Politics

FUBARA DARES IGP – SAYS ELECTION MUST HOLD, YOU’LL SHOOT ME TO STOP IT Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State on Friday declared that the state’s local government must hold as scheduled. Fubara further declared that the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun can’t stop him from accessing the premises of the state’s Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC. Addressing a …

HOUSE OF REPS REJECTS CFR HONOUR AWARD ON SPEAKER, DEMANDS GCON, SAYS WE’RE NOT INFERIOR TO SENATORS The House of Representatives has rejected the planned conferment of the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the green chamber. During plenary on Wednesday, the house said it is unacceptable for Tinubu to confer the …

NIGERIANS RECEIVED THE MOST US GREEN CARDS IN AFRICA IN 2023 Nigerians received the most US green cards on the African continent in 2023, according to data from the Department of Homeland Security. US immigration law defines a lawful permanent resident (LPR) or “green card” holder as a foreign national who has been granted the status of residing permanently in …

WHY WE DEPLOYED OUR MEN AT RIVERS STATE ELECTORAL COMMISSION OFFICE – POLICEThe Rivers Police Command on Tuesday denied sealing the office headquarters of Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission in Port HarcourtSpokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, made the clarification in reaction to publication by some online platforms that the office of RSIEC was sealed by …

NIGERIA NEEDS INDEPENDENCE FROM STATE CAPTURE – PETER OBI Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to seek a true independent nation free from state capture and end the unprecedented hardship and suffering. He made the call on Tuesday on his social media handle as Nigeria marked its 64th independence anniversary from British …

FORMER US PRESIDENT, JIMMY CARTER, CLOCKS 100 YEARS TODAY, SHARES BIRTHDAY WITH NIGERIA James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Today, October 1st 2024; President Jimmy Carter sets a new record on October 1, his birthday, when he will …

IT’S TIME TO COLLAPSE WIKE’S STRUCTURE IN RIVERS – FUBARA In response to former Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike’s assertion that his political structure should remain untouched, his successor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, announced that the upcoming Local Government election on October 5, 2024, will provide Rivers residents with a chance to experience the emergence of a new political structure that …

PRESIDENT TINUBU ANNOUNCES 30-DAY NATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE President Bola Tinubu has announced a 30-day confab for Nigerian youths to discuss challenges confronting them. Tinubu made this announcement on Tuesday during his 64th Independence Day Anniversary Broadcast. He said in a bid to bequeath a worthy future to the youths, the government cannot do it without making them its architects. “Considering …

WE’RE HUNGRY, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: NIGERIANS CHANTED AS THEY BEGIN PROTEST IN ABUJA Thousands of Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Tuesday morning joined the #FearlessInOctober protest against hardships and poverty that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration has unleashed on them. The protesters chanted “We are hungry” as they marched on the roads. Some of the banners they …

ATIKU SEEKS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR SIX-YEAR SINGLE TERM PRESIDENCY A former Vice President and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has written to the National Assembly, requesting an amendment to the Constitution to allow for a six-year single term for the President and state governors. In a memorandum to the …