced the award of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on…