BREAKING: Fubara issues new directive to Rivers LG Chairmen after Supreme Court ruling

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced that his administration will conduct new local government elections in compliance with the recent Supreme Court judgment. The decision comes after the court declared the October 5, 2023, elections invalid. In a state broadcast on Sunday, Fubara assured residents that his government will act according to the law. … Read more

BREAKING: Gov Fubara Directs Rivers LG Chairmen to Hand Over

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has instructed the outgoing Chairmen in the state to relinquish their positions to the Heads of Local Government Administration. Journalist101 reports that on Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed the 23 local government chairmen elected in Rivers State and subsequently ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to withhold the local … Read more

BREAKING: Angolan Arrested at Kano Airport with 120 Ingested Wraps of Cocaine Destined for Turkey

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 42-year-old Angolan businessman Mbala Dajou Abuba at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano for attempting to traffic a large consignment of cocaine, which he ingested, to Istanbul Turkey. A statement by the spokesman of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi on Sunday, said Abuba … Read more

BREAKING: Ramadan: Pray For Nigeria, Pray For Leaders

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has urged Muslim faithful to pray for the country and her leaders as they mark the Ramadan fast. Naija News reports that Ganduje made the call on Sunday, in a statement from his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu, in Abuja. He enjoined Muslims to … Read more

BREAKING: CAN Urges Four Northern States to Reopen Schools Shut for Ramadan or Face Legal Action 

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has raised concern over the directive to shut down all schools in Bauchi Katsina, Kano and Kebbi States because of Ramadan describing it as a violation of the rights of students and families and “dangerous signal” to governance. CAN therefore called on the state governors to open channels of … Read more

BREAKING: Appeal Court Rejects Falana’s Request To Ban Public Officers From Seeking Medical Treatment Abroad

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has dismissed a request by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, to ban public officials from seeking medical treatment abroad, stating that such a move would infringe on fundamental rights. Delivering the lead judgment, Justice Polycarp Terna Kwahar ruled that preventing public officers from seeking medical attention outside … Read more

BREAKING: Second Ebola Patient, A 4-Year-Old Child, Dies In Uganda

A second Ebola patient, a four-year-old child, has died in Uganda, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed, citing the country’s health ministry. This tragic development brings the total number of confirmed Ebola cases in the country to ten. Uganda declared an outbreak of the highly infectious and often fatal haemorrhagic disease in January following … Read more