ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: SOUTH EAST YOUTHS GIVE KILLER HERDSMEN 48 HOURS TO VACATE The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has given killer Fulani herdsmen in Enugu State a 48-hour ultimatum to leave the area. The coalition, in a statement issued on Wednesday by its President-General, Goodluck Ibem, expressed concerns over alleged killings and rapes by suspected Fulani herdsmen …

WHAT STATES CONTRIBUTED TO VAT POOL AND WHAT THEY RECEIVED IN JANUARY 2025 LAGOSContributed: N305.52bnReceived: N62.59bn (20.49%) RIVERSContributed: N90.21bnReceived: N11.01bn (12.20%) OYOContributed: N27.71bnReceived: N13.02bn (47.00%) BAYELSAContributed: N12.80bnReceived: N8.02bn (62.65%) KANOContributed: N9.59bnReceived: N13.57bn (141.49%) KWARAContributed: N9.53bnReceived: N8.10bn (85.04%) DELTAContributed: N6.57bnReceived: N9.05bn (137.77%) AKWA IBOMContributed: N5.62bnReceived: N8.79bn (156.26%) EDOContributed: N5.09bnReceived: N8.17bn (160.67%) EKITIContributed: N4.98bnReceived: N7.51bn (150.65%) SOKOTOContributed: N4.41bnReceived: N8.45bn (191.63%) BORNOContributed: N3.91bnReceived: …

NIGERIA RANKS SIXTH IN GLOBAL TERRORISM INDEX, 565 KILLED IN 2024 Nigeria has been ranked sixth in the 2025 Global Terrorism Index with a score of 7.658, moving up from eighth place in 2023 and 2024. According to the 2025 report released on March 5, 2025, Burkina Faso topped the index with a score of 8.581, followed by Pakistan (8.374), …

SECURITY BEEFED UP AT HOTEL WHERE EX-IMMIGRATION BOSS WAS FOUND DEAD Some immigration officers were on Wednesday stationed at the gate of Joy House Hotel in Garki District of Abuja, where police said a former Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, David Parradang, was found dead on Tuesday. Our correspondent, who was at the hotel, located by the Area …

WILD ELEPHANTS ATTACK FARMLANDS IN BOKI, CROSS RIVER STATE, REPS RAISES ALARM A member of the House of Representatives, Victor Abang (APC, Cross River), has raised concerns over the invasion of farmlands and communities in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River by wild elephants, which have reportedly killed residents and destroyed farmlands. Speaking on a motion of urgent public …

WILD ELEPHANTS ATTACK FARMLANDS IN BOKI, CROSS RIVER STATE, REPS RAISES ALARM A member of the House of Representatives, Victor Abang (APC, Cross River), has raised concerns over the invasion of farmlands and communities in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River by wild elephants, which have reportedly killed residents and destroyed farmlands. Speaking on a motion of urgent public …

HIGH COURT HAS AUTHORITY TO STOP RIVERS STATE REVENUE ALLOCATION – SUPREME COURT, FAULTS APPEAL COURT The Supreme Court has faulted the Court of Appeal’s ruling on the controversial Rivers State revenue allocation case, affirming that the Federal High Court has the jurisdiction to hear and determine the Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/984/2024 stopping the state’s revenue allocation. In its judgment, the …

I HAVE NOT RESIGNED AND NO PLANS TO RESIGN – RIVERS DEPUTY -GOVERNOR The Office of the Deputy Governor of Rivers State wishes to categorically debunk the false and misleading reports circulating online suggesting that Her Excellency, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, DSSRS, has resigned. Contrary to these baseless claims, Her Excellency remains committed to her duties as Deputy Governor, a …

I HAVE NOT RESIGNED AND NO PLANS TO RESIGN – RIVERS DEPUTY -GOVERNOR The Office of the Deputy Governor of Rivers State wishes to categorically debunk the false and misleading reports circulating online suggesting that Her Excellency, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, DSSRS, has resigned. Contrary to these baseless claims, Her Excellency remains committed to her duties as Deputy Governor, a …

RIVERS ASSEMBLY SUMMONS STATE ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIRMAN The Rivers State House of Assembly has summoned the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (retd.), to appear before it within 48 hours regarding the conduct of the 2024 local government elections. During Wednesday’s plenary, presided over by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, the House warned that failure to comply …

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 …