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RIVERS LAWMAKER REJECTS FUBARA’S INVITATION Rivers State House of Assembly member, Lolo Isaiah Opuende, has rejected an invitation from Governor Siminialayi Fubara for a crucial meeting at Government House, Port Harcourt. In a video shared online, Opuende made it clear that time had come for both the governor and the lawmakers to operate independently. Using the phrase “dey his dey,” …

MANY NIGERIANS ABROAD LIVING IN REGRETS, DEPRESSION, ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), on Saturday claimed many Nigerians living abroad live in regrets and depression. Mrs Dabiri-Erewa said in a tweet on Saturday that many Nigerians abroad kept bombarding her agency with calls, expressing regrets and depression. Her statement comes as a reaction to a …

CATHOLIC BISHOPS REGRET TINUBU’S POLICIES, SAY THEY’RE PUSHING MILLIONS INTO POVERTY The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) says the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has triggered sky-rocketing inflation and pushed millions of Nigerians into poverty. The Archbishop of Owerri and President of the CBCN, Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, said this at the opening session of the …

WHY GOV FUBARA INVITED ASSEMBLY MEMBERS Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara took a significant step by inviting the Amaewhule-led members of the State House of Assembly for a crucial meeting. The invitation was issued following the Governor’s receipt of the Supreme Court’s certified true copy of a judgment, which directly impacted the political atmosphere in the state. The letter detailing …

WHY GOV FUBARA INVITED ASSEMBLY MEMBERS Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara took a significant step by inviting the Amaewhule-led members of the State House of Assembly for a crucial meeting. The invitation was issued following the Governor’s receipt of the Supreme Court’s certified true copy of a judgment, which directly impacted the political atmosphere in the state. The letter detailing …

Hom Fubara invites assembly members for crucial meeting over Supreme Court judgement Publi Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has invited members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to a meeting at the Government House, Port Harcourt, on Monday, March 10, at 10:00 AM. This invitation was conveyed in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Tammy …

AS COCOA PRICES SOAR, NIGERIA EYES BIGGER MARKET Booming cocoa prices are stirring interest in turning Nigeria into a bigger player in the sector, with hopes of challenging tobigger player in the sector, with hopes of challenging top producers, Ivory Coast and Ghana, where crops have been ravaged by climate change and disease. Nigeria has struggled to diversify its oil-dependent …

NIGERIA RANKS AMONG WORLD’S DEADLIEST UNDER TINUBU’S GOVT Nigeria has been ranked among the world’s 50 most devastating after it recorded five terror attacks in 2024, according to the 2025 Global Terrorism Index. The attacks, which took place in Yobe and Borno states, were carried out by Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province. According to the report …

MIYETTI ALLAH LEADER SHOT DEAD IN KWARA The leader of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Kwara State, Alhaji Idris Abubakar Sakaina, has been shot dead by gunmen. The incident, it was gathered, occurred around past 10:00 pm on Saturday when his attackers accosted and shot him dead in front of his residence in Oke Ose, Ilorin. “His …

ANAMBRA CLERICS SLAM GOV SOLUDO OVER BAN ON PUBLIC PREACHING Some clerics in Anambra state have condemned the recent ban of preaching in public places including markets by Governor Chukwuma Soludo. Recall that the governor had on Saturday announced the ban of public preaching and imposed N500,000 on anyone who violates the state’s directive on the matter. Soludo had urged …