The Rivers State Police Command has unsealed all 23 Local Government Area Secretariats in the state following the election and swearing-in of new chairmen. This was confirmed in a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko earlier on Monday morning. She said the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, CP Mustapha Bala acting on the orders

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to dismiss an application filed by the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, seeking to stop the forfeiture of some properties and monies linked to him. On August 25, 2024, the court authorised the

The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has announced that the office of the First Lady of the State will continue functioning, with Helen Eno Obareki as the coordinator, to immortalize his deceased wife, Patience Eno. Governor Eno announced while receiving the wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, who was on a condolence visit at

President Bola Tinubu has expressed a desire to reshuffle his cabinet. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed this to State House correspondents on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He noted that contrary to insinuations in some quarters, the current government has recorded significant achievements in its quest

Ahead of the imminent cabinet reshuffle by President Bola Tinubu, former spokesperson of Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign 2023, Daniel Bwala, says it is the prerogative of the President to decide ministers that will remain and those that will leave. Bwala, who was a guest on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, The Morning Brief on Thursday, said any other

Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, says she is not worried about the planned reshuffling of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) by President Bola Tinubu. The minister was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. Asked whether she was worried that the President would drop her from his cabinet because of the “controversies”

He now joins the likes of last season’s All-Stars winner Ilebaye Odiniya (Kellyrae on Sunday was crowned the winner of this year’s Nig Brother Naija Season 9, taking home the grand prize of N60 million, an SUV, and other rewards. He pipped fellow housemate Wanni who emerged runer-up and Onyeka. who emerged as the second

Massive consecutive airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs from late Saturday into Sunday, shaking the city and lighting up the sky with red and white flashes for nearly 30 minutes, eyewitnesses reported.  The strikes followed days of Israeli bombardment targeting Hezbollah strongholds in the area, which have been escalating after the killing of the group’s leader,

A 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos for importing large consignment of ‘Canadian Loud’, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis into Nigeria. The suspect was arrested during the inward clearance of passengers on KLM airline flight

Tanzania suspended the online operations of a leading newspaper on Thursday after it released cartoons featuring the president and referencing recent abductions and killings of dissidents. One of the animated videos released online earlier this week by The Citizen showed President Samia Suluhu Hassan watching news broadcasts of dissidents and victims of state repression. Hassan has