News Update President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, citing the protracted political crisis that has been rocking the oil-rich state since September 2023. In a nationwide…
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FULL TEXT: Fubara Reacts to Rivers State of Emergency
News Update PRESS RELEASE BY THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF RIVERS STATE My dear Rivers People, I address you today with a deep sense of responsibility and calm, as we navigate this unfortunate…
Bill requiring social media platforms to open offices in Nigeria passes second reading
A bill seeking to amend the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, to require social media platforms to establish physical offices within the country has passed a second reading in the Senate. The…
Meet Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, Rivers State Administrator
News Update President Bola Tinubu has nominated retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas as the administrator of Rivers state. Ibas, a former chief of naval staff, will be responsible for overseeing the affairs…
BREAKING: State of emergency declared in Rivers
News Update Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers state. He made the announcement on Tuesday in a nationwide broadcast over the political crisis and instability in…
PDP Abuja Headquarters land revoked
News Update THE Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revoked the certificate of occupancy of the Abuja national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party. In a statement addressed to the…
JUST IN: Trump revokes Secret Service detail for Joe Biden’s children
Donald Trump said on Monday he was ending “immediately” the Secret Service protection details assigned to Democrat Joe Biden’s adult children, which the former president had extended to July shortly before leaving…
Call for Kanu’s release not about South East insecurity – Gov. Soludo
The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has said the call for the release of the Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has no connection to insecurity in the South-East. …
Electoral Act will be amended for statutory delegates to participate in parties’ primaries — Senate President
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has hinted that the Electoral Act 2022 will be amended to include statutory delegates in political parties’ primaries slated for next year ahead of the 2027 elections. …
BREAKING: Otti signs Abia electricity bill into law
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has signed into law, the Abia State Electricity Bill which empowers the State to regulate its electricity market. Speaking while assenting to the executive bill at…