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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 …

DISSECTING LEGAL BATTLE OVER HERBERT WIGWE’S ESTATE AND INHERITANCE The recent ruling by Hon. Justice Adeyemi of the Ikeja High Court (Family & Probate) in the estate administration case of the late Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe has drawn significant attention, especially on social media. The case, Suit No. ID/7735FPM/2024, was initiated by Christian Wigwe and Pastor Shyngle Wigwe against Uche Wigwe, …

MILITARY KILLS BANDIT LEADER BELLO TURJI’S SECOND-IN-COMMAND YOUNGER BROTHER, FATALLY WOUNDED The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of Aminu Kanawa, the second-in-command to terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji along with several key commanders and close allies. This was stated in a press statement released by Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations. The army said the terrorist commanders …

YAR’ADUA REJECTED DANGOTE’S BID TO RUN NIGERIA’S REFINERIES –OBASANJO Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how his successor, late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua, rejected Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s bid to manage Nigeria’s refineries on a public-private partnership basis. Obasanjo revealed this in an interview with Channels TV on Thursday, while discussing Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries during his presidency. The …

GOVERNOR APPOINTS DAUGHTER ACTING FIRST LADY Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has appointed his daughter, Helen Eno-Obareki, as the Acting First Lady of the state. This comes weeks after losing his wife, Pastor Patience Eno. The governor made the announcement during a condolence visit by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and other dignitaries in Uyo, the state …

FIVE TIMES TINUBU’S GOVT PROMISED TO KICKSTART PH REFINERYSixteen months into President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, sworn in May 29, 2023, the hope of Nigeria’s refineries returning to life, as promised, is fast becoming a mirage.Before the 2023 general elections, the president had, among other things, promised to make the state-owned refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna operational. Not …

POLICE, SHI’ITE CLASH IN ABUJA: TWO POLICEMEN DEAD, THREE UNCONSCIOUS The Nigerian Police Force has claimed that two of its officer were killed and three other fatally wounded during a clash with the Muslim Shi’te religious sect on Sunday in Abuja.According to a statement signed by FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Supritendent of Police Josephine Adeh, “The FCT police command …