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Police unseal Rivers LG secretariats as newly elected council chairmen, councillors assume duties

Rivers State Police Commissioner Bala Mustapha has ordered the immediate unsealing of the secretariats of the 23 local government areas in the state...

Just in: APP wins 22 out of 23 chairmanship seats in Rivers LG poll

The Action People’s Party (APP) has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the Rivers State Local Government election held on Saturday,...

Rivers LG poll: Gunmen disrupt elections in Obio/Akpor LGA, injure one person

Violence erupted in Rumuepirikom Community in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State as unidentified gunmen opened fire on voters, seizing control...

Toyin Abraham reacts to allegations of unpaid debt to fashion designer

Nollywood actress and movie producer, Toyin Abraham, has addressed the recent allegations regarding an unpaid debt to a fashion designer, which sparked controversy...

FG launches emergency evacuation of Nigerians from Lebanon amid crisis

Following the country’s ongoing crisis, the Federal Government has initiated plans to evacuate Nigerians who are willing to return home from Lebanon. The...

Police release detained Lagos Oct. 1 protesters on bail, hand them over to Sowore

Protesters arrested at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park at Ojota, Lagos, on October 1 have been granted bail, according to the State Police...

In Lagos, man arrested for stabbing father to death

Chibunnma Chimelie, a 25-year-old man, has been arrested for fatally stabbing his 68-year-old father in Aswani, Lagos. The incident occurred on Thursday at...

Protesters storm RSIEC office, demand election proceeds as scheduled

Defying the early rain, angry protesters thronged the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) on Friday, demanding that the local government elections proceed...

Gov. Fubara foils alleged police attempt to seize election materials at RSIEC office

Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara took swift action on Friday morning, storming the state’s Independent Electoral Commission’s (RSIEC) office to foil an alleged plot...

Just in: Court bars VIO from seizing vehicles, imposing fines on motorists

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has barred the Directorate of Road Traffic Services and Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) from seizing or...

Reps approve N24bln refund to Kebbi, Nasarawa for airports’ takeover

The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to refund N24 billion to the Kebbi and Nasarawa State Governments for the...

Tinubu presents four tax reform bills to NASS

President Bola Tinubu has taken a significant step towards reforming Nigeria’s tax system by submitting four bills to the National Assembly for consideration....

Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Advocates Stronger Nordic-Africa Economic Ties

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, on Thursday called for deeper economic cooperation between the Nordic region and Africa, citing enormous opportunities...

Just in: Protest rock Port Harcourt over Oct. 5 Rivers LG poll

Hundreds of protesters, who are members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), took to the streets of...

Senate summons Works Minister over deplorable state of Oyo-Ogbomoso road

The Senate has summoned the Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, over the deplorable condition of the Old Oyo-Ogbomosho road linking the north...

Amid Israeli attacks: Leave Lebanon now, FG tells Nigerians

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has issued an urgent advisory, urging Nigerians residing in Lebanon to consider relocating due to the escalating...