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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,…

It’s no longer news that Rivers State Elders and stakeholders have drafted Governor Siminalayi Fubara into the 2027 gubernatorial race for Brick House under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). What is news however is whether he’ll accept to run for a second tenure contrary to his alleged agreement with his political godfather and current FCT Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike. And whether he will be bold enough to commit the significant amount of resources needed to rapidly build a solid political structure capable of securing victory? More importanty is the role of his core supporters – will…

Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has charged Nigerians to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term to enable him continue the implementation of his “bold, daring and ambitious vision for the inclusive and sustainable development” of the country.Governor Fubara  gave the advice on Thursday while declaring open a meeting of the Southern Nigeria Traditional Rulers Council  held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.He  described  President Tinubu as a “dedicated  and highly patriotic” leader, who should be given a second chance, stressing that with him in the saddle, Nigerians should be rest assured that the nation…

The Ogoni Youth Development Initiative (OYDI) has frowned at comments credited to the Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) on the amount of losses the Federal Government has incurred due to the none operationalization of the oil facilities in OML 11 housing Ogoni oil blocs. In a statement issued in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital over the weekend, signed by Comrade Imeabe Saviour Oscar, its Global President said the comment by the company was unfortunate because the company seems to be only interested in the oil and revenue from Ogoniland and not the welfare of the people. Oscar added that…

“On April 12th, Nigerian government media began circulating a claim: the United States had officially praised Nigeria for convicting 386 terrorism suspects, calling it “an important step toward accountability and justice.” “That’s not what happened. “What happened is that Massad Boulos posted something on X. Boulos is Trump’s Senior Advisor for Africa. He is also CEO of a heavy machinery and construction equipment company in Nigeria whose clients, by his own company’s account, include Hitech Construction — the Chagoury Group subsidiary currently building a $13 billion no-bid highway for President Tinubu. He operates under conflict-of-interest rules so loose they don’t…

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, reaffirmed his commitment to building a stable, peaceful, and prosperous nation, assuring that the well-being of Nigerians remains his top priority. He stated that the political and economic structures that have long undermined Nigerians’ prosperity are being steadily replaced through the realignment of the economy to enable full participation. Receiving a delegation of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors led by Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State at the State House, President Tinubu pledged to sustain reforms aimed at creating more opportunities for poor and vulnerable citizens. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar Vice President Kashim…

Despite speculation from his critics, the immediate past head of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit in Abuja, Commissioner of Police (CP) Akin Victor Fakorede, has officially resumed duty as head of the Anti-Fraud Unit at the Force Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Department (FCID) annex, Alagbon Close in Lagos. The FCID facility at Alagbon Close—widely regarded within security circles as the nerve centre of the Nigeria Police Force—serves as a key training ground for top-ranking officers, including those who eventually rise to become Inspectors General of Police. CP Fakorede succeeds AIG Simeon Udofia Akpanudom, who previously led the…

The host of Channels TV prime network programme ‘Politics Today’, Seun Okinbaloye has replied to the controversial remarks of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, saying that he won’t be intimidated. Wike had last Friday April 3, 2026 in his monthly media chat, said, in response to a question that if it were possible, he would have “broken his TV screen and shot” the journalist over comments suggesting that a one-party system could threaten democracy in Nigeria. The statement has illicited widespread reactions, including from Amnesty International in Nigeria and others, describing the remark as “reckless and irresponsible.” Responding last Sunday,…

A Port Harcourt-based legal practitioner, Mr. Princewill Dike, has urged President Bola Tinubu to see the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, as most qualified politician for his 2027 Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) Director-General. Dike stated this in Port Harcourt on Monday, expressing confident that, Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, has the political capacity to campaign and ensure Tinubu’s reelection in the 2027 general elections. He emphasized that the FCT minister had even as a governor demonstrated his political ingenuity in displacing his political opponents, declaring that as Director-General of PCC,  Tinubu’s reelection is guaranteed.…