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The Rivers State Judiciary has released 150 inmates from the Port Harcourt Maximum Security Custodial Centre as part of its goal delivery exercise for the 2024/2025 legal year. The initiative, aimed at decongesting correctional facilities across the state, saw 109 inmates discharged by the Magistrates’ Court and 41 others freed…

The Rivers State Executive Council has revoked the N134 billion contract awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) for the renovation, retrofitting, and furnishing of the Rivers State Secretariat Complex. The council also directed the immediate refund of the ₦20 billion mobilisation fee earlier paid to the contractor.…

A roadside tailor in Delta State, Mr. Favour Akire, has received over N7 million in donations after he and his wife welcomed quadruplets — two boys and two girls — following more than a decade of waiting for children. The couple, residents of Ugborikoko in Uvwie Local Government Area, were…

Senator Friday Benson Konbowei, representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). His defection was formally announced on Thursday during plenary, after Senate President Godswill Akpabio read his letter of resignation from the PDP on the floor of the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Senate on Thursday confirmed Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following a rigorous screening session at the National Assembly. Amupitan, who was nominated by President Bola Tinubu, was grilled by lawmakers for over three hours on…

By Deborah Nnamdi There was mild drama at an Area Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Thursday when a woman, identified as Mulikat Yusuf, slumped shortly after her husband, Ishaq Abdulganiyu, insisted on ending their marriage. The incident occurred during a divorce hearing in which Abdulganiyu told the court that…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Jigawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has launched an investigation into the gruesome murder of a three-year-old girl in Kiyawa Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Dutse by the command’s…

By Deborah Nnamdi Swiss food and beverage giant Nestlé has announced plans to cut 16,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years as part of a sweeping cost-saving and restructuring programme aimed at revitalizing growth. The company’s new Chief Executive Officer, Philipp Navratil, disclosed the decision on Thursday while presenting…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Senate on Thursday commenced the screening and confirmation of Prof. Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Amupitan, a Professor of Law at the University of Jos and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), arrived at the National Assembly complex earlier…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a suspected car snatcher, identified as Iruo Young, in connection with a viral video showing the theft of a Toyota Avalon at gunpoint in the Choba area of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace…