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Rivers Crisis: Civil Servants Blow Hot, Issue Budget Ultimatum To Lawmakers
A coalition of concerned civil servants in Rivers State, alongside the Rivers Solidarity for Good Governance, have issued a stern ultimatum to the state House of Assembly, demanding the immediate receipt of the 2025 budget from the executive arm by Wednesday, March 19, 2025. The groups condemned what it called “reckless inaction and obstruction of…
Security Tops Agenda As President Tinubu Meets Service Chiefs
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met with the service chiefs led by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa at the Aso Villa in Abuja. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; and the Director General of the Department Of State Services, Oluwatosin Ajayi; were also present at…
Alaafin-Designate Owoade Unveils Official Royal Title
The newly appointed Alaafin of Oyo, Prince Akeem Owoade, has officially announced his royal title, a significant step in his ascension to the revered throne. In a statement from the palace on Tuesday, the monarch-elect declared that he will be formally addressed as His Imperial Majesty, Iku Baba Yeye, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, Alaafin…
VIDEO: Rivers Govt Accuses Lawmakers Of Frustrating Reconciliation Efforts
The Executive Arm of the Rivers State Government has accused the State House of Assembly of frustrating Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s efforts to implement the ruling of the Supreme Court on the state’s political crisis. The Commissioner for Information, Joe Johnson, stated this on Monday in reaction to comments by the Chairman of the House of…
VIDEO: Ibadan Market Fire Victims Demand Swift Rebuilding Amid Uncertainty
Several traders affected by a the fire recent incident that ravaged Aleshinloye Market, Ibadan Oyo State capital have called on the state government to quicken the rebuilding process of their burnt up shops. Recall that an inferno had last Tuesday destroyed Goods worth millions in a late-night fire outbreak at some parts of the popular…
Again, Army Invades Eko Disco, Abducts, Tortures Staff Over Power Supply
For the second time in recent months, Nigerian military personnel have been accused of attacking electricity distribution workers over power supply disputes. In the early hours of 14 March 2025, soldiers from the Nigerian Army’s 15th Field Engineers Regiment in Topo Town, Badagry, allegedly stormed the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko Disco) Badagry Injection Substation,…
Lagos Assembly Crisis Deepens Despite Tinubu’s Intervention
Despite President Bola Tinubu’s last Wednesday peace accord, brokered among two warring parties in the Lagos State House of Assembly, led by Mudashiru Obasa and Mojisola Meranda over speakership tussle, the development has failed to calm high tensions among lawmakers and stakeholders in the state. Tinubu had, at the end of the meeting, directed aggrieved…
Amnesty Intl Condemns Alleged Threats Against Corps Member For Criticising Tinubu’s Govt
Amnesty International Nigeria has condemned the alleged threats and intimidation being faced by Lagos-based National Youth Service Corps member, Ushie Uguamaye, after her viral TikTok video criticising President Bola Tinubu’s government over escalating economic hardship. In a statement posted on X on Sunday, the human rights organisation denounced the reported threats from NYSC officials, emphasizing…
‘’Sanusi Remains Emir’’- Kano Govt Clarifies Emirate Leadership
Kano State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Barrister Haruna Isa Dederi has cleared air that the ruling of the Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on the State Emirship tangle did not in anyway invalidate the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th emir of Kano. Dederi declared that, “having passed a landmark verdict…
I’m Pained We Supported Tinubu Despite His Cocaine Trafficking, Certificate Forgery Scandals – El-Rufai
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has expressed his disappointment over Bola Tinubu’s shortcomings, stating that he and others backed Tinubu’s presidential bid despite being aware of his past controversies, including allegations of cocaine involvement and certificate forgery. In an interview with BBC Hausa, El-Rufai admitted that despite Tinubu’s troubled history, he supported him in…