REFUND US N300M WE PAID FOR CONFERENCE HOST – RIVERS GOVT TO NBA The Rivers government has asked the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to refund the N300 million allegedly paid for the hosting rights of the legal body’s 2025 annual conference. The state government, under the leadership of the sole administrator, said if the NBA is truly anchored on principles, …

THEY ONLY KNOW HOW TO DRAIN DATA – TELECOM CONSUMERS LAMENT TARIFF HIKE, POOR NETWORK Some telecommunication services consumers in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT have urged Mobile Network Operators to improve their services to match the recent hike in their tariffs. They made the call in separate interviews with NAN on Monday in Abuja. The subscribers said despite the …

BOKO HARAM RETURNS: OVER 100 SOLDIERS, 200 CIVILIANS KILLED IN SIX MONTHS – ALI NDUME Senator Ali Ndume has said the loss of over 300 lives in 252 attacks within the last six months by the Boko Haram terrorists, BHT, in Borno State forced Governor Babagana Zulum to lead a delegation to seek help from the military high command. Ndume …

RIVERS EMERGENCY RULE: FAGBEMI TO DEFEND FG, TINUBU AS PDP MOBILIZES LEGAL TEAM Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, on Sunday commenced drafting the response of President Bola Tinubu to the People’s Democratic Party’s governors’ suit challenging the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. The Governors on the platform of the PDP have …

RIVERS EMERGENCY RULE: FAGBEMI TO DEFEND FG, TINUBU AS PDP MOBILIZES LEGAL TEAM Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, on Sunday commenced drafting the response of President Bola Tinubu to the People’s Democratic Party’s governors’ suit challenging the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. The Governors on the platform of the PDP have …

JOE IGBOKWE CAUTIONS AGAINST CONTINUED NEGLECT OF SOUTH EAST An All Progressives Congress chieftain in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has warned that there will be huge consequences if Nigeria continues to neglect the South-East zone. Igbokwe disclosed this in a statement through his Facebook account on Saturday. His comments come amid controversies that had trailed appointments under President Bola Ahmed …

HOUSE OF REPS INTERVENES IN RIVERS POLITICAL CRISIS, SETS UP COMMITTEE In a step to address the ongoing political tension in Rivers State, the House of Representatives has constituted a 19-member Ad-Hoc Committee to oversee the implementation of emergency measures in the state. The announcement was made on Sunday, April 13, 2025, following the National Assembly’s approval of a revised …

AGAINST LOCAL PROPAGANDA, NIGERIA’S PETROL PRICE DUE TO GLOBAL PRICING Nigeria is on the brink of a rare moment of respite as petrol prices are falling. This respite is rare, and in Nigeria, where petrol costs are dictating the rhythm of daily life from the cost of food prices to transportation, this should be welcome news. But a dangerous narrative …

PRESIDENCY DISCLAIMS TINUBU’S 2027 NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN BILLBOARDS The Presidency has observed, with dismay, the increasing number of billboards in some cities promoting the 2027 campaign for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. Worth noting is that some of these billboards with pictures of the President and his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, emblazoned on them are springing up …

AMAECHI ASKS ABIA GOVERNOR, ALEX OTTI, TO REVEAL SOURCE OF FUNDS BEHIND NFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS Former Rivers State Governor and APC chieftain, Rotimi Amaechi, has urged Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, to reveal the source of funds behind the extensive infrastructure projects currently underway in Abia. Amaechi made the call during a project inspection tour in Abia, where he was accompanied …

PATIENCE JONATHAN AND THE PARABLE OF THE UNFORGIVING SERVANT But for divine providence, former First Lady of Nigeria, Dame Patience Fakabelema Jonathan, may have been dead. She personally said so during a testimony she shared in 2015. According to her, during the period of her surgery abroad, many of her friends and associates even sold her property, thinking she wouldn’t …

GOVERNOR MBAH REPLACES UGWUANYI LOYALISTS WITH ALLIES IN COMPANY LINKED TO LAND RACKETEERING Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has reportedly ousted appointees and close associates of former Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi from a private firm allegedly used as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for acquiring and reselling revoked landed property. The firm, Coal City Eastern Extension Estate Alliance Limited, was …

GOVERNOR MBAH REPLACES UGWUANYI LOYALISTS WITH ALLIES IN COMPANY LINKED TO LAND RACKETEERING Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has reportedly ousted appointees and close associates of former Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi from a private firm allegedly used as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for acquiring and reselling revoked landed property. The firm, Coal City Eastern Extension Estate Alliance Limited, was …

JAPA -DA: NIGERIANS ABROAD RETURN HOME AMID DASHED EXPECTATIONS An increasing number of Nigerians who previously migrated in pursuit of better opportunities have started returning home, citing unmet expectations and depression in their host countries. The development is a reversal of the popular “Japa” trend, which has seen millions of Nigerian youths migrate to Europe, America and Asia in search …

JAPA -DA: NIGERIANS ABROAD RETURN HOME AMID DASHED EXPECTATIONS An increasing number of Nigerians who previously migrated in pursuit of better opportunities have started returning home, citing unmet expectations and depression in their host countries. The development is a reversal of the popular “Japa” trend, which has seen millions of Nigerian youths migrate to Europe, America and Asia in search …