The NBA Annual General Conference (AGC) Planning Committee has clarified that Rivers State did not pay hosting rights for the 2025 AGC in Port Harcourt. Chairman Emeka Obegolu, SAN, explained that the decision to hold the conference in Port Harcourt was made in August 2024 without a bidding process. Obegolu stated that the host city…
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), under the aegis of the PDP Governors Forum, have ruled out any possibility of forming a coalition or merging with any other political party ahead of the 2027 general elections. This decision was one of the key highlights from the Forum’s 24th meeting for…
Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have said that they stand in solidarity with their colleague from Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara over the declaration of a State of Emergency in the South-South state by President Bola Tinubu. The governors under the platform of the PDP Governors’ Forum made the declaration in Ibadan, Oyo State…
A senior judicial officer in Rivers State, Chief Magistrate K.E. George, has tendered his resignation in protest against the ongoing emergency administration imposed on the state. In a letter addressed to the Chief Judge of Rivers State, George announced his voluntary retirement, citing the appointment of a “quasi-military administration” as the primary reason for his…
The Rivers government has asked the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to refund the N300 million allegedly paid for the hosting rights of the legal body’s 2025 annual conference. The state government, under the leadership of the sole administrator, said if the NBA is truly anchored on principles, it should demonstrate it by returning the sum….
Popular Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, widely known by his stage name Portable, has been remanded in the Oke Kura Correctional Centre in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, following his inability to meet stringent bail conditions imposed by an Upper Area Court. Portable, who appeared in court on charges of defamation of character, was granted…
Christopher Maikalangu, the chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has dumped his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Maikalangu formerly announced his resignation from the PDP on Sunday, April 13, 2025. In a statement issued by Kingsley Madaki, his media aide, the AMAC chairman said residents of…
A meeting of PDP governors is underway at the Oyo State Government Secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan. The meeting which is taking place in the Executive Council Chamber, is being led by Senator Bala Mohammed, Bauchi State Governor and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum. The meeting follows a Sunday night gala hosted by Oyo State…
The Senior Special Assistant to Osun State Governor on Community Engagement, Hon Sulaimon Musa Olalekan paid a working visit to Ifon/Ilobu and Erin-Osun for an on-sport assessment to the communities. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Hon. Sulaimon had the humbling privilege to visit Ifon/Ilobu and Erin-Osun communities a place recently shaken by communal unrest. Walking through…
No fewer than 47 people died on Sunday night in Zike community in Kimakpa communities, located in Kwall District of Bassa local government of Plateau State. The attack took place over a week after a similar one in Bokkos local government area which claimed 52 lives with property worth millions destroyed. The National Secretary of…