RIVERS CRISIS: WE’LL IMPLEMENT SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT WITHOUT RESERVATIONS – FUBARA Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has assured people of the oil-rich state that he will implement, “without reservations”, the recent the Supreme Court’s verdict after carefully reviewing its Certified True Copy (CTC). This followed the Friday judgment of the apex court, which declared the LG election conducted in …

RIVERS CRISIS: WE’LL IMPLEMENT SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT WITHOUT RESERVATIONS – FUBARA Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has assured people of the oil-rich state that he will implement, “without reservations”, the recent the Supreme Court’s verdict after carefully reviewing its Certified True Copy (CTC). This followed the Friday judgment of the apex court, which declared the LG election conducted in …

WIGWE UNIVERSITY GETS PRO-CHANCELLOR, VICE CHANCELLOR The Board of Trustees of Wigwe University appoints Honourable Justice Amina Adamu Augie, CON, JSC (Rtd) as the Pro-Chancellor/Chairman, Governing Council and Prof. Marwan Al-Akaidi CEng, CTIP, FBCS, FIET, FIAP, SIEEE and Vice-Chancellor of the institution. The announcement was made in a statement signed by the Chairman, Board of Trustees, Prof. Fabian Ajogwu, OFR, …

BAUCHI MAN BEATS 24-YEAR-OLD WIFE TO DEATH OVER FOOD Bauchi State Police Command has launched an investigation into the shocking death of a 24-year-old woman, allegedly beaten to death by her 50-year-old husband during a domestic dispute over Ramadan meal preparations. According to a statement from the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Ahmed Wakili, the tragic incident occurred on March 1, 2025, …

BAUCHI MAN BEATS 24-YEAR-OLD WIFE TO DEATH OVER FOOD Bauchi State Police Command has launched an investigation into the shocking death of a 24-year-old woman, allegedly beaten to death by her 50-year-old husband during a domestic dispute over Ramadan meal preparations. According to a statement from the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Ahmed Wakili, the tragic incident occurred on March 1, 2025, …

NYSC MEMBERS KNOCK FG OVER UNPAID N77k ALLOWANCE Members of the National Youth Service Corps have expressed their disapproval of the Federal Government’s persistent failure to implement the payment of the N77,000 allowance. The Federal Government had approved an increase in the corps members’ monthly allowance from N33,000 to N77,000, effective July 2024. In the same year, the Director-General of …

ANXIETY IN RIVER AS FUBARA, LOYALISTS CONSIDER SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT It is exactly 16 months since the political crisis broke out in Rivers State between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. For one year and four months, Rivers, prided as the hub of West African oil and gas, has been embroiled in a war of attrition over …

ANXIETY IN RIVER AS FUBARA, LOYALISTS CONSIDER SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT It is exactly 16 months since the political crisis broke out in Rivers State between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. For one year and four months, Rivers, prided as the hub of West African oil and gas, has been embroiled in a war of attrition over …

SUPREME COURT DECISION ON RIVERS DOES NOT REQUIRE ANALYSIS – MAGNUS ABE This particular judgement of the Supreme Court does not require any analysis or analyst, it was in plain simple English; There can be no further litigation on the status of the Rivers State House of Assembly in any court in Nigeria. The issue of defection of the lawmakers …

RECONSIDER JUDGEMENT ON RIVERS ALLOCATION – PANDEF BEGS SUPREME COURT The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has expressed worry and dismay over the recent pronouncement of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, which halted the disbursement of funds from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) to Rivers State. PANDEF said the primary casualties of the judicial restraint will be the innocent …

WE NEVER CALLED FOR FUBARA’S IMPEACHMENT – OHANAEZE The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Saturday, denied claims that it had called on the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, to commence impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. The organisation stated that it had no position on the political crisis in the …

POPE FRANCIS RECOVERING, BREATHING STABLE — VATICAN Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for two weeks with double pneumonia, is in a “stable” condition, with no recurrence of the previous day’s breathing crisis, the Vatican said on Saturday. The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church is still receiving oxygen but has no fever, has been eating, is alert, and …

BABANGIDA’S FAILED JOURNEY TOWARDS THE DESTRUCTION OF NIGERIAIf General Olusegun Obasanjo had retired all the professional military coup plotters or military politicians (‘militicians’) before handing over power to Alhaji Shehu Shagari on 1 October, 1979, Generals Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Sani Abacha, Abdulsalam Abubakar, and Muhammed Gusau, would have been at best, forgotten top military officers in Nigeria. However, …

LAGOS ASSEMBLY CRISIS: LAWMAKERS LACK ABSOLUTE POWERS TO REMOVE OR INSTALL THEIR LEADERS – GAC Chairman, Governance Advisory Council (GAC) in Lagos State, Prince Tajudeen Olusi, has opened up on the controversy in the Lagos State House of Assembly. Speaking for the first time since the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker and election of Mojisola Meranda on January 13, …

LAGOS ASSEMBLY CRISIS: LAWMAKERS LACK ABSOLUTE POWERS TO REMOVE OR INSTALL THEIR LEADERS – GAC Chairman, Governance Advisory Council (GAC) in Lagos State, Prince Tajudeen Olusi, has opened up on the controversy in the Lagos State House of Assembly. Speaking for the first time since the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker and election of Mojisola Meranda on January 13, …