Politics

RUSSIA WARNS NIGERIA ABOUT US, UK ATTEMPTS AT INTERFERENCE The Russian government has issued a fresh warning to Nigeria, alleging that the United States and the United Kingdom are attempting to interfere in the country’s internal affairs and sabotage its bilateral relations with Russia. This is as the Russian Embassy in Nigeria has denied any involvement in the October 1st …

TINUBU IS IDEOLOGICALLY SOMERSAULTING, SHOULD LOOK AT THE LETTER HE WROTE JONATHAN – FAROUNBI Nigeria’s former ambassador to The Philippines, Yemi Farounbi, has said the Bola Tinubu that he knew when he was Governor of Lagos and as a believer in a restructured Nigeria, is no longer the man who is President. Dr. Yemi Farounbi said President Tinubu is ideologically …

PDP SUSPENDS NATIONAL VICE CHAIRMAN, ALI ODEFA The South-East zone national vice chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Odefa, has been suspended over alleged anti-party activities. Odefa was suspended by the party’s Oguduokwor Ward chapter in the Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. This suspension, which takes effect immediately, was disclosed on Friday in Abuja following a …

TINUBU MAKES U-TURN, CONFERS GCON ON HOUSES OF REPS SPEAKER, TAJUDEEN ABBAS President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, News360 Nigeria reports This follows a protest by members of the lower chamber of the National Assembly. …

BE DECENT WITH YOUR POLITICAL GOAL – POLICE TELLS FUBARA Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun,The Nigeria Police Force has slammed the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, for calling the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, unprintable names and making unfounded allegations against the force. Fubara on Friday at a press conference …

SUSPEND RIVERS LG ELECTION – ELDERS FORUM TELL FUBARA The Rivers State Elders Forum has condemned the state government’s decision to defy a Federal High Court ruling and proceed with the scheduled Local Government Election on October 5, 2024, as reported by TVC News. In a video shared by TVC News on October 4, the group insisted that the election …

WE’RE BOYCOTTING RIVERS LG ELECTION – POLICE The Nigeria Police Force has announced its decision to comply with recent court rulings that prohibit security agencies from participating in the forthcoming Local Government Chairmanship Election in Rivers State, scheduled for October 5, 2024. In a statement issued on October 3, 2024, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, Public Relations Officer for the Rivers State …

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 …