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
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
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
Niger state – Suspected bandits disguised as Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials to kidnap 10 people from White Hill Hotel in Niger state. The bandits abducted the victims at about 4:58 a.m. on Tuesday, February 27, 2025, in the Chanchaga local government area (LGA) of the north-central state. As reported by Daily Trust, … Read more
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
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
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
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
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has dedicated his Sun Newspaper 2024 Governor of the Year Award in Agriculture to all farmers across Nigeria. The governor, popularly known as the “Farmer Governor,” received the award in Lagos and described it as an honour not just for himself but for the people of Niger State and … Read more
Zarah Abubakar Shehu, a 21-year-old 300-level student of the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State, has tragically died after spending four months in captivity. Zarah was abducted alongside her two siblings from their home in the Damba area of Gusau on November 3, 2024. Her kidnappers initially demanded ₦35 million for their release but later … Read more