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US SUPREME COURT RULES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MUST UNFREEZE FOREIGN AID PAYMENTS A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the Trump administration must comply with a district court order and pay out nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance funds to nonprofit aid groups for work already completed on the government’s behalf. The court ruled 5-4 with Chief Justice John …

NIGERIANS DEBATE SENATE MATTERS LIKE COMMENTATORS ARGUING MESSI, RONALDO , SAYS AKPABIO Senate President Godswill Akpabio has criticised those commenting on the affairs of the upper legislative chamber, likening their arguments to football fans debating Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Speaking in Abuja on Friday while receiving a delegation of youth leaders from the Niger Delta region, Akpabio expressed concerns …

NIGERIANS DEBATE SENATE MATTERS LIKE COMMENTATORS ARGUING MESSI, RONALDO , SAYS AKPABIO Senate President Godswill Akpabio has criticised those commenting on the affairs of the upper legislative chamber, likening their arguments to football fans debating Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Speaking in Abuja on Friday while receiving a delegation of youth leaders from the Niger Delta region, Akpabio expressed concerns …

RIVERS LAWMAKER REJECTS FUBARA’S INVITATION Rivers State House of Assembly member, Lolo Isaiah Opuende, has rejected an invitation from Governor Siminialayi Fubara for a crucial meeting at Government House, Port Harcourt. In a video shared online, Opuende made it clear that time had come for both the governor and the lawmakers to operate independently. Using the phrase “dey his dey,” …

RIVERS LAWMAKER REJECTS FUBARA’S INVITATION Rivers State House of Assembly member, Lolo Isaiah Opuende, has rejected an invitation from Governor Siminialayi Fubara for a crucial meeting at Government House, Port Harcourt. In a video shared online, Opuende made it clear that time had come for both the governor and the lawmakers to operate independently. Using the phrase “dey his dey,” …

MANY NIGERIANS ABROAD LIVING IN REGRETS, DEPRESSION, ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), on Saturday claimed many Nigerians living abroad live in regrets and depression. Mrs Dabiri-Erewa said in a tweet on Saturday that many Nigerians abroad kept bombarding her agency with calls, expressing regrets and depression. Her statement comes as a reaction to a …

CATHOLIC BISHOPS REGRET TINUBU’S POLICIES, SAY THEY’RE PUSHING MILLIONS INTO POVERTY The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) says the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has triggered sky-rocketing inflation and pushed millions of Nigerians into poverty. The Archbishop of Owerri and President of the CBCN, Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, said this at the opening session of the …

WHY GOV FUBARA INVITED ASSEMBLY MEMBERS Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara took a significant step by inviting the Amaewhule-led members of the State House of Assembly for a crucial meeting. The invitation was issued following the Governor’s receipt of the Supreme Court’s certified true copy of a judgment, which directly impacted the political atmosphere in the state. The letter detailing …

WHY GOV FUBARA INVITED ASSEMBLY MEMBERS Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara took a significant step by inviting the Amaewhule-led members of the State House of Assembly for a crucial meeting. The invitation was issued following the Governor’s receipt of the Supreme Court’s certified true copy of a judgment, which directly impacted the political atmosphere in the state. The letter detailing …

Hom Fubara invites assembly members for crucial meeting over Supreme Court judgement Publi Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has invited members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to a meeting at the Government House, Port Harcourt, on Monday, March 10, at 10:00 AM. This invitation was conveyed in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Tammy …