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Three members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Victor Oko-Jumbo, Sokari Goodboy Sokari, and Adolphus Timothy Oruibienimigha, were conspicuously absent from Thursday’s sitting. The Assembly convened its first plenary session a day after President Bola Tinubu lifted the state of emergency in Rivers State. The plenary session was held at the Assembly quarters, as the State Assembly Complex is …

Download Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu, whom he described as “our father”, for his reinstatement. Fubara also extended his appreciation to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and Senate President Godswill Akpabio, following his return to office. Tinubu had suspended Fubara six months ago to prevent an escalating political …

Siminalayi Fubara on Friday addressed a mammoth crowd in Port Harcourt for the first time since the end of emergency rule in Rivers State. The Rivers State Governor thanked the people for standing by him during the challenging period and assured them that his administration would remain focused on their welfare and development. He said the government’s priority was to …

About 36-hours to the conduct of bye-election by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission, EDSIEC, into 63 councillorship seats across 15 local government areas, the State High Court sitting in Benin City has restrained the commission from conducting the election. Edo State Independent Electoral Commission had slated September 20, 2025 for the conduct of the bye-election in the state Justice …

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited has suspended self-collection gantry sales of petroleum products at its facility with effect from Thursday, September 18, 2025. This was contained in a mail correspondence obtained by our correspondent on Friday, which was signed by the Group Commercial Operations Department of the company. The directive aims to promote wider adoption of the refinery’s …

Unknown to the supporters waiting to receive him back into the Government House yesterday, reinstated Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara was airborne at the time they were drumming and singing in front of the facility in Port Harcourt. Fubara and Rivers State House of Assembly members got the nod to return to office as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu terminated the …

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has finally arrived in Port Harcourt, the state capital, following his reinstatement by President Bola Tinubu. Fubara arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport about 11:50 a.m. on Friday. The development comes more than 24 hours Tinubu ended the six-month emergency rule in the state. The Governor was greeted by a crowd of supporters who …

Nigeria’s economy has shown early signs of recovery following the removal of fuel subsidies, with non-oil exports driving growth, according to new policy data. Nigeria introduced crude oil as a social product in 1973, fixing domestic prices below international levels. At that time, crude oil was sold locally at $1.93 per barrel, while the global price stood at $3.00, with …

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has described Nigeria as a “typical example of where democracy is dying,” citing a lack of accountability and elite capture of the state. Obi made the remark at the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Annual Democracy Dialogue in Accra, Ghana, with the theme “What Makes Democracy Die?” At the programme, which held on Wednesday, the …

The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Senator John Azuta Mbata, has asked every Igbo resident in any part of Nigeria to go and ensure that he or she is registered to participate in the 2027 general election and other elections. In a video, Mbata release on Thursday, he said that the federal government has no advantage in still keeping …