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By Deborah Nnamdi Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has signed up on TikTok, the video sharing social media platform popular with millennials and Gen Zs. Announcing this on his X page on Tuesday, Obi called on his supporters to join him on the platform.“This is my official and only TikTok page. Kindly join me in building a New Nigeria that is POssible. – PO,” he wrote. As of the time of this report, over 21,000 people were following his account. This comes about a week after former…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, vowed to probe the former governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, who claimed he allegedly spent 10 million dollars to revamp the Nigerian Observer Newspaper. Governor Okpebholo disclosed this when he and top government functionaries of his administration embarked on an unscheduled visit to the premises where they could not gain access to the buildings where all the machines bought by the previous administration were kept. The once vibrant newspaper organization was closed by the Obaseki-led administration to revamp it to ensure that it competes favorably with other…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have apprehended six individuals suspected of being involved in kidnapping, along with cash believed to be proceeds from their criminal activities. Moses Yamu, the command’s spokesperson, stated in a press release on Tuesday that firearms and ammunition were seized from the suspects over the past 48 hours. Yamu also revealed that the arrests and recoveries took place in multiple locations across Edo North, an area that has seen a rise in kidnappings and killings over the past three weeks. The statement read, “On 16/03/2024 at about 04:30hrs, operatives of the…

By Deborah Nnamdi Google said Tuesday it will acquire cloud security platform Wiz for $32 billion, citing the need for greater cybersecurity capacity as artificial intelligence embeds itself in technology infrastructure. The all-cash deal brings Wiz into the Google Cloud operation, boosting the capacity of consumers to use “multiple clouds” and providing “an end-to-end security platform for customers, of all types and sizes, in the AI era,” the companies said in a joint statement. The deepening influence of AI makes “cybersecurity increasingly important in defending against emergent risks and protecting national security,” they added. The transaction, the largest ever sought…

By Agency Report The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned the effort to oust Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Odu, from office. PDP Chairman in Rivers, Chief Nname Ewor, voiced the party’s opposition during a news conference in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Ewor accused the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly of heightening political tensions through the impeachment attempt instead of striving for peace. He also pointed out that the lawmakers’ move to remove Fubara contradicted the Supreme Court’s directive aimed at resolving the political crises in the state. “The lawmakers cannot, at this moment, contemplate…

Fellow Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding the political crisis in Rivers State. Like many of you, I have watched with concern the development with the hope that the parties involved would allow good sense to prevail at the soonest, but all that hope burned out without any solution to the crisis. With the crisis persisting, there is no way democratic governance, which we have all fought and worked for over the years, can thrive in a way that will redound to the benefit of the good people of the state. The state…

By Sadeeq Kamsela Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday evening declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, after suspected militants attacked the 180,000bpd Trans-Niger Pipeline in Gokana Local Government Area of the state. The attack followed threats by various groups to disrupt oil production in the state following the protracted political crisis between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his estranged godfather, Nyesom Wike, his predecessor and current FCT Minister. Development confirmed the Naija Daily News exclusive this morning Background to the Crisis:Rivers State, a resource-rich region in southern Nigeria, has long been a hotbed of political rivalry and unrest.…

By Deborah Nnamdi Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has placed a one-month suspension on three commissioners due to their absence from the State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting on March 17. The suspended commissioners are Messrs Solomon Azi (Grants and Donor Agencies), Victor Chukwu (Environment), and Ikeuwa Omebe (Rural Development). This information was disclosed by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Jude Okpor, during the weekly EXCO meeting briefing on Tuesday. He explained that the commissioners were absent without prior approval. Okpor further stated that the governor had instructed that the suspended commissioners forfeit all privileges associated with…

By Sadeeq Kamsela, Abuja There were concerns about a looming state of emergency in Rivers State on Tuesday, following a militants’ strike on the strategic Trans-Niger pipeline in the Gokana Local Government Area of the state. The 180km Trans-Niger Oil Pipeline runs from the Nun River fields to Rumuekpe in Rivers State, and it is an artery for production by the parent Shell Petroleum Development Company in Rivers and Bayelsa states. The facility was divested by SPDC and transferred to Renaissance Energy Group just weeks before the attack. Although the group behind the attack on one of Nigeria’s key oil…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested one Ndifreke Isaiah Nelson for the alleged murder of his girlfriend, Emem Monday Effanga, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. A statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, on Monday recalled that sometime in February 2025, the Command received a report that the deceased was found dead in her apartment under suspicious circumstances. She said upon arrival at the scene, operatives observed visible marks of violence on her face and neck, suggesting she had been strangled and beaten to…