Rivers High Court restrains CJ, Assembly’s Clerk from entertaining Amaewhule’s impeachment motion
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has issued an interim injunction, restraining the state’s Chief Judge and the Clerk of the...
Nigeria records alarming 106,604 human rights violations in June 2024 – NHRC
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) revealed a startling 106,604 human rights violations in June 2024 alone, including 1,667 cases of child abandonment...
Breaking: Appeal Court rules in favour of Rivers Gov. Fubara, dismisses suit by pro-Wike LG chairmen
The Port Harcourt division of the Court of Appeal on Monday dismissed two appeals filed by local government chairmen loyal to former Rivers...
Breaking: Amaewhule-led Rivers Assembly gives Gov. Fubara 7-day deadline to represent 2024 budget
Factional Speaker Martin Amaewhule of the Rivers State House of Assembly has given Governor Siminalayi Fubara a seven-day ultimatum to re-present the 2024...
ECOWAS states must meet financial commitments to address security challenges – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu, in his capacity as the reelected Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of...
Nigeria seeks $172bn investment boost in key sectors
Nigeria Backbone Infrastructure Limited, a multinational company, has announced plans to invest $172 billion in the development of various infrastructure sectors across the...
Rivers 25 lawmakers: I’m unfazed by Appeal Court ruling, says Fubara
Rivers State Gov. Siminalayi Fubara says he is unperturbed by the July 4 Appeal Court ruling, which reinstated Martin Amaewhule and 24 other...
Road construction: FG now opts for concrete, ditches asphalt—Works Minister
The Federal Government has announced that it intends to switch from asphalt to concrete for highway construction nationwide. The Minister of Works, Engr....
NCAA grounds 10 private jets, withdraws licences
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has temporarily revoked the permits of 10 private jet operators, effectively grounding their non-commercial flight operations. The...
FHC judgment on Rivers lawmakers: Pro-Fubara lawmakers head to Supreme Court
The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and a loyalist of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, Mr. Victor Oko-Jumbo, has confirmed that an...
Samoa agreement will not harm Nigerian interests, FG assures
Minister of Information Mohammed Idris has given assurances that President Bola Tinubu will not sign any international agreement that would harm Nigeria’s interests....
Torrential rains: States, LGs put on high alert as FG predicts more flooding
As the rainy season reaches its peak, the federal government has cautioned states and local governments to prepare adequately for potential flooding, particularly...
Judge ‘gags’ lawyers in Kano emirship case
Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of the Kano State High Court, sitting at the Audu Bako Secretariat, issued a directive on Thursday, prohibiting lawyers...
Court annuls Edo PDP governorship primary election
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday nullified the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship primary election in Edo State, which produced Mr....
Breaking: Rivers crisis: Defected 25 lawmakers win at Appeal Court
The Court of Appeal has nullified an order of the Rivers High Court that stopped 25 members of the State House of Assembly...
Protesters torch INEC office in Benue
A group of youths in Benue State’s Ukum Local Government Area, demonstrating against the surge in banditry, has set fire to the Independent...
