On Tuesday, a pan-Ijaw group operating under the aegis of the Ijaw Nation Development Group, INDG, issued a warning to political actors participating in the alleged impeachment attempts of the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. The group said that the scheme might create a crisis and put both the state’s security and its progress at risk. The alert was issued just one day after the Rivers State House of Assembly building was reportedly the target of an arson attack that resulted in the destruction of public property. According to the INDG, the people of the Niger Delta region are…
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Timi Frank, who served as a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary for the All Progressives Congress (APC), has issued a call for President Bola Tinubu to immediately fire Nyesom Wike from his position as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Wike is being accused of being the mastermind behind a plot to remove Governor Siminilaye Fubara of Rivers State from office. Frank criticized the actions of the police, which included the use of tear gas and the dumping of water on Fubara, in a statement that was released on Tuesday. As a result, he demanded that the Inspector General…
John Dafaan has been congratulated by the Plateau branch of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on his victory at the Court of Appeal as the member-elect for the Shendam/Qua’an-Pan/Mikang Federal Constituency. Dafaan won the election to represent the Shendam/Qua’an-Pan/Mikang Federal Constituency. On Friday, the Court of Appeal in Abuja ruled Dafaan the victor, which meant that the election of Representative Isaac Kwallu of the PDP was invalidated. In a statement that was released on Tuesday in Jos by the APC’s Publicity Secretary, Mr. Sylvanus Namang, the party referred to Dafaan’s victory as being richly merited. Namang stated that the APC…
Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has claimed that he was the target of gunfire fired at him early on Monday morning by security officers in the state. After getting into a confrontation with members of the security force on his approach to the Rivers House of Assembly, he proceeded to address the crowd and made the accusation there. According to InfoStride News, a maneuver allegedly carried out by some members of the state House of Assembly has been responsible for the disarray that has been plaguing the state. On Sunday night, there was an explosion at the assembly site,…
Atiku Abubakar, who ran as the candidate for the People’s Democratic Party, or PDP, in the most recent presidential election, has stated that there is no hope for Nigeria. This was revealed by Atiku on Monday during an international press conference that took place in Abuja. He was responding to a ruling handed down by the Supreme Court that validated President Bola Tinubu’s victory. The previous Vice President stated that history would eventually prove that his actions to prevent Tinubu from winning were justified. “If the Supreme Court of Nigeria, which is the highest court in Nigeria, can ignore the…
Daniel Bwala, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, or PDP, has issued a call to action to the governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara, urging him to utilize the full weight of his executive powers to force Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, out of town. According to Bwala, the democracy of the nation does not acknowledge authoritarianism in any form. The subsequent dispute between Wike and the governor led to the release of this statement. “Sim Fubara ought to make full use of the weight of all of the executive powers at his disposal…
Atiku Abubakar, who ran for president as the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu has violated the law. According to Atiku, Tinubu committed a criminal offense by providing the Independent National Electoral Commission, also known as INEC, with counterfeit certificates. Atiku claimed, while speaking at a press conference with journalists from across the world, that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ought to have barred Tinubu from running for president. Atiku is quoted as saying, “It’s about our reputation and the future. It’s about the kind of society we want to…
The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and other members of the Rivers State House of Assembly are currently participating in an emergency meeting. Edison Ehie, who is now serving a suspension as the leader of the House, is also present at the meeting. According to some sources, the meeting may or may not have any connection to the recent crisis that has been shaking the political arena in the state. This crisis resulted in the suspension of the leader of the House, along with six other members of the legislature. As of the time when this report was written,…
The Rivers State House of Assembly is currently the scene of further unfolding drama. This comes after Edison Ehie was kicked out of his position as Leader of the House early on Monday morning. The petition to have Ehie removed from his position was signed by 24 members of the Assembly. It is important to keep in mind that there was a fire that broke out in the Rivers State House of Assembly on Sunday night (yesterday night), which had a significant impact on the building. There is a possibility that the current incidents are related to the purported plot…
The process of impeaching Governor Siminialayi Fubara of Rivers State has been initiated by the state’s House of Assembly. In order to accomplish this goal, the legislators of the state served Fubara with an impeachment notice after ousting Edison Ehie from his position as House Leader. Ehie is thought to be on the Governor’s side. Twenty-four of the Rivers Assembly’s thirty-two total members have put their names on the impeachment petition against Fubara. On Monday morning, at a special session called for the purpose, the legislators came to their judgments. On Monday morning, between the hours of 7 and 9,…
In Osun State, the position of the Osun All Progressives Congress (APC) on the infrastructural plan of the Ademola Adeleke administration has been seen to be ill-intentioned by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which is located in Osun State. This is due to the fact that the Osun PDP has maintained that the plan is worthy of praise, long overdue, and sustainable for the economic revitalization of Osun. Sunday Bisi, the chairman of the Osun PDP, issued a statement on Sunday in response to the criticism leveled against the Osun APC and said that the APC is opposed to progress.…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the foremost Igbo sociocultural group, has issued a request to Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for the People’s Democratic Party in 2023, to step down from his political career. Ohanaeze is quoted as saying that Atiku’s longtime goal of becoming president is now doomed to failure. This remark was made by the group while they were expressing their gratitude to the G-5 governors led by Nyesom Wike for their role in derailing Atiku’s political aspirations. Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the factional Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, issued a statement that said Atiku should leave politics since he disobeyed the zoning formula during…
Atiku Abubakar, the candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the most recent election for president of Nigeria, has stated that despite his defeat in the election, he plans to continue to be involved in Nigerian politics. He vowed to continue working with the appropriate stakeholders, especially younger people, in order to ensure that the nation realizes its full potential. This was said by Atiku on Monday during a press conference that was held for international journalists at the party’s Secretariat in Abuja. The former vice president also commented on the decision of the Supreme Court, which affirmed President…
Daniel Onjeh, who was a contender for the senatorial seat representing Benue South for the All Progressives Congress in 2023, filed an appeal with the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal disputing the election of Senator Abba Moro, who represented the Peoples Democratic Party. The verdict on that appeal has been postponed. The court had originally scheduled the delivering of the verdict for this Monday (which is today). On Sunday, the postponement was notified to the legal counsels of the parties engaged in the case by the three-person panel of the Court of Appeal, which consisted of Justices A.…
The National Universities Commission NUC has carried out a resource verification exercise in order to examine the available human and material resources for the planned Wigwe University campus in Isiokpo, which is located in the Ikeerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. This evaluation was carried out in order to determine whether or not the proposed campus is feasible. While speaking during the reception of the National Universities Commission (NUC) verification team, the Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Mr. Chris Maiyaki, lauded the Chancellor of the proposed University, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, for putting in place the…
The Presidency has requested that the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, extend his congratulations to President Bola Tinubu on his victory in the presidential election held on February 25. Bayo Onanuga, who serves as a Special Adviser on Information and Strategy for Tinubu, made the remark in response to the decision of the Supreme Court to rule against Atiku. In a post on X, Onanuga emphasized that Atiku has been unsuccessful in his attempt to unseat Tinubu and win the election for president of Nigeria. It has been decided by the Supreme Court that the so-called…
At the University of Ilorin, located in Kwara State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has recently put the finishing touches on 15 different construction projects. Tinubu expressed his excitement over the university’s responsible handling of its resources through the Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Tanko Sununu. Sununu was speaking on behalf of Tinubu. Yusuf Tanko Sununu was the one to carry out the project commissioning on behalf of the president during the university’s 2023 convocation ceremonies. It was the highlight of those events. The extension of the university clinic, the department of anatomy building, the extension of the university clinic,…
The Osun Mastermind claims that it has finalized its plans to drag the Osun State Government before the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offenses Commission (ICPC) in relation to the N100 billion in infrastructure development funds. The group further charged the federal government with the responsibility of directing relevant agencies to initiate an in-depth investigation of recent financial interventions given to states in order to guarantee that these interventions reach the people who were supposed to benefit from them. During a press conference held on Monday in Osogbo, the Executive Director of…
We have learned of the loss of Mama Alaba Lawson, who was known as a prominent Iyalode of Yorubaland and the fourth Iyalode of Egba Kingdom. It is with a heavy heart that we have got this news. Her life was a demonstration of the transformative potential of self-discipline, education, and selfless devotion to both her community and humanity. 𝙃𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙧, 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙩 𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠. It is an inspiration to all of us that Iyalode Alaba Lawson was the first African student to achieve a…
According to President Bola Tinubu, the nation is “a crawling country in the committee of thriving economies,” particularly in terms of development indices linked to green energy and the environment. Comparatively speaking, thriving economies are countries that are doing well economically. On the other hand, he gave the assurance that as President, he would make it his mission to alter the course of events and install an administration that would completely transform the country. Tinubu, who hosted the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday, also made some comments on the Supreme Court ruling that…