Year: 2025

  • State of emergency: Gov. Fubara breaks silence after bagging six-month suspension

    State of emergency: Gov. Fubara breaks silence after bagging six-month suspension

    Rivers State Governor, Siminilayi Fubara has urged the citizens in the state to remain peaceful and law-abiding in the face of the state of emergency declared in the state. Mr Fubara made the remark in an address to the people of the state on Tuesday in Port Harcourt after the pronouncement of emergency rule on…

  • Just In: Tinubu declares State of Emergency in Rivers

    Just In: Tinubu declares State of Emergency in Rivers

    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a State of Emergency in Rivers State, citing the escalating political crisis and failure of leadership to take necessary constitutional steps to address the situation. Announcing the decision in a national broadcast, Tinubu stated that the measure was in accordance with Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended),…

  • Rivers Assembly Lists “19 Weighty Allegations ‘ Against Fubara (Full List)

    Rivers Assembly Lists “19 Weighty Allegations ‘ Against Fubara (Full List)

    Punch Newspaper The Rivers State House of Assembly has issued a notice accusing the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, of alleged misconduct. Twenty-six members of the assembly made the misconduct allegation against Fubara in a notice sent to the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, on Monday. According to the lawmakers, their action follows…

  • 15 easy-entry countries to boost travel history before US, UK, Canada visits

    15 easy-entry countries to boost travel history before US, UK, Canada visits

    The Nation Newspaper If you’re a Nigerian planning to visit the US, UK, Canada, Australia or Europe, having passport stamps from other countries can strengthen your travel history and improve your visa chances. The best way to build this record is by visiting destinations that offer easy entry for Nigerians. Whether it’s a quick trip…

  • Naira Value Depreciates Amid Global Trade War

    Naira Value Depreciates Amid Global Trade War

    Vanguard News The uncertainty caused by the ongoing tariff war between the United States and some countries have triggered the exit of foreign exchange outflow from Nigeria, prompting a two-week depreciation of the naira. This prompted the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to intervene in the forex market last week, selling up to $500 million,…

  • Obasa: Tinubu’s Abuja meeting fails to calm Lagos Assembly impasse as crisis deepens

    Obasa: Tinubu’s Abuja meeting fails to calm Lagos Assembly impasse as crisis deepens

    Vanguard News 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,…

  • Disruptor-In-Chief?: Inside story of the el-Rufai 2027 agenda to stop Tinubu

    Disruptor-In-Chief?: Inside story of the el-Rufai 2027 agenda to stop Tinubu

    Vanguard News Mallam Nasir El-Rufai may have emerged as the Disrupter-in-Chief in the plot to stop a second term for President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Just two days after defecting from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Social Democratic Party, SDP, the former Kaduna State governor was already, according to analysts, fully acting his…

  • Asake’s deep-kept secrets: Conflicting stories of Isale Eko top musician’s childhood

    Punch Newspaper Known for being a boisterous and crowded city in the heart of Lagos Island, Isale Eko has a long and rich history of making music stars, one of which is Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake. Born in a place regarded as a hub of culture, arts and recreation, the Afrobeat Star rose…

  • U.S. President Considers Travel Ban on 43 Countries (Full List)

    U.S. President Considers Travel Ban on 43 Countries (Full List)

    President of the United States of America, Donald Trump is considering imposing a travel ban on some countries in the world. According to a report published by Reuters on Saturday, the report is termed as ‘ internal memo’ and officials familiar with the matter affirmed the veracity of the memo. The memo lists a total…

  • Lecturer Suspended For Assaulting Student in Viral Video (Watch)

    The Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, in Imo State, suspended a facilitator, Mr. Okoroafor Ifeanyichukwu, from duty on Friday after he was seen in a viral video assaulting a male student. The suspension notice, issued in a letter with reference FPN/TEDC/80/1 and dated March 14th, 2025, stated, “You are hereby suspended from duty as a facilitator…