10 killed, 30 suffer burns as another truck explodes in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Emergency Management Department, FEMD, has confirmed that 10 persons lost their lives in the Wednesday evening truck explosion that occurred at Karu bridge, along…
JUST IN: Over 30 reportedly shot, houses razed in Osun communal clash
At least 30 residents have been shot in a fresh communal clash between Ifon in Orolu local government and Ilobu in Irepodun council area of Osun State. It was gathered…
Makinde faults Rivers emergency rule, PDP govs head to court
Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde has condemned the declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State. He also stated Governors elected under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party…
Emergency rule: Ijaw to meet, decide on options for self-determination – INC president
Tuesday’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu has rekindled the quest for self-determination by the Ijaw ethnic nationality in the Niger Delta.…
Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai form coalition against Tinubu, APC kicks
The 2023 presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, along with former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, have announced the…
Court rejects EFCC’s request to file additional evidence against Emefiele
A high court of the federal capital territory (FCT) in Maitama has dismissed an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking to file additional proof of…
Okpebholo distances self from south-south governors’ call for lifting of emergency rule
Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, has dissociated himself from the position of the South-South Governors’ forum on the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers state. On Thursday…
Fubara denies involvement in attacks on oil facilities in Rivers
Nelson Chukwudi, the chief press secretary (CPS) to Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers, says his principal has no hands in the attacks on oil installations in the…
Ibok-Ete Ibas takes over as Rivers administrator, says no room for lawlessness
Ibok-Ete Ibas, the sole administrator of Rivers, says his leadership will not condone anyone who seeks to sabotage the peace and stability of the state. Speaking on Thursday during…
Akpabio said ‘my waist’ would make ‘good movements’, Natasha Akpoti alleges
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, has alleged that Senate President Godswill Akpabio repeatedly threw suggestive and lewd comments her way. Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended from the senate on March…
