Fubara implements Supreme Court judgement, directs council chairpersons to vacate office

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has ordered the 23 Local Government Chairpersons in the state to hand over to heads of local government administration in their domains on Monday, kick-starting the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment. In a statewide broadcast in Port Harcourt on Sunday, he said his government would implement the court […]

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UTME 2025: JAMB registers 1.6 million candidates as registration closes in six days

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that a total of 1,687,860 candidates have registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In its weekly bulletin, the Board noted that the registration figure was achieved over a span of 26 days, with just six days remaining before the registration deadline of 8 […]

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Ex-Lagos PDP governorship candidate, Jandor, dumps party

A former Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party during the 2023 general election, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has dumped the party. He announced his resignation at a press briefing held at Liberty Place, Ikeja, in Lagos on Monday. According to him, his reasons for leaving the party are not unconnected […]

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Rivers assembly gives Fubara 48 hours to submit 2025 budget

Rivers State House of Assembly has given the state governor, Similaya Fubara 48 hours to present the 2025 budget to the lawmakers. The lawmakers made the request during their sitting in Port Harcourt on Monday. On January 2nd, Governor Fubara signed the ₦1.1 trillion 2025 Budget into law after presenting it to lawmakers led by […]

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NNPCL reduces petrol price to N860 per litre, marketers claim

Some retail outlets belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited have adjusted the petrol pump price to N860 per litre. It was observed that while there is no official communication from the NNPCL Retail yet, some stations in Lagos adjusted their pumps to N860 per litre, down from N945 as of Sunday. This comes […]

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Rivers crisis: My removal won’t stop me from existing, says Fubara

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that despite the unceasing antagonism against his administration, the course of governance is irreversible, and victory is assured for the state. Fubara also said the worst that can happen is removing him from office, pointing out that it will neither stop him from existing as a human nor […]

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Obasa returns as Lagos Assembly speaker

Mudashiru Obasa has been returned as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Obasa was reinstated following the resignation of Mojisola Meranda, who stepped down from the role with immediate effect. He was returned as the speaker during Monday’s plenary session. In January, the lawmakers impeached Obasa over multiple allegations, including poor leadership […]

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Aiyedatiwa approves employment of 1,010 secondary school teachers

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved the recruitment of 1,010 teachers for secondary schools in the state as part of efforts to improve the post-primary education sector. His approval fulfills his electoral promise to address the persistent shortage of teachers in public schools. The Governor’s approval came after the completion of the recruitment process […]

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