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Darlington Orji, the special adviser to Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara on political affairs, has said the governor did not respond to notice of gross misconduct against him by the state assembly because he has not been served with the notice. Mr Orji disclosed this on Friday during an interview on AIT, an Abuja-based television station. The assembly, on 8 …

Arrangements are in top gear for the marriage ceremony of nine children of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle. The invitation card for the event, which has circulated widely on social media, was sighted by our correspondent on Saturday. According to the invitation, which has the minister’s picture, the weddings will hold at the Central Mosque, Abuja, by …

The planned defection of the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has experienced a setback as the ruling party has not acceded to the governor’s demand to be offered an automatic ticket in the 2027 governorship election in the state THISDAY gathered that the demand for an …

In a bid to feed their families, many Nigerian women remain tied to the long-standing practice of cooking with open-fire stoves, believing the method cooks meals faster, more thoroughly, and enhances taste. However, this tradition continues to expose them and their families to harmful smoke and toxic fumes. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics’ 2024 Nigeria Residential Energy Demand-Side …

Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, says he remains leader of the state despite the ongoing impeachment process initiated against him. Fubara spoke on Saturday at the grand finale of the 2026 NPA Port Harcourt International Polo Tournament, where he said he would continue to discharge his constitutionally required duties as governor. He said the peaceful conclusion of the week-long tournament …

Reasons for the sharp U-turn by four members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who earlier withdrew from the impeachment plot against Governor Siminalayi Fubara have emerged According to Vanguard, the lawmakers want to extract a genuine commitment from the governor that they would be given return tickets in the 2027 general elections. A key player who pleaded anonymity …

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Katsina State, Dr. Mustapha Inuwa has revealed that N300 million naira has been allocated to terrorists in a local government in Katsina state. This was revealed in a post made by a netizen, Somto Okonkwo on Saturday on his official X handle. In his post, Okonkwo quoted Dr. Mustapha Inuwa as …

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Peter Obi, has declared that he has no house or landed property in Abuja. Obi explained that his decision to avoid unnecessary headaches made him not own properties in Abuja. The former presidential candidate spoke at a coffee hangout with KayhikersClub in Abuja. Obi said: “I don’t have a house in Abuja, …

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after participating in the 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW 2026). Presidential spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja. The president attended the summit alongside some members of his cabinet. On the sidelines of the summit, Nigeria signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the …

“To oppose corruption in government is the highest obligation of patriotism.”—G. Edward Griffin The media, since December of last year, has been in a reporting frenzy over a systemic monumental sleaze involving the federation’s immediate past number one legal officer. Abubakar Malami, SAN, while serving as Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the federation, had no foreboding that an …