Nigeria Breaking News
Warisenibo Joe Johnson, Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications have described as untrue allegations that Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sacked certain categories of his aides and local government chairmen Johnson who stated this in a press statement, said his principal has not given such directive as at October 31, He added that Fubara “is …
Former representative of the Rivers South East Senatorial District , Senator Magnus Ngei Abe has condemned the current political confusion in Rivers state. Spokesperson to Senator Magnus, Parry Benson revealed that the Senator in a press statement on his Facebook account on Monday titled: ‘I condemn the ongoing unrest in Rivers State’ insisted that there …
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 14 (Fourteen) suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa State and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi States. They were arrested on Saturday, November 11, 2023, in intelligence-driven operations that commenced several days before the ongoing governorship elections in the …
Aformer deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has advised the party’s presidential candidate in the last general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to drop his ambition to contest the presidential position in 2027. According to Bode George, neither age nor the party’s zoning arrangement favours the North to produce the …
Rivers State Commissioner for Housing, Engr. Basoene Joshua Benibo, has assured that the state government will always listen to the advice and contributions of technocrats and professionals in planning and carrying out its projects, policies and programmes for effective delivery of the state’s housing needs. Benito gave the assurance when the leadership and representatives of …
Rivers State Commissioner of Housing, Engr. Basoene Joshua Benibo has urged all stakeholders, past and present political office holders to support the incumbent government in moving the state forward. He restated that the people troubling the state are those who want to continue controlling its affairs even after the expiration of their tenure in office …
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu says that the security agencies will work professionally to protect both men and material during the governorship election in Edo and Ondo States. The NSA stated this in Abuja during Inter-Agency Consultative Committee meeting on Election Security (ICCES) with INEC in Abuja. Represented by the Director Internal Security, Office …
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has announced the suspension of former governor and ex-Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, over allegations of anti-party activities. The suspension, which takes immediate effect, is pending the outcome of disciplinary proceedings initiated by the state’s party leadership. The decision followed a request from the Ilesa East …
President Bola Tinubu is currently receiving a briefing from the Implementation Committee on Crude Oil and Refined Products Sales in Local Currency at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun, who chairs the committee, is leading the small delegation comprising the Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, and the …
The Minister of State for Police Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has promised to extend an invitation to two authors, Dr Tombari Sibe and Prof. Christian Kaunert, to join the Federal Government’s Committee on National Policing Policy. The duo of Sibe and Kaunert recently launched a book titled ‘Cybercrime, Digital Forensic Readiness, and Financial Crime Investigation in …