Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that he would not surrender his mandate and the progress of the state to the acts of intimidation, blackmail and deliberate sabotage against him. Fubara also tasked Nigerians to have faith in the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the federal level, asserting that…
Eshi Auta, a personal assistant to the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, has escaped an attempted abduction. Newsdirect gathered that the kidnappers attacked Auta on Wednesday night as he made his way home in the Tudun Kauri area of Lafia. The assault left the deputy governor’s aide with external injuries, prompting his…
The Court of Appeal has lost one of its eminent jurists, Justice Joseph Ikyegh of the Port Harcourt division, who was said to have suddenly slumped at his residence after a phone conversation. He was aged 65, as Presiding Justice, Ikyegh headed the Port Harcourt Division of the appellate court and has left behind a…
Nigerian lawyer, Chief Olisa Metuh has condemned every attack on Presidential Chief of staff, Gbajabiamila, calling for an Issue-Based Engagement. According to a signed statement by Chief Olisa Metuh, it reads: ”I have just read the clarification by the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila on the widely circulated and very…
A significant demonstration unfolded at the gate of the National Assembly in Abuja on Thursday morning. Recall that Wike has been in the middle of controversy with some aggrieved Nigerians pushing for his resignation from his post as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. However, as early as 8 a.m., protesters gathered to…
Lawmakers loyal to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike convened a closed-door plenary session under tight security at the Assembly Complex on Moscow Road in Port Harcourt, in defiance of a court order. During the closed-door plenary, accusations were leveled against Governor Siminialayi Fubara for allegedly withholding funds designated for the House of Assembly’s…
Lawmakers loyal to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike conducted a closed-door plenary session yesterday amid heavy security at the Assembly Complex on Moscow Road in Port Harcourt, defying a court order. The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt had previously issued a restraining order against the lawmakers, preventing them from holding any sitting…
The editors of THISDAY have accused President Tinubu over poor and wasteful priorities. In a publication on Monday, he said: “President Bola Tinubu, Your priorities are clearly poor, wasteful, and self-serving. Except, of course, you can justify the urgency in your controversial choices. “These are not in the realm of making hard or tough decisions….
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), and five additional political parties have joined forces to establish a coalition known as the Coalition of Concerned Political Parties (CCPP). Other participating parties in this coalition include the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the…
A top Nigerian has passed away just moments after midnight on his birthday. Chief Frank Kokori, a former General Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), died at the age of 80. His death was reported around 1:30 am on Thursday, coincidentally the same day he reached the milestone of…
