I’M RESTING AFTER DELIVERING $20BN REFINERY – DANGOTE President of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said he is currently resting after delivering his refinery project. The 650,000-barrel refinery and petrochemicals project worth over $20bn has come to disrupt the oil and gas market in Africa and the world even as the refinery now exports refined products to other …

SEXUAL HARASSMENT: CSOS BACK AKPABIO, CALL ALLEGATION CHEAP BLACKMAIL Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, has urged Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to remain focused and committed to be able to keep delivering legislative interventions to Nigerians. The CSOs under the auspices of Stay Alert Human Right Awareness Initiative, gave the advice in a statement on Thursday in Abuja by its Executive …

NO PLAN FOR CHIEF JUDGE TO GO ON LEAVE – RIVERS JUDICIARY The Rivers State Judiciary has dismissed reports that the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Simon Amadi, will be proceeding on an annual leave on Thursday, March 6. The denial came following a report circulating on social media that the CJ had been ordered by the governor of …

COMPLAINTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN NIGERIA RISE BY 25% IN FEBRUARY Complaints of human rights violations in Nigeria rose by 25 percent in February 2025, the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, announced on Wednesday. NHRC Executive Secretary, Dr Tony Ojukwu, at the presentation of the February 2025 human rights dashboard in Abuja, said 205,364 complaints of rights violation were …

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 …