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CJN Intervenes in Rivers State Political Crisis, Summons Judges Over Conflicting Rulings

October 29, 2024 Okolosi Gloria

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has intervened in the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State involving Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. She has…

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BREAKING: Court Sacks All NNPP Candidates Ahead of Kano LG Elections, Bars Security Agencies

October 25, 2024 Taiwo Oyedepo

Kano Court Disqualifies NNPP Candidates for Local Government Elections, Orders New Candidate List. A Federal High Court in Kano has disqualified all 44 New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) chairmanship and…

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Nigerian Judiciary Turning Nigeria’s Democracy Upside Down – Jonathan Cries Out

October 18, 2024 Chiamaka Chinonso

Judgments on Election Matters Turning Nigeria’s Democracy Upside Down – Jonathan.   Former President Goodluck Jonathan has voiced concern over recent court rulings on political cases, stating that the trend…

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Popular Vice President Impeached By Kenyan Senate

October 18, 2024 Omajemite Don

The Kenyan Senate has made history by impeaching deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, marking the first time a deputy president has faced such a fate in the country. The vote took…

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Bill to Create New State Passes Second Reading in House of Representatives

October 17, 2024 Musa Jibril

Bill to Create Ogoja State Passes Second Reading in House of Representatives.   The House of Representatives has made significant progress on the proposed creation of Ogoja State, with the…

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Adedeji Adeleke, Davido’s Father, to Launch Nigeria’s Largest Power Plant

October 17, 2024 Omajemite Don

Adedeji Adeleke, father of Nigerian music star Davido and a renowned billionaire industrialist, is preparing to launch Nigeria’s largest power plant. The thermal power plant, with a capacity of 1,250…

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Godswill Akpabio Opens Up Amid Plans to Impeach Him, Orders Investigation

October 16, 2024 Omajemite Don

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed rumours of an alleged impeachment plot against him, describing the claims as “fake news” and “mischief. Akpabio, who addressed the issue during a Senate…

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PDP Governors Summon Emergency Meeting as Party’s Leadership Crisis Deepens

October 13, 2024 Taiwo Oyedepo

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have called for an emergency meeting tomorrow, as the party’s leadership crisis continues to escalate. The internal strife reached…

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PDP Suspends Damagum, Anyanwu, others Over Alleged Disloyalty

October 11, 2024 Musa Jibril

A faction of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the suspension of Acting National Chairman Umar Damagum and National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu, citing…

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Fubara Heads to Supreme Court, Says Pro-Wike Lawmakers Lost Their Seats

October 11, 2024 Omajemite Don

Rivers Governor Fubara to Appeal Court Ruling on Assembly Leadership. Rivers State Governor Siminialayi Fubara has directed his legal team to appeal the recent decision of the Appeal Court and…

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Appeal Court Sacks PDP Lawmaker, Declares Labour Party Candidate Winner

October 9, 2024 Jake Clifford

The Court of Appeal in Enugu has overturned the election of Hon. Simon Atigwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the representative for Igboeze North/Udenu federal constituency in the…

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BREAKING: Court Affirms Julius Abure As Labour Party Chairman

October 8, 2024 Taiwo Oyedepo

The Abuja Federal High Court has confirmed Julius Abure as the substantive Chairman of the Labour Party. In its judgment delivered by Justice Emeka Nwite on Tuesday, it confirmed the…

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BREAKING: Massive Protest as Thousands of Women in Black March Over Edo Election

October 8, 2024 Omajemite Don

Thousands of women clad in black took to the streets of Benin City today, protesting the outcome of the recently concluded Edo governorship election. The demonstrators are demanding the reinstatement…

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I’ve Knelt Several Times Begging Wike for Peace; He Must Let Go – Fubara

October 8, 2024 Chiamaka Chinonso

Rivers Governor Fubara Tells Wike to Let Go, Calls for Peace Amid Tensions. Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has urged his predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory…

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Rivers State Election Unrest: Eleme Local Government Secretariat Set Ablaze

October 7, 2024 Omajemite Don

A section of the Eleme Local Government Area secretariat in Rivers State has been set on fire, just hours after the conclusion of the local government elections on Saturday, October…

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Full List of Newly Elected LG Chairmen in Rivers State

October 6, 2024 Okolosi Gloria

Newly Elected Local Government Chairmen in Rivers State. The Rivers State electoral body has put a halt on declaring results for the Etche Local Government Area (LGA) as collation is…

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RSIEC Declares APP Winner of 22 Out of 23 Rivers Local Governments in Council Elections

October 5, 2024 Omajemite Don

The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has announced that the All People’s Party (APP) emerged victorious in 22 out of the 23 local government positions contested in the recent…

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Fubara Fires Back at Wike: Loyalty Has Limits, Critics Will Need Psychiatric Help Soon

September 30, 2024 Omajemite Don

… I will not give my liver or kidney to anybody in the name of loyalty. The latest news in Nigeria now, is that the Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara…

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Nigerians Are Dying: Azaigba Begs Tinubu to Reintroduce Fuel Subsidy

September 29, 2024 Chiamaka Chinonso

Azaigba to Tinubu: “Reintroduce Subsidy Unless Nigerians Won’t Be Able to Breathe Again.   As Nigeria prepares to celebrate its 64th Independence Day on October 1, Professor Kenneth Azaigba from…

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October 1 Fears Grip Ministers as Tinubu Set to Appoint Kwankwaso, Sani

September 28, 2024 Omajemite Don

October 1 Fears Grip Ministers, as Tinubu  set to Appoint Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and Senator Shehu Sani. Ahead of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day celebration, there is growing apprehension within the…

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