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State of Emergency in Rivers State: Rising Political Tensions and Calls for Fairness

EDITORMarch 21, 2025March 21, 2025

by EDITORMarch 21, 2025March 21, 2025079

By DAYO ADESULU The recent declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu has intensified political tensions, sparking renewed calls...

Politics

Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai, Others Form Coalition to Challenge Tinubu in 2027

EDITORMarch 20, 2025March 20, 2025

by EDITORMarch 20, 2025March 20, 2025089

ABUJA – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, and former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai have officially launched a...

Breaking News

NBA President Blames Ego for Rivers Political Crisis

EDITORMarch 19, 2025

by EDITORMarch 19, 20250102

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe (SAN), has attributed the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State to the ego of the...

Breaking News

APC Backs Tinubu’s State of Emergency Declaration in Rivers State, Blames Governor Fubara

EDITORMarch 19, 2025March 19, 2025

by EDITORMarch 19, 2025March 19, 2025047

By DAYO ADESULU The All Progressives Congress (APC) has thrown its full support behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in...

Breaking News

Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas Appointed as Rivers State Administrator

EDITORMarch 18, 2025

by EDITORMarch 18, 20250119

Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas: From Naval Leadership to Administrator of Rivers State Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, a distinguished Nigerian naval officer and diplomat,...

Politics

Rivers State Political Crisis: Governor Fubara Orders Fresh Local Government Elections

EDITORMarch 2, 2025March 2, 2025

by EDITORMarch 2, 2025March 2, 20251175

By DAYO ADESULU Governor Fubara Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling on Rivers State Political Crisis Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has announced...

SECURITY

Nigerian Army Destroys 23 Illegal Refineries, Arrests 25 Suspects in Anti-Bunkering Operations

EDITORJanuary 20, 2025January 20, 2025

by EDITORJanuary 20, 2025January 20, 20250163

By CHUKWUMA OFILLI Troops of the Nigerian Army have intensified their campaign against illegal oil bunkering and artisanal refining in the Niger Delta region. In...

Breaking News

The Tragedy of Negligence: The Collapse of a Building in Rivers State

EDITORNovember 5, 2024

by EDITORNovember 5, 20240212

By DAYO ADESULU The recent collapse of a two-storey building under construction at the Egbelu Mgbaraja axis in Ogbogoro Community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of...

Breaking News

Devastating Helicopter Crash in Bonny River Claims All Lives Onboard

EDITOROctober 25, 2024October 25, 2024

by EDITOROctober 25, 2024October 25, 20240260

By DAYO ADESULU Eight Lives Lost in Eastwind Aviation Helicopter Incident The recent helicopter crash involving an Eastwind Aviation Sikorsky SK76 has left a community...

Breaking News

Federal High Court Bars INEC from Releasing Voters’ Register for Rivers State Local Government Elections

EDITORSeptember 30, 2024September 30, 2024

by EDITORSeptember 30, 2024September 30, 20240333

BY DAYO ADESULU ABUJA, NIGERIA – Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a ruling prohibiting the Independent National Electoral...