The House of Representatives on Wednesday ended plenary without any mention of the state of emergency in Rivers State. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that nembers of the house of representatives are locked in a heated exchange before today’s setting, in expectation of debate on emergency rule in Rivers state. The shouting match began as the legislators…
Dangote Refinery will stop loading petroleum products for Nigerian market as the renegotiation of the naira-for-crude deal is not recording significant progress. However, sources told TheCable that refinery will continue to load for export as it currently sources all its crude stock from the international market in dollars. The refinery sells to Nigerian marketers in…
Barely 24 hours after he declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, President Bola Tinubu is meeting with the sole administrator he appointed to run the affairs of the state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Étè Ibas. Ibas arrived at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa at about 12:48 pm (local time). On Tuesday, Tinubu declared a…
Protests on Wednesday erupted on the streets of Akure, the Ondo State capital, following the alleged killing of five farmers by suspected herdsmen at Aba Oyinbo community in Akure North Local Government Area. According to PUNCH, the assailants invaded the community in the early hours of Wednesday, opening fire on the victims. These fresh killings…
Members of the house of representatives are locked in a heated exchange as the green chamber prepares to debate the emergency rule in Rivers state. The shouting match began as the legislators entered the chamber — way before the commencement of plenary. Recall that on Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in…
The governors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have strongly opposed the declaration of a state of emergency in the state. The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF), Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja,…
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested one Ndifreke Nelson in connection with the alleged murder of his girlfriend identified as Emem Effanga. Effanga, 39, was confirmed dead in a yet-to-be-disclosed hospital after she was allegedly strangled by her boyfriend. The spokesperson of the Akwa Ibom Police Command Timfon John confirmed the…
A group of over 500 former students of Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, a highly esteemed lecturer in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at Ekiti State University (EKSU), has publicly commended the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). This commendation recognizes his remarkable achievements in academia and transformative leadership, particularly during the recent 9th Convocation…
Police detectives in Ondo State, have arrested seven suspected kidnappers including a 19-year Umar Isyaku, in possession of N3.5 million believed to be ransom paid by families of their victims. Briefing newsmen in Akure, the state Commissioner of Police, Wilfred Afolabi, said the 19-year-old lsyaku was arrested alongside one Ridwan Salisu,45, at Ipele in connection…
The Rivers house of assembly has attributed the declaration of a state of emergency in the state to the “despotic and tyrannical” actions of governor Siminalayi Fubara. On Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers following the prolonged political crisis and instability in the state. Tinubu also suspended the governor, his…