YOU CAN’T DECIDE WHO RUNS LGS, WIKE’S AIDE TELLS FUBARA The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike’s Special Adviser on Public Communication, Lere Olayinka, has said Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State can’t decide who runs the affairs of local governments in the state. Olayinka said the Nigerian Constitution and the Supreme Court judgment on local government …

NYSC GETS NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL Brigadier-General Nafiu Olakunle, a distinguished artillery officer hailing from Ileogbo in the Aiyedire Local Government area, has been appointed as the Director-General of the esteemed National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). This significant appointment marks a moment of great pride not only for Ileogbo, Iwoland, and Osun State but for the nation as a whole, as …

NYSC GETS NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL Brigadier-General Nafiu Olakunle, a distinguished artillery officer hailing from Ileogbo in the Aiyedire Local Government area, has been appointed as the Director-General of the esteemed National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). This significant appointment marks a moment of great pride not only for Ileogbo, Iwoland, and Osun State but for the nation as a whole, as …

FUBARA NOT AFRAID OF IMPEACHMENT PLOT – COMMISSIONER Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dismissed concerns over a potential impeachment following Friday’s Supreme Court ruling, which recognized the 27 lawmakers loyal to former Governor Nyesom Wike. The apex court’s verdict significantly altered the political landscape in the state, ordering the Federal Government to withhold financial allocations to Rivers State until …

WHY I DIDN’T IMPLEMENT 2014 CONFAB REPORT – JONATHAN Former President Goodluck Jonathan has offered reasons why he did not implement the recommendations of the National Conference that he convened in 2014. Dr. Jonathan offered the reasons when he visited the family of the late leader of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo on Sunday in Lagos State. The former president, who …

SENATE CAN’T PROBE NATASHA’S ALLEGATION AGAINST AKPABIO BECAUSE THERE’S NO PETITION – AIDE Eseme Eyiboh, special adviser on media to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, says the senate cannot investigate the allegations levelled against his principal by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Speaking during an interview on TVC News on Sunday, Eyiboh said Akpoti-Uduaghan, Kogi central senator, has not submitted any petition about the …

SENATE CAN’T PROBE NATASHA’S ALLEGATION AGAINST AKPABIO BECAUSE THERE’S NO PETITION – AIDE Eseme Eyiboh, special adviser on media to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, says the senate cannot investigate the allegations levelled against his principal by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Speaking during an interview on TVC News on Sunday, Eyiboh said Akpoti-Uduaghan, Kogi central senator, has not submitted any petition about the …

NATASHA-AKPABIO SAGA: PETER EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State, has expressed deep concern over the growing focus on trivial issues while the nation continues to grapple with severe challenges. In a tweet on his X handle on Sunday, he pointed out that Nigeria is facing the highest levels of poverty, rising infant mortality rates, and millions …

RIVERS: FUBARA’S FATE HANG IN BALANCE..The political crisis in Rivers State between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has reached a decisive moment following last Friday’s Supreme Court verdicts. The ruling has significantly shifted the balance of power, stripping Fubara of crucial political influence while strengthening Wike’s loyalists. With this development, the state’s political landscape has been thrown …

RIVERS: FUBARA’S FATE HANG IN BALANCE..The political crisis in Rivers State between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has reached a decisive moment following last Friday’s Supreme Court verdicts. The ruling has significantly shifted the balance of power, stripping Fubara of crucial political influence while strengthening Wike’s loyalists. With this development, the state’s political landscape has been thrown …

CRISIS LOOMS AS THREE SETS OF CHAIRMEN WARM UP TO TAKEOVER LG COUNCILS IN RIVERS Three sets of ‘chairmen’ are said to be warming up to take over power at the 23 local council headquarters in Rivers State by today, Monday, March 3, 2025. Already, heads of local government administration in the 23 LGAs have been ordered to take over …

CRISIS LOOMS AS THREE SETS OF CHAIRMEN WARM UP TO TAKEOVER LG COUNCILS IN RIVERS Three sets of ‘chairmen’ are said to be warming up to take over power at the 23 local council headquarters in Rivers State by today, Monday, March 3, 2025. Already, heads of local government administration in the 23 LGAs have been ordered to take over …

CRISIS LOOMS AS THREE SETS OF CHAIRMEN WARM UP TO TAKEOVER LG COUNCILS IN RIVERS Three sets of ‘chairmen’ are said to be warming up to take over power at the 23 local council headquarters in Rivers State by today, Monday, March 3, 2025. Already, heads of local government administration in the 23 LGAs have been ordered to take over …

RIVERS CRISIS: WE’LL IMPLEMENT SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT WITHOUT RESERVATIONS – FUBARA Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has assured people of the oil-rich state that he will implement, “without reservations”, the recent the Supreme Court’s verdict after carefully reviewing its Certified True Copy (CTC). This followed the Friday judgment of the apex court, which declared the LG election conducted in …

RIVERS CRISIS: WE’LL IMPLEMENT SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT WITHOUT RESERVATIONS – FUBARA Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has assured people of the oil-rich state that he will implement, “without reservations”, the recent the Supreme Court’s verdict after carefully reviewing its Certified True Copy (CTC). This followed the Friday judgment of the apex court, which declared the LG election conducted in …