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By Omeiza Ajayi, Dan Abia & Davies Ihemnachor PORT Harcourt — THE political crisis in Rivers State took a dangerous turn, yesterday, as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike, downplayed reported threats by some Ijaw-linked militant groups to blow up crude oil pipelines and hold the nation to ...

Minister of Works, David Umahi. By Damilola Aina The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has disclosed that 52 per cent of the ongoing road construction projects initiated by the current administration are concentrated in Northern Nigeria. He commended President Bola Tinubu for approving the necessary funding and providing leadership for the ...

Honorable Ogbara during the press briefing in New York on Wednesday. Photo: Channels By Okiki Adeduyite The Nigerian Senate has defended its decision to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan before the Inter-Parliamentary Union, stating that her suspension was not related to allegations of sexual harassment but due to gross misconduct. Speaking before ...

By Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis The camp of Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed the authority of the Inter-Parliamentary Union to compel him to appear before its panel over the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the National Assembly. Akpabio’s media aide, Eseme Eyiboh, made this known in an exclusive interview with The ...

By Uthman Salami A subcontractor for TikTok, Teleperformance Kenya, has denied claims that it barred a Nigerian content moderator, Ladi Olubunmi, from travelling to Nigeria before her death. PUNCH Metro learnt from ABC News on Wednesday that Olubunmi’s decomposing body was discovered in her apartment last week, three days after she ...

By Adeyinka Adedipe The Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that four members of the Edo State House of Assembly received N200m each as inducement to defect to the All Progressives Congress. The lawmakers— Donald Okugbe (Akoko Edo Constituency II), Bright Iyamu (Orhionmwon South Constituency II), Richard Edosa (Oredo West Constituency), and ...

This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on August 27, 2024 shows rescuers in action on a site of a heavily damaged hotel following an air attack in Kryvyi Rig. – Ukraine said on August 27, 2024, that its air defence systems had downed five missiles ...

Governor Fubara in light green T-Shirt and cap at the Rivers State House of Assembly quarters in Port Harcourt on Thursday By Dennis Naku An elder statesman and member of the Rivers State Elders and Leaders Forum, Anabs Sara-Igbehas, has condemned the action of lawmakers of the Rivers State House of ...

President Bola Tinubu A meeting between President Bola Tinubu and members of the Lagos State House of Assembly is currently underway at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaker Mudashiru Obasa arrived at about 2:50 pm, while his colleagues had earlier arrived in two coaster buses for the closed-door meeting. Sources say ...

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he is ready to re-present the 2025 budget to the state House of Assembly whenever the lawmakers are prepared. Fubara stated this on Wednesday while speaking to residents of Khana Local Government Area during the commissioning of health facilities. This came shortly after ...