Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has said the achievements of Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State is evident. Atiku made the remark while celebrating Fubara on his 50th birthday. Posting on X, the former Vice President prayed that God will grant Fubara good health and an impactful leadership. According to Atiku:…
United States President, Donald Trump, on Monday, sacked more than a dozen Justice Department lawyers who brought two criminal cases against him. The officials were sacked after the Acting Attorney General, James McHenry, a Trump appointee, concluded that they could not be trusted to faithfully implement the President’s agenda because of their significant role in…
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has cautioned Benue people to stop politicizing the plight of the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in the state He said the plight of the IDPs should be the concern of all well meaning Benue people. This was contained in a statement by the spokesman of the Governor, Sir…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has said that Nigeria’s democracy is at a crossroads, emphasising that coalition-building and an outright merger are crucial to removing the ruling All Progressives Congress from power. While speaking as a discussant at the National Conference on Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria in Abuja on…
An unidentified officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) attached to the Lagos Division has been found dead in an undisclosed part of Lagos State. A video circulating online on Monday revealed the incident, showing the lifeless body of the officer, who was not in uniform, surrounded by sympathisers, including police officers. The…
Frontline legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Afe Babalola, has forgiven activist lawyer, Dele Farotimi. Babalola said he decided to forgive Farotimi following the intervention of emminent personalities like former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and Bishop Mathew Kukah. He had dragged Farotimi to court for allegedly defaming him in his recently published book “Nigeria…
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at eliminating what he referred to as “transgender ideology” from the military, marking a significant step back for LGBTQ rights. During a series of military-related announcements aboard Air Force One, Trump also called for the development of a US equivalent of Israel’s Iron Dome…
The Rivers State Ministry of Health has announced plans to provide free surgical operations and other healthcare programmes in all government-accredited facilities across the state to commemorate Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s 50th birthday on Tuesday. The initiative, which will run for one week, is organised in collaboration with the Rivers State Contributory Health Protection Programme, and…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians that the current administration of President Bola Tinubu will continue to provide the values of the democratic systems by fixing major weaknesses of the economy, securing communities, fighting corruption, and strengthening the independence of the judiciary and improving national cohesion. Shettima stated this in Abuja on Monday at the…
Nearly 28 years after its creation in 1996, Gombe State’s legal system still relies on outdated laws inherited from Bauchi State, lamented Benjamin Sati, Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Gombe branch. Speaking at the 2024/2025 legal year ceremony on Monday, Sati stressed the urgent need for the state to establish a modern, codified…
