A high court in Port Harcourt has issued a restraining order against 25 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, preventing them from holding themselves out as lawmakers. Justice Charles N. Wali, in a ruling delivered on Friday, May 10, also barred the legislators from convening or conducting legislative activities at the Auditorium of…
The Edo State Government clarified that it is not involved in any legal dispute with Oba Ewuare II, the revered Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo. Despite circulating rumors suggesting otherwise on social media, Crusoe Osagie, the Special Adviser (media projects) to Governor Godwin Obaseki, dismissed these reports. He urged residents of the…
Former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, entered a plea of not guilty to the N2.7 billion corruption charges brought against him by the Federal Government. Sirika, along with his daughter, Fatima, his son-in-law, Jalal Sule Hamma, and a firm – Al Buraq Global Investment Limited, were arraigned before Justice Sylvanus Oriji at the Federal High Court…
The Senate has passed the 2024 NDLEA Act (Amendment) Bill, which includes the death penalty as a punishment for drug traffickers in the country. This decision was reached during the third reading of the bill. According to Channels TV, the proposal was adopted on Thursday when the Senate convened into a committee of the whole…
The Local Government Area Chairmen in Rivers State have thrown their weight behind the All Progressives Congress (APC) call for the Rivers State House of Assembly to promptly initiate impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The 21 LGA chairmen, operating under the umbrella of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) Rivers State Chapter,…
A Nigerian shoemaker named Oluwatimilehin, despite being physically challenged, confidently asserts his ability to satisfy a woman. He shared a drawing depicting a couple engaged in intercourse with the caption, “Don’t mind my legs. I can satisfy you like this.”
The presidency has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu and his team will be returning to Nigeria from Europe on Wednesday, May 8. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, made this announcement via his official handle on Tuesday, May 7. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accompanied by his aides, is set…
Gunmen have abducted 13 individuals in Piko, a secluded community within the Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The incident, which took place on Sunday, May 5, 2024, lasted for over an hour, during which neither the vigilante group nor other security agencies intervened. According to a reliable source from the community,…
President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, over the passing of his brother, Salihu Ahmadu Ribadu, who died on Sunday in Yola, Adamawa State. The President was represented by his Chief of Staff, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, who led a federal government delegation on a condolence visit to Yola,…
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has taken on the role of commissioner for lands in the state. This decision was revealed during the inauguration of 24 newly appointed commissioners at the Government House in Owerri on Tuesday, April 30. The governor stated that his decision to appoint himself as the commissioner for lands…
