Author: thescale
Professor Jerry Gana, a founding member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has confirmed that his party has reached out and invited the former Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi to come back to the party he ported from. He made the confirmation in an interview recently with the Africa Independent Television (AIT) network programme when he spoke on Peter Obi’s political standing and the dynamics of the 2027 general election. According to Prof. Gana, Peter Obi, a former member of the PDP, remains a credible and respected candidate in Nigerian politics and a factor in…
Seven people sustained varying degrees of injuries after a three-storey building under construction collapsed in the early hours of today, Saturday July 26, 2025 around Olokoro Road, Federal Low-Cost Housing Estate, Umuahia, capital of Abia State. Thescale.com.ng gathered that the incident, which occurred at about 3 a.m., also led to the destruction of a nearby bungalow housing a family of seven. While no fatalities were reported, several victims, including a nursing mother and her five-month-old baby were rescued from the rubble and rushed to an undisclosed hospital for medical treatment. Residents of the area said the building had long shown signs…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the current Humanitarian Affairs Minister, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda as its new National Chairman. He was elected unanimously by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party on Thursday, July 24. Yilwatda replaces Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, who resigned on health grounds and for other crucial private matters. But was recently appointed to chair the board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Yilwatda was born on 8 August 1968 in Dungung, Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State. The professor of Electrical Engineering was the flagrunner for the APC in the 2023 gubernatorial…
Community Development Committees in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers state have been told to protect government projects and property located in their various communities. The Administrator of the Okrika Local Government Area, Engr. Tamunobipiboye Thompson Isodiki, KSC gave the advice at Ojimba Ama in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State while presenting Life Jackets to the community. Engr. Isodiki was not happy when he was told the last set of Life Jackets donated by an individual in the community was no where to be found. He said, “Government projects and property sited in any community is meant for…
The people of Egbolom Town in Okpeden Clan of Abua/Odual Local Government Area of Rivers state were today Saturday, July 19, 2025 thrown into joyous and jubilant mood as they presented their king elect, King Ishmael Sunday Iginighiom to Oda Abuan for confirmation and crowning. Thescale.com.ng which was in the community for the momentous event reports that residents of the community trooped down to Oda Abuan Palace in Otari town, Abua Central, headquarters of the LGA for the occasion and accompanied their Royal Highness back in a motorcade with songs and dances. Our Correspondent also observed that the celebration with…
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…