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The Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) has applauded the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, the suspended members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, and other stakeholders in the State for taking practical steps to resolve the protracted political crisis rocking the State, describing the recent peace deal as a significant milestone in bringing about peace,, progress and development in the State. Rivers State Chairman of NCSU, Comrade Chukwuka Richman Osumah, who made the commendation in an interview in Port Harcourt, expressed gratitude to all parties to the…
Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles will face defending champions, Senegal in their opening fixture at the 2024 Championship of African Nations (CHAN) tournament. The competition which commences from Saturday August 2 to Saturday August 30, 2025 will be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. It was supposed to have taken place last year 2024 but had to be shifted forward due to logistics concerns. Their opening match against the champions holds on August 7, 2025 and the second encounter against Sudan on Tuesday August 12, in the same group D take place at the same venue, the Amman Stadium in Zanzibar.…
A gloomy calm has engulfed Rivers state as suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara disappointed his supporters and many others by accepting a conditional peace pact over the weekend that would render him a lame duck in the governance of the state. It is reported that the peace deal, the second since the beginning of the political rift between him and his estrange godfather, Nyesom Wike stipulated that Gov Fubara wouldn’t seek for a second tenure as governor in 2027. Furthermore, that, apart from retaining the yet to be sworn in Michael Odey led Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), the FCT…
Popular Kano businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata has passed on at the ripe age of 93. The news of his death was confirmed this morning Saturday, June 28, 2025 by his Principal Private Secretary, Mustapha Abdullahi Junaid. In a statement widely circulated on social media, Junaid wrote: “Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. It is with heavy heart that I announce the passing of our beloved father Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata. May Allah grant him Jannatul Firdaus and forgive his shortcomings. The Janazah details will be shared later insha Allah.” Alhaji Aminu Dantata is…
Suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state have accepted to only serve out his first term in office as President Bola Tinubu settles the political rift between his political godfather, the FCT Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike and himself. The peace deal, the second in his presidential intervention in the crisis is reminiscent of a similar one six years ago when former Governor Ambode was forced to accept only a term in a political crisis in which he intervened as the political godfather of Lagos state. That means the emergency rule in Rivers state would soon be over as he held…
Anytime I reflect on the ongoing Israeli – Iran war and the recent statement credited to the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu that ‘strength brings peace’, I laugh in Abua. I also laughed in Iran when I watched all the victory rallies by the Iranian people immediately after President Trump declared a ceasefire, claiming they won the 12 day missiles conflict. And their Ayatollah’s claims that the Americans were forced to declare the truce when they missiled an American military base in Qatar amused me. Like the proverbial lizard, the Iranian laugh is that of victory in all circumstances, whether…
The Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Ahoada-East Local Government Area, Mr. Hector Ekeakita, has spoken out on the recent violent incident involving the Sole Administrator of the LGA, Mr. Goodluck Iheamnacho, who was allegedly assaulted and forced to sign a resignation letter under duress. In an exclusive statement circulated to newsmen in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State over the weekend, Mr. Ekeakita outlined a series of grievances against the embattled Solad, shedding light on the underlying factors that may have fueled the confrontation. According to the CSO, one of the major triggers of the violence was Solad’s alleged romance…
The leadership and membership of the Wakirike National Students Union have been called upon to play a major role in re-orienting youth against drug involvement and other criminal activities and to turn new leaves.This advice was given by the Sole Administrator of the Okrika Local Government Area, Engr. Tamunobipiboye Thompson Isodiki, when the Wakirike National Students Union and leaders of the various Campuses students union paid him a courtesy visit in his office. Engr. Isodiki expressed concern about the high level of drug addiction and other criminal activities involving the young people, stressing that if this trend wasn’t checked, it…
Despite ongoing damage assessment, President, Donald Trump has insisted that US airstrikes over the weekend has “totally obliterated” Iranian nuclear enrichment sites. In a social media post late Sunday night, June 22, Trump stated the nuclear enrichment sites hit with GBU-57 “bunker buster” bombs and Tomahawk cruise missiles on Saturday night suffered “monumental damage”. Trump, in the post floated the idea of a regime change in Iran when he stated that if Iranian leaders failed to “make Iran great again,” regime change could be on the table. This contrasts with more measured remarks from other senior U.S. officials. U.S. Defense Secretary…
As 2027 presidential election inches closer, the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), a coalition of anti Tinubu politicians across the country, who are against his return to Aso Rock Villa in 2027 for a second tenure has applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for registration as a new political party. This is coming on the heels of the recent registration of two new political parties by INEC. The new political parties registered by INEC two weeks ago are Independent Democrats (ID) and Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) bringing the total number of political parties in the country to 20. If…