The leading grassroots group supporting Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the Simplified Movement Worldwide, has welcomed Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) as the newly appointed Sole Administrator of Rivers State. This follows the Emergency Rule declared by President Bola Tinubu. On Tuesday, Tinubu suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and all members of…
George Foreman, the American heavyweight boxing legend, has died at the age of 76. According to his family, Foreman died peacefully surrounded by loved ones at a hospital in Houston on Friday night. The cause of death has not been disclosed. In a statement shared on social media, the family praised Foreman’s legacy and requested…
Fertility-challenged couples without any diagnosed problems desiring to have their babies in this new year should have sex two to three times a week, a fertility expert, Dr Abayomi Ajayi has said. Ajayi, who is the Medical Director of Nordica Fertility Centre, Lagos, said frequent sex could help the couples achieve a pregnancy. According to…
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, donated palliative items to Christian and Muslim faithful in the South-East and South-South zones of the country to cushion the effect of the economic hardship in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the donation was unveiled in Owerri on behalf of the president by Gov. Hope Uzodimma…
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, are at loggerheads over alleged dethronement plots. Oluwo, in a statement on Friday night, alleged that Oba Ogunwusi is seeking his downfall after he played a prominent role in his emergence as Ooni of Ife. He claimed the link he…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the deployment of 38 Commissioners of Police to various State Commands and Police Formations across the country. This strategic move, aimed at enhancing security and intelligence-led policing, includes the posting of nine CPs to state commands and 29 CPs to various formations. Among those assigned to state…
The chairman of Ayobo-Ipaja Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State, Mrs. Bolatito Shobowale, has passed away. The council area has been thrown into mourning following the announcement of her death on Friday. Shobowale, the third executive chairman of the LCDA, had reportedly been battling an undisclosed illness for a long time before she succumbed….
Members of the Ijaw Youths Council have taken the federal government to the community court of justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Court) in Abuja over the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers state. The move comes days after President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the oil-rich state…
A seventy-two-year-old man, Sabo Mohammed, has boldly told a Minna Chief Magistrates Court that he stabbed a Police Inspector, Nasiru Musa, to death because he was Seducing his wife. The Septuagenarian who was arraigned before the Minna Chief Magistrate Court Five, presided over by Hadiza Imam, told the court that he had been suspecting his…
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has confirmed that the withheld local government allocations have been released. Speaking at a meeting with local government administrators in Port Harcourt, Ibas assured that efforts were being made to ensure salaries are paid without delay. He acknowledged the difficulties faced by government workers, stating, “I understand…