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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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).…

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…

By Deborah Nnamdi Max Air, an indigenous carrier, has announced it will resume domestic flight services on March 21, 2025. This follows a three-month suspension of operations after a tire burst incident involving one of its aircraft at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano. At the time of…

By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. Other principal officers the President appointed for the university include Prof. Qurix Williams Barnabas…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has authorized the revocation of 4,794 land titles due to the non-payment of Ground Rent for over 40 years. In areas such as the Central Area, Garki I and II, Wuse I and II, Asokoro, Maitama, and…