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A lawsuit to force Governor Siminialayi Fubara to re-present the state’s 2024 budget to its 26 lawmakers, led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule, was dismissed by the Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt. The case, filed by the Registered Trustees of the Association of Claimants of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, named the Government of … Read more
The Borno State government led by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has placed a ban on street hawking and other unauthorized activities within the Maiduguri metropolis. The ban was announced by the Borno State Urban Planning and Development Board (BSUPDB) on Friday. The decision is aimed at enhancing the city’s aesthetics and safety, in compliance with … Read more
A clergyman, identified as Bishop Shina Olaribigbe of Rapture Empowerment International, Osogbo, Osun State, has been stabbed to death while settling a dispute between a couple. It was learnt that the Bishop was killed by the husband of the woman in question, and the couple have been arrested by the Police. According to an anonymous … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory Minister and former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike’s recent comments disparaging elder statesman and former Governor Dr. Peter Odili have drawn harsh criticism from the state’s Concerned Elders. According to The Punch, it was reported that Wike recently claimed during a public event that he had brought Odili out of “political … Read more
Former Commissioner for Information under Nyesom Wike’s administration as Rivers State governor, Austin Tam-George, has said resource control was the cause of the crisis in the state. Austin Tam-George said Governor Siminalay Fubara and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Wike cannot work together because of ideological differences. In an interview on Friday with … Read more
The founder and senior pastor of Salvation Ministries International, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, spoke during their Crossover Service about two police officers who perished as a result of disobeying his commands. According to Pastor Ibiyeomie, two armed police officers showed up at the church a few years ago with orders to tear it down. Despite being … Read more
Sodiq Ismail is poised to make an exciting move from Remo Stars in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) to FK Partizani in Albania. Reports indicate that Sodiq Ismail, who plays as a right-back, is set to sign a three-year contract with the club. Ismail’s standout performances for Remo Stars last season didn’t go unnoticed, … Read more
PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump’s trial, conviction, and ongoing post-conviction legal issues have thrown up interesting and novel developments in that country’s democracy. These issues hold lessons for other democracies: those deliberately building institutions and those, like Nigeria, whose weak institutions sorely undermine representative government and governance. Trump was tried and convicted in respect of 34 felony … Read more
Edo State politician Emmanuel Odigie has declared that no progressive democrats in the state want to be associated with the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing a climate of lawlessness and disregard for the rule of law under the party’s leadership. He stated this opinion during an interview with ARISE NEWS on Friday, saying, “Today in … Read more
The National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has decried the late implementation of the local government’s financial autonomy in line with the Supreme Court ruling. Naija News reported that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, in a media chat, disclosed that the federal government was not paying monthly allocation for council areas into their … Read more