The Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly, on Sunday, asked Governor Siminalayi Fubara to channel his invitation to the members properly and not through social media. The reaction followed the invitation to the Assembly to a meeting with the governor at the Government House, on Monday (today). Fubara, through the Secretary to the State […]
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By Promise Chizara Agriculture has always been the backbone of human civilisation. From the dawn of time, the shift from hunting and gathering to farming marked a turning point in our history. Today, as Nigeria faces mounting food insecurity, climate change, and economic challenges, we stand on the cusp of another agricultural revolution—one driven by […]
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The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party intensifies, as the camp of the former Rivers State Governor and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, rejects the South-South Zonal Caretaker Committee announced by the National Working Committee. The PDP National Vice Chairman for the South-South, Dan Orbih, along with another leader from Wike’s camp who preferred to remain […]
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Catholic bishops in Nigeria have raised the alarm over a looming national crisis, warning that worsening youth unemployment and widespread frustration with governance could push the country towards chaos. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 first plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday, the clerics urged political leaders […]
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The National President of the Alumni Association, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Mr Bolaji Oladeji has described as very cheering the decision of the federal government to take over TASUED as a federal institution. The Alumni in a statement on Monday said that this federal government’s decision as approved by President Bola Tinubu would […]
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Nigeria’s petrol imports surged in 2024, doubling despite an increase in domestic refining capacity, highlighting the country’s continued reliance on imported fuel. The latest data from the foreign trade statistics report of the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the cost of petrol imports rose by 105.3 per cent to N15.42tn in 2024 from the […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as a desperate attempt to cover up allegations of sexual harassment against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, described the suspension without an open investigation into her claims against the Senate […]
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The political crisis in Rivers State took a new turn on Sunday as Governor Siminalayi Fubara invited the Amaewhule-led members of the House of Assembly to a meeting. This was contained in a letter issued in Port Harcourt on Sunday by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, and sent to newsmen. The […]
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio to immediately reverse the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. It described it as “patently unlawful” and a violation of her right to freedom of expression. Natasha was suspended for six months last week following allegations of “speaking without permission” and refusing to […]
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The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed the much-anticipated National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party, which was earlier scheduled for Wednesday, March 13. It has now been shifted to May 13, 2023. An announcement to this effect was signed by the party’s National Secretary, Rt. Hon. S.K.E […]
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