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Ibas Sworn In By Tinubu As Rivers Sole Administrator
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Vice Admiral Ibok-Étè Ibas (retd.) as the sole administrator of Rivers State. Tinubu swore Ibas into office at about 03:00 pm at the State House, Abuja. The brief ceremony was witnessed by the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and the Principal Secretary to the...
UCC Congratulates Ogboro-Okor on Appointment as Edo Diaspora Agency DG
The University of Benin Comrades Community (UCC) has congratulated Dr. Loretta Oduware Ogboro-Okor, an alumnae of the institution, on her appointment as the Director-General of the Edo State Diaspora Agency (ESDA) by the State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo. In a statement on Wednesday signed by the group’s Publicity Secretary, Ogochukwu Isioma, UCC described Dr. Ogboro-Okor’s appointment as “a formal recognition...
FG Backs Emergency Rule, Says Tinubu’s Decision To Avert Rivers Crisis
On Wednesday, the Federal Government stated that President Bola Tinubu's declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State was timely and aimed at preventing an implosion in the state. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, stated this while briefing State House Correspondents at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. “We have about two years into the...
Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Legally Flawed – Lawyer
Respected legal expert Barrister Christopher Chidera has described the Federal Government's planned prosecution of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as legally untenable. Chidera argues that the trial, set to commence on 21 March 2025, faces significant jurisdictional challenges that could render it ineffective. In a statement issued on Wednesday, he highlighted flaws in the case against...
Fubara, Family Vacate Government House Amid Emergency Rule
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vacated the Government House in Port Harcourt, leaving with his family and security details. Fubara reportedly left the seat of power on Wednesday morning, according to a close source who requested anonymity as he was not authorized to speak on the issue. Meanwhile, security at the Government House remains sparse, although the two Armoured Personnel...
Abia Gov Knocks Down Kidnappers Hideout, Issues Landlords Warning
On Tuesday, the Abia State Government demolished a building in Osisioma Local Government Area used as a hideout by kidnappers. The government also warned landlords against renting properties to tenants without conducting thorough background checks. Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, issued the warning while addressing journalists in Umuahia, lamenting that many landlords prioritize rent collection over verifying the identities...
Herdsmen Kill Five Farmers, Spark Protests In Ondo
Tension swept through Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday as farmers took to the streets in protest over the alleged killing of five people by suspected herdsmen in the Aba Oyinbo community, located in the Akure North Local Government Area. It was gathered that the assailants invaded the community in the early hours of Wednesday, opening fire on the...
Stuck Astronauts Return To Earth After Nine Months In Space
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, two NASA astronauts who spent months stuck in space because of technical difficulties, have finally made it back to Earth. The duo landed safely on Wednesday as SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom capsule splashed down off the coast of Florida, ending a mission that was supposed to last just eight days but stretched to nine months. NASA confirmed...
INC Slams Rivers Emergency Rule, Calls It ‘Dictatorship In Civilian Clothing’
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it hasty and lopsided. President of the apex Ijaw socio-cultural organisation, Prof Benjamin Okaba, in a chat with Vanguard on Tuesday night in Yenagoa, said: “It is a clear state of dictatorship in civilian clothing.” He noted that the crisis would...
Abia Airport Project Hits Roadblock As Nsulu Landowners Reject Govt’s Land Takeover
Landowners in Nsulu, Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State, where the proposed Abia Airport is located, have opposed the purchase of 1,025 hectares of land for the airport project, claiming it would have disastrous effects on their communities because there would be insufficient land for housing, farming, and other necessities, which would ultimately lead to starvation,...
