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Uko Okon The much-anticipated defection of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is becoming a reality. The defection will equally shake up the State House of Assembly, as no fewer than 23 lawmakers are reportedly set to defect to APC…
Katherine Abayomi. President Bola Tinubu submitted a N1.481 trillion budget proposal for Rivers State to the National Assembly on May 22, 2025,for approval. This action follows the Supreme Court’s nullification of the state’s earlier 2025 budget and the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State in March 2025, which led to the suspension…
Barikui Felix A suit challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State has suffered a setback at the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt after it was transferred to the Abuja Division. The matter with suit number FHC/PH/53/2025, instituted by a Port Harcourt-based legal practitioner, Samuel Amatonjie, against President Bola Tinubu, the…
…Gives 48 hours’ Ultimatum to comply Katherine Abayomi. Rumuekpe community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, after a massive protest as a result of Alleged marginalisation, deceit, and neglect of the community, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Renaissance, formerly Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC). This Ultimatum is to address a series of…
Barikui Felix The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has suspended HRH Wilcox Seiyefa Job, the Paramount Ruler of the Swali Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area. The suspension, which was jointly signed by Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy and Chief Thompson Amule, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy…
Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City Edo youths, who have become frustrated by the recent kidnapping and poor infrastructure in the state, blocked the Auchi-Igarra-Ibillo road, protesting the dilapidated state of the road, which is one of the major reasons for the discomforting issues. The protesting youths also complained about the rampant kidnapping that has become a…
Katherine Abayomi. For over six decades, Shell’s oil exploration and extraction activities have caused irreparable environmental damage, destroyed livelihoods, endangered health, and deepened poverty and underdevelopment in a once-thriving region called the Niger Delta. As Shell shareholders gather in comfort at the 2025 AGM, there is a call to remind them that their profits are…
The Edo State Police Command has apprehended the recently deposed Chief Priest of Okhoromi village, Ovbokhan Igbinovia Kelvin, along with four other suspects during a coordinated operation that uncovered a cache of weapons and a human skull. The arrest, which took place in the Iyekogba area of Oredo Local Government Area on Saturday, May 17,…
Uko Okon Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested a 24-year-old, Ubong Friday Benson, for allegedly threatening his father with a dagger and a locally made pistol. The suspect, from Ikot Imoh Village, was arrested after his father reported the incident to the police. This was contained in a statement by the…
The trial of Ahmed Kuru, the ex-Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), charged with defrauding Arik Air, was stalled due to his counsel, Mr Olasupo Shasore’s absence. Kuru and four others are facing charges of N76 billion and $31.5 million fraud, respectively. The other defendants are former Receiver Manager of Arik…