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Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle has released his first-ever provisional squad with Captain Ahmed Musa making the list. Chelle has called up 35 players ahead of this month’s 2026 World Cup qualifier games against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Captain Ahmed Musa returns to the squad and is joined by assistant captain William Troost-Ekong and midfielder Joe Aribo. Chelle has also included six new faces, blending experience with fresh talent. Home-based stars Papa Mustapha, Kayode Bankole and Ifeanyi Emmanuel Onyebuchi have received call-ups. The Eagles will play away in Kigali on March 21 before hosting Zimbabwe on March 25. Full Super…
Director of the Rivers State Fire Service, Mr John Chukwumati has commended Governor Siminalayi Fubara over rehabilitation and remodeling of fire stations across the state which has brought them to international standard. The Director made the commendation while speaking to newsmen in his office in Port Harcourt, the state capital shortly after the governor’s commissioning of the newly remodeled headquarters of the Service on Tuesday. He said, “what happened today in my presence gives me great joy. I never expected that such a thing will happen in my presence when I’m about to leave the service . . . It’s…
My dear people of Rivers State 1. We are all aware of the recent Supreme Court judgments and pronouncements regarding aspects of the lingering political disputes in our dear State. 2. Although we disagree with the judgments, we are bound to obey the orders made therein as a law-abiding government. 3. Since inception, we have conducted the affairs of government within the framework of our constitution, due process and rule of law. 4. While we are not above mistakes because we are human, we believe that we have not, as a government, done anything deliberate to trample on the rule…
Emmanuel Oritsejolomi Uduaghan, husband of embattled Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has defended his wife following her clash with Senate President Godswill Akpabio, saying that he has implicit confidence in his wife. Even as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has warned Mrs Unoma Ekaette Akpabio, wife of the Senate President to stay clear of the allegations against her husband. Recall that the Kogi senator had, in an interview on Arise TV on Friday, Feb. 28 made scathing allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Uduaghan, the Alema of Warri Kingdom and husband of the embattled Senator has defended his wife,…
A 50 year old businessman, Alhaji Nuru Isah is cooling his head with the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly beating his second wife to death over food in Fadamam Mada area of Bauchi state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, March 2, 2025 said the incident occurred during a domestic dispute over the handling of food ingredients and fruits meant for breaking the ongoing Ramadan fast. According to the statement, Isah allegedly struck his 24-year-old wife with a cane, causing her to collapse and lose consciousness.…
The last is yet to be heard on the rift between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central in the Senate. The latest is that Ekaette Akpabio, wife of Senate President Godswill Akpabio has filed multiple lawsuits against Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over alleged defamatory comments. This is coming on the heels of a controversial interview on Arise TV last Friday where the Senator alleged that the Senate President made sexual advances at her in his office and residence in Akwa Ibom state. To which the Senate President’s wife responded by saying that the senator’s claims were “lies.” Thescale news…
It was a shouting match last Friday between President Donald John Trump of the United States of America (USA) and Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine when they met in the White House, seat of the American government. Although the meeting, at the instance of the Ukrainian President, reached a boiling point when Zelensky, who resisted Trump’s suggestions of concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he labeled a “killer,” that he angrily left the White House. With both presidents talking, interjecting and pointing fingers at the same time, Trump told his visitor that: “Your country is in big trouble. You’re not…
PRESS RELEASE SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT ON RIVERS STATE FUNDS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION We have taken note of reports in the media regarding the recent judgment of the Supreme Court concerning the funds of Rivers State and the administration of local governments in the state. At this time, we are awaiting a detailed briefing on the implications of the judgment. We will carefully evaluate the situation and determine the next steps to take in the best interest of Rivers State and its people. Though we have not gotten the details of the judgment from our legal team, we enjoin Rivers…
A Vietnamese court has sentenced a top independent Journalist to 30 months in prison over Facebook posts that criticised the government. Thescale news gathered that Truong Huy San, 63, whose pen name is Huy Duc was convicted for posting 13 articles on Facebook which caused “a negative impact on social order and safety”. Although, we learnt that he pleaded guilty to the charges he was charged with, we could not immediately confirm this as at press time. San, who was arrested in June last year, is a former soldier and the author of “The Winning Side,” a book about postwar Vietnam…