RIVERS ASSEMBLY SPEAKER TO FUBARA: SACK ALL YOUR COMMISSIONERS, SUBMIT NEW LIST The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by its speaker, Martin Amaewhule, has written to Governor Simi Fubara, demanding the sack of all commissioners in the state within 48 hours. The resolution came after the House met on Wednesday. The Assembly also demanded the sack of other appointees …

SUPREME COURT DOCUMENT CONFIRMS 27 PRO-WIKE RIVERS LAWMAKERS DID NOT DEFECT TO APC The Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Supreme Court ruling on the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State has clarified that the 27 lawmakers accused of defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) never actually switched parties. The revelation challenges previous …

SUPREME COURT KNOCKS FUBARA, SAYS GOVERNOR COLLAPSED RIVERS ASSEMBLY, DESTROYED GOVT OVER FEAR OF IMPEACHMENT The Supreme Court has ruled that Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara had already undermined the Rivers State House of Assembly before the defection of Speaker Martin Amaewhule and 26 other lawmakers. In the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, the court found that the …

YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN; SENATE THROWS AWAY NATASHA’S PETITION The Senate on Wednesday rejected a sexual harassment petition filed against Senate President Godswill Akpabio by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, following a tense plenary session filled with procedural debates and conflicting arguments. At the start of the session, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan stood up to present the petition, reading it aloud before submitting it …

BANDITS KILL ABDUCTED CATHOLIC PRIEST, REV. FR. SYLVESTER OKECHUKWU, IN KADUNA Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu, a Catholic priest and pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church, Tachira, in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, after abducting him from his residence. The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan confirmed the tragic incident in a statement issued …

BANDITS ABDUCT, KILL CATHOLIC PRIEST IN KADUNA Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu, a Catholic priest and pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church, Tachira, in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, after abducting him from his residence. The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan confirmed the tragic incident in a statement issued by its Chancellor, Rev. …

CONFUSION IN SENATE OVER NATASHA’S PETITION AGAINST AKPABIO The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday descended into confusion and chaos over Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s sexual harassment allegation against the Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio. Natasha rose on Order 10 of the Senate Rules to allow her petition against Akpabio to be admitted and referred to the Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public …

FUBARA’S GOVERNMENT FINALLY RECOGNIZES AMAEWHULE AS SPEAKER GOVERNOR FUBARA’S GOVERNMENT FINALLY RECOGNIZES AMAEWHULE AS SPEAKER Governor Sim Fubara’s government finally recognizes Wike’s ally, Martin Amaewhule, as Speaker, in a letter addressed to the Rivers State House of Assembly. In the letter, Fubara’s government denied receiving the resolutions of the Rivers State House of Assembly, where he was ordered to present …

GOVERNOR FUBARA’S GOVERNMENT FINALLY RECOGNIZES AMAEWHULE AS SPEAKER Governor Sim Fubara’s government finally recognizes Wike’s ally, Martin Amaewhule, as Speaker, in a letter addressed to the Rivers State House of Assembly. In the letter, Fubara’s government denied receiving the resolutions of the Rivers State House of Assembly, where he was ordered to present the 2025 budget within 48 hours. GOVERNMENT …

ABUSE OF Of OFFICE: NATASHA FORMALLY PETITIONS AKPABIO, SENATE PRESIDENT DENIES HARASSING AKPOTI Natasha: Distinguished colleagues, I am Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and I stand to raise a petition under Order 40: “A petition may only be presented to the Senate by a Senator who shall affix his or her name at the beginning thereof.’ The petition is in my name …

ENUGU WOMEN PROTEST ATTACKS, RAPES BY ARMED HERDERS, ACCUSE SECURITY AGENCIES OF COMPLICITY Hundreds of women from Eha-Ohala in Isi-Uzu local government area of Enugu State staged a peaceful protest against incessant herdsmen attacks and killings in their communities. Eha-Ohala is made of Mgbuji, Umujiove, and Abor autonomous communities. The women, who started the protest by 8:30am, blocked the Nkalagu-Eha-Amufu-Ikem-Obollo-Afor …

ENUGU WOMEN PROTEST ATTACKS, RAPES BY ARMED HERDERS, ACCUSE SECURITY AGENCIES OF COMPLICITY Hundreds of women from Eha-Ohala in Isi-Uzu local government area of Enugu State staged a peaceful protest against incessant herdsmen attacks and killings in their communities. Eha-Ohala is made of Mgbuji, Umujiove, and Abor autonomous communities. The women, who started the protest by 8:30am, blocked the Nkalagu-Eha-Amufu-Ikem-Obollo-Afor …

POPE FRANCIS RESTED WELL, BUT MISSES START OF LENT – VATICAN Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia, “rested well” overnight while wearing an oxygen mask, the Vatican said Wednesday, but his absence at the start of the Lent religious season highlighted fears over the health of the 88-year-old. Francis has suffered worrying respiratory attacks since his admission to …

WE WON’T HONOUR ASSEMBLY’S ULTIMATUM – RIVERS GOVT The Rivers State Government has reacted to the 48-hour ultimatum issued to Governor Siminalayi Fubara to re-present the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule. In its response, the government stated that it would not comply with the ultimatum as it had not yet received …

ENUGU GETS NEW POLICE COMMISSIONER AS PSC APPOINTS SIX DIGS The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of six Deputy Inspectors General of Police. The newly appointed DIGs are Sadiq Abubakar, Commandant Police Academy, Wudil, Kano; Benjamin Okolo, AIG Department of Information Communication Technology, Force Headquarters Abuja; and Williams Adebowale, Commandant, Police Staff College Jos, Bzigu Bali, AIG FCID, …