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RIVERS SOLE ADMINISTRATOR IBAS INAUGURATES RISIEC, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, has officially inaugurated the Rivers Independent Electoral Commission (RISIEC), reinforcing his administration’s commitment to reviving democratic institutions in the state, . In addition to RISIEC, Ibas also administered the oath of office to members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission, the …

UNCERTAINTY AS TINUBU, APC BEGIN NEW CHAPTER WITHOUT BUHARI The remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari were on Tuesday laid to rest in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State. The solemn ceremony drew dignitaries from across the nation and beyond. Buhari served Nigeria both as a military Head of State and a democratically elected president under the platform of the All …

MARKETERS PROTEST AS DANGOTE MOVES TO CRASH COOKING GAS PRICE President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has announced plans to reduce the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking gas. He also promised to start direct sales of the product to consumers should the existing distributors fail to allow the price crash in cooking gas. However, …

AKPABIO APPEALS JUDGEMENT RECALLING NATASHA Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has filed a notice of appeal to challenge the ruling of the Federal High Court, which ‘ordered’ the recall of suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to the Senate, Daily Watch Nigeria reports. In a notice of appeal dated July 14, 2025, filed by Akpabio—through his lead counsel, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN, Akpabio is …

ONE DOWN, MANY TO GO – CHARLY BOY REACTS TO BUHARI’S DEATH Veteran entertainer and activist Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy or AreaFada, has reacted to the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari. He described the late leader’s passing as the beginning of karma catching up with those he called the “ruiners” of Nigeria. Charly Boy, in a …

LEARN FROM HARSH REACTIONS TO BUHARI’S DEATH – SHEHU SANI TELLS NIGERIAN LEADERS A former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has called on Nigerian leaders to reflect on the reactions that followed the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, saying it should serve as a wake-up call for those in authority. Sani said the outpouring of raw and bitter …

THOSE WHO BENEFITTED FROM BUHARI’S MISRULE CAN WEEP ENDLESSLY – LAWYER A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, says the leadership of former President Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria was a “colossal disaster”. Mr Buhari, who served as Nigeria’s president from 2015 to 2023, died in a London hospital on Sunday at the age of 82. In a Facebook post, Mr Effiong …

WHY DRAG BUHARI’S CORPSE INTO PROPAGANDA WAR – ATIKU’S AIDE BLASTS ONANUGA Special Adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s aide, Bayo Onanuga, for dragging the late former President Muhammadu Buhari into a propaganda war. This comes after an 𝕏 user shared a video of a massive crowd at Buhari’s …

BUHARI FINALLY LAID TO REST IN HIS HOMETOWN, DAURA, KATSINA STATE Former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has finally been buried at his hometown in Daura, Katsina State. The immediate-past President was laid to rest on Tuesday after a funeral prayer (Jana’iza) was held for him in Daura. Family members and relatives prayed and paid their last respects to former President …

NASS CLERK WRITES NATASHA AKPOTI’S LAWYER ON RETURN TO SENATE The National Assembly has written to the lawyer of the suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Michael Jonathan Numan, on the need for her to await the action of the Senate regarding her recall. The Clerk of the NASS explained that the judgment of the Abuja Federal High Court only …