The Rivers State House of Assembly has given Governor Sim Fubara 48 hours to present the 2025 budget to the lawmakers. The lawmakers said this during plenary in Port Harcourt on Monday. ...
Read More
2 Minutes
1 Minute
Fubara vows to obey Supreme Court ruling, orders local council shake-up
By David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has pledged to abide by the recent Supreme Court judgments affecting aspects of the state’s ongoing political disputes, despite expressing his disagreement with the rulings....
Read More
1 Minute
Supreme Court to deliver judgement on Rivers lawmakers’ defection
The Supreme Court has reserved judgement on the five appeals before it bordering on the crisis rocking the Rivers State House of Assembly. After hearing the appeals on the defection of the 27...
Read More
1 Minute
Supreme Court stops CBN, Accountant General from releasing funds to Rivers Govt
The Supreme Court has barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Accountant General of the Federation and other agencies from releasing funds to the government of rivers state until it purges itself of...
Read More
2 Minutes
Ramadan: President Tinubu felicitates Muslim faithful
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU ON THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE 2025 RAMADAN SEASON I congratulate the Muslim faithful in Nigeria and worldwide as we begin the sacred month of Ramadan. We...
Read More
3 Minutes
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accuses Akpabio of sexual harassment
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has accused the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, of sexual harassment. Speaking on Arise TV programme ‘The Morning Show’ on Friday, the Kogi Senator said sexual advances from Nigeria’s Number Three citizen...
Read More
3 Minutes
GAC not involved in Obasa’s removal – Chairman
Prince Tajudeen Olusi, the Chairman, Governance Advisory Council (GAC) in Lagos State says council was not consulted before impeaching Mr Mudashiru Obasa as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Olusi,...
Read More
2 Minutes
Akpabio: Senator Ireti Kingibe faults Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, says ‘we must follow Senate rules’
By Our Reporter The Chairperson of Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Senator Ireti Kingibe, on Friday, told Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan that all Senators are bound to follow Senate rules. Reacting to the shouting match...
Read More
1 Minute
Ondo Police arrest notorious armed robbery suspects terrorising Akure
By David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers who have been terrorising residents of Akure for months. The suspects, Amubieya Emmanuel (26) and Ogunmola Akintola (26), were apprehended...
Read More
1 Minute
Gov Aiyedatiwa approves N633m for WAEC fees of 23,048 Ondo students
By David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi In a move aimed at easing the financial burden on parents and promoting access to quality education, Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the payment of N633.9 million...
Read More