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The Turkish government has warned Nigeria that the Fethullah Terrorist Organisation (FTO) in Nigeria poses a serious threat to national security. Even as it raised fresh concerns over the continued operations of the group it labelled as a Terrorist Organisation in the country. Turkish Ambassador-designate to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, made this known on Tuesday night, July 15, 2025 in Abuja at a dinner hosted by the Turkish Embassy to mark Türkiye’s Democracy and National Unity Day. The event commemorates the July 15, 2016 failed coup in Türkiye, which the government attributes to the FETO network, allegedly led by exiled Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen. Poroy said…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has officially resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) whose flag he flew in the 2019 and 2023 presidential elections. This is the third time he is resigning from the party which he is a foundation member, having done so in 2007 to actualize his presidential ambition. He came back after losing that election to late President Umaru Musa YarAdua and started scheming for the 2011 presidential election. He left again when it became obvious that there would be no flag for him in the PDP. Alhaji Atiku Abubakar contested that election under the platform…

“We came here 75 years ago just to live.Back then, we had no country and no army.Seven nations waged war against us.We were only 65,000 people.There was no one to save us.Only the God of Israel, Jehovah, saved us.And yet, attacks against us never ceased. “Countries like Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, and Saudi Arabia showed us no mercy.They all wanted to destroy us.But we survived. “After being exiled from our own land, we returned.The United Nations gave us a land that was 65% desert.We soaked it with our blood.We turned it into our nation because it means everything…

The Sole Administrator of Okrika Local Government, Engr Tamunobipiboye Thompson Isodiki, KSC has assured the people of Okujagu Ama that they would be connected to the National Grid in the next few weeks. Engr Isodiki disclosed this at Okujagu when he undertook an unscheduled visit to the project site where they are mounting the Tower to connect the power. He said, “on assumption of office, I saw that the project embarked upon by the past administration and because of its vital importance to the people I decided to give it a priority attention.” The Administrator, who made few observations on…

A Director with Myetti Allah Association in Rivers State, Alhaji Mohammed Tukur Abubakar has condoled with Nigerians over the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari who died last Sunday July 13, 2025 in a London hospital. Alhaji Abubakar, who sent the condolences in an exclusive chat with Thescale.com.ng in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers state today also prayed Allah to grant his family the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss. “Our condolences also go to the Daura Emirate Council, and the government and people of Katsina state,” he stated, pointing out that, “the late President no doubt occupies a prominent…

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has died in a London clinic at the age of 82, says his family. He was reported to have travelled to the United Kingdom (UK) in April this year, for a routine medical check-up but subsequently fell ill. The cause of his death is yet to be disclosed but there were speculations about his ill health throughout his eight years in power. President Buhari made history in 2015 as the first opposition candidate in Nigeria to defeat an incumbent and win the presidency with the promise to tackle corruption and insecurity. The former soldier carried…

The Rivers State Sole Administrator (SOLAD), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Rtd) has increased the allocation for the payment of pensioners arrears from two billion to two point six billion Naira monthly. Ibas made the disclosure in a meeting with labour leaders represented by Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the National Union of Pensioners in the state at Government House in Port Harcourt. The labour leaders were led by Comrade Alex Agwanwu, state Chairman of NLC. He told them at the meeting that: “This administration believes that open and constructive dialogue is key to addressing the pressing concerns of workers,…

The initiators of the Minadiki Scholarship Programme have been commended for their desire to give back to society. They have also been lauded for making the sacrifice to fund the education of young people to help achieve their aim to be educated. The Administrator of Okrika Local Government Area, Engr Tamunobipiboye Thompson Isodiki, KSC made the remark when KD SQUARES, a Technology Firm made up of young men and women of Okrika extraction, the initiators of the Minadiki Scholarship Programme in its maiden edition of cheques presentation to deserving students of Okrika origin in his office. Engr Isodiki said, “it…

A new report has shown that at least 1,686 people were killed in 909 incidents of gang violence across Nigeria between January 2020 and March 2025, with the South-South and Southwest regions emerging as the most affected zones. The study, anchored by Geopolitical Research Consultancy, SBM Intelligence stipulated that Rivers State topped the fatality chart with 215 deaths, followed by Lagos (197 deaths) and Edo (192 deaths), establishing their identities as hotspots of cult and gang related rivalries. The report identified groups such as Vikings, Icelanders, Eiye, Aiye, Black Axe, and Greenlanders as main perpetrators of cult rivalries and gang violence…

The Rivers State Police Commissioner, CP Olugbenga Adepoju has inaugurated the first batch of the 2025 Skills Acquisition training programme of the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA) in the state. The Commissioner, who inaugurated the programme today, Tuesday July 1, 2025 at the Igwuruta Police Station in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state urged participants to take the training serious so as to empower their lives to be useful to their families and society. “It’s a good thing this morning that we’re kick-starting our acquisition programme right here in the Rivers State command. This is an initiative of our mother, the POWA National…