GOV FUBARA’S REFUSAL TO OBEY COURT JUDGEMENT CAUSE OF RIVERS VIOLENCE – INDEPENDENT OBSERVERS Independent observers have attributed the violence and arson that followed the recently concluded local government election in Rivers State to Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s refusal to obey court judgement. The controversial local government election was conducted on Saturday amid a court order, stopping law enforcement agencies and …

PDP CRISIS: PARTY GOVERNORS BACK EMBATTLED NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, DAMAGUN Amid plots to remove the Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagun, State Governors on the platform of the party have indicated plans to prevent his removal from the position. They said that the embattled party chairman reaffirmed the PDP’s enduring position as Nigeria’s most resilient and …

HARDSHIP: APC BERATES ROTIMI AMAECHI, SAYS HE’S INCITING ANARCHY IN NIGERIA The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to a statement credited to a former Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chinuike Rotimi Amaechi, calling on Nigerian youths to take to the streets against the present economic difficulties in the country In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicty Secretary, …

SOWORE, FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, BARRED FROM LEAVING NIGERIA BY IMMIGRATION SERVICE Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, has revealed that the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has placed him on a watchlist, preventing him from leaving the country. Sowore shared this information via a statement and video on X.com on Friday. His …

APC SUSPENDS TINUBU’S MINISTER, OTHERSThe All Progressive Congress (APC) in Southern Ijaw and Ekeremor LGAs of Bayelsa state has suspended the current Minister of State, Petroleum resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, the 2019 governorship candidate of the party, Chief David Lyon, and other party members for alleged anti-party activities.The party leaderships of the two LGAs who read out the suspensions …

COURT BARS PDP NEC, BOT FROM SACKING DAMAGUM AS ACTING PDP NATIONAL CHAIRMAN A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from removing Amb. Ilya Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of the party. The court ordered that no other person must be …

FG ANNOUNCES FULL DEREGULATION OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY The federal government has announced the full deregulation of the petroleum industry in Nigeria, saying oil marketers were free to purchase their products from any source. Before now, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited was the sole importer of premium motor spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, into the country and was …

CHIEF JUDGE REJECTS NYAKO’S RECUSAL FROM NNAMDI KANU’S CASE, RETURNS CASE FILE The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has rejected the recusal of Justice Binta Nyako from the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Justice Nyako had recently stepped down from the case following Kanu’s demand, in which …

MY HUSBAND NOT CAUSE OF NIGERIA’S PROBLEMS – TINUBU’S WIFE Senator Oluremi Tinubu has said her husband, President Bola Tinubu, should not be blamed for the current economic hardship in Nigeria. Nigerians have been groaning under economic hardship since the removal of fuel subsidy which pushed the pump price of petrol from N198 to N1,030. Tinubu announced an end to …

RECENT LOCAL GOVT ELECTIONS ACROSS STATES IN NIGERIA, A SHAM, RAPE OF DEMOCRACY – SENATE The Nigerian Senate has denounced the recent local government elections in several states, describing them as a “sham” and a “rape of democracy.” This condemnation arose during a session on Thursday, following a motion led by Senator Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South), who criticized the …

CHIDINMA ADETSHINA NAMED ENUGU STATE BRAND AMBASSADOR Chidimma Adetshina, Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 winner, has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Enugu State. The 23-year-old was named ambassador by the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, in an X post on Thursday. Her appointment came after a warm homecoming on Tuesday in Enugu, where she was welcomed with banners, …

PDP CRISIS WORSENS AS FACTIONS SUSPEND EACH OTHER Press Statement The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) arising from its 593rd Meeting today, Thurday, October 10, 2024, has directed the National Publicity Secretary (NPS), Hon Debo Ologunagba and National Legal Adviser (NLA), Kamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade, SAN, to step aside, respectively. As a result, the NWC constituted …

NCC COMPLETES NIN-SIM LINKAGE FOR ALL PHONE NUMBERS The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it has successfully completed the federal government’s policy linking all phone numbers to a National Identification Number (NIN). The milestone was confirmed by Aminu Maida, Executive Vice-Chairman of the NCC, at the 2024 Annual Corporate Governance Conference held in Lagos on Thursday. The NIN-SIM linkage …

WHY I PREFER TRADITIONAL WORSHIP TO CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM – SOYINKA Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has disclosed why he prefers traditional Orisa worshipping to Christianity and Islam. He said the deepness of faith in Islam and Christianity doesn’t match that of Orisa worshipping for him, adding that Orisa fascinated him a lot more. According to him, Orisa worshipping is one …

WTO SELECTS UNN, OTHERS FOR TRADE RESEARCH PROGRAMME The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has expanded the WTO Chairs Programme to include five new academic institutions located in previously under-represented regions. The new beneficiary institutions includes the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. The others are Universidad Iberoamericana, Dominican Republic; Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar; Université de Lomé, Togo; and National University …