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The Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State has upheld the two decades old perpetual injunction barring corruption ombudsman in the country from probing the finances of the Rivers State government. The Court ruled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) remains bound by a 2007 Rivers State High Court judgment that restrained it from investigating Rivers State Government’s public funds and accounts. A three-member panel of Justices Ugochukwu Anthony Ogakwu, Isah Bature Gafai and Zainab Bage Abubakar delivered the judgment on Friday, May 15, 2026 in Appeal No. CA/PH/622/2008, with Justice Ogakwu reading the lead…
Elder statesman, His Highness Anabs Sara Igbe has called on Rivers people to remain patient with the political processes in the state, stressing that in a couple of days the political direction will tell the people ‘who and who are the candidates’. Speaking to newsmen on the second day of the Centenary Celebration of the NUC-Distinguished Emeritus Professor Otonti Nduka in Port Harcourt, Chief Igbe said that for now the political process does not give anyone a clear picture, because according to him, some of the political parties are still conducting their primaries ahead of the 2027 elections. “Well, the…
The 2026 edition of the traditional masquerade festival of Omelema community in Abua Central, Abua/Odual Local Government Area of Rivers State has come and gone with a joy that can only be described as phenomenal. The four – day traditional carnival, which kicked off on Monday May 4, 2026 rounded off on Thursday May 7, 2026 was a historic event because the “Oru-Alabo,” who controls the “Oboom-oin” (chief masquerade) of Omelema, according to the tradition and culture of the festival, had not been showcased for the past three years. This was due to the demise of the last Oru-Alabo, without…
Several dignitaries from within and outside the State, including renowned Academicians and others over the weekend celebrated Distinguish Emeritus Prof Otonti Nduka at a 2- Day National Conference/Centenary Celebration On values education held at the Rivers state University in Port Harcourt. However, the event witnessed the ‘who is Who’ in the academia, who shared their thoughts on the sub-theme: ‘Revitalizing Ethical and Moral Education’ delivered by the Executive Secretary, Nigeria Educational Research and Development Centre (NERDC), Prof. Salihu Shehu, represented by Dr Chima, a Director in the Centre. Prof. Shehu explained that inculcating the right values in children will help…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria. The decision was announced at the party’s national convention over the weekend in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The convention was attended by top opposition figures, including Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso and many others. Peter Obi The party has recently witnessed several defections from parties such as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), forcing increased political activities around the party ahead of 2027. Last Tuesday, 17 members of the House of Representatives officially defected from the ADC to the NDC during plenary at…
The legal process seeking to bar former President Goodluck Jonathan from seeking reelection in 2027 begins today. Thescale.com.ng gathered that an Abuja Federal High Court has fixed today Friday, May 8, 2026 for the hearing of a suit filed to stop the former President from contesting the 2027 presidential election. The suit, filed by Johnmary Jideobi asked the court to declare Jonathan ineligible to run for president again under the Nigerian Constitution. The plaintiff also sought an order restraining Jonathan from joining any political party as a presidential candidate and stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting or…
Some people have turned misinformation into a profession and propaganda into a source of livelihood. Their survival depends entirely on misleading the public, distorting history, and manufacturing confusion wherever truth becomes inconvenient.They do not build roads. They do not fix schools. They do not solve problems. What they do and they do it very well is flood, Facebook and WhatsApp with lies, half-truths, and twisted history. Their only hope is that if they repeat a false story loudly enough and long enough, people will eventually forget what actually happened.But our people remember. And I will not stay quiet while history…
The Federal Government has banned the use of the prefix ‘Dr’ by honorary degree holders in official, academic or professional contexts. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa announced this on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while briefing State House correspondents after a Federal Executive Council meeting. According to him, “The recent trend we’ve seen with the award of honorary degrees has revealed a growing abuse and politicisation of this academic privilege. “We’ve seen awards being used for political patronage, for financial gain, as well as the conferral of awards on serving public officials, which, as part of the ethics of…
The protracted legal battle of the Federated Correspondents Chapel of the Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) ended on Monday May 4, 2026 with the Legacy Correspondents flooring the Federated Correspondents with far reaching impact on the Union in the country. In a landmark judgment, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Port Harcourt Judicial Division ruled in favour of the Legacy team led by Akpekwu Christopher Imbufe as Lead Claimant in a suit against the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ). Delivering judgment at Court No. 3, Honourable Justice Buhari Sani resolved six (6) out of eight (8)…
After more than eight years of legal wranglings involving the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Council, and some of its members over the disputed 2018 Correspondents’ Chapel election, judgment is now scheduled for today Monday, May 4, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. The ruling will be delivered by Justice Sani Buhari of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Port Harcourt Division. The judgment, initially fixed for April 30, was adjourned to enable the court incorporate all proceedings in the long-running case. The suit, filed in 2018 by Akpekwu Christopher Imbufe (lead claimant), alongside the late Bunmi Durojaiye, Philip Ezuma,…