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Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has designated his daughter, Helen Eno-Obareki, as the Acting First Lady of the state. The announcement came during a condolence visit by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and other dignitaries in Uyo on Friday, October 4, weeks after the passing of the governor’s wife, Pastor Patience Eno. […]

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has responded to recent allegations made by the Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency Siminalayi Fubara, against the Office of the Inspector-General of Police and the NPF. In an official statement, the NPF clarified its position and addressed the Governor’s claims. According to the statement, a subsisting Federal High Court […]

*Demands Investigation Into Alleged Police Attempt To Cart Away Election Materials The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned the Rivers State Police Command’s statement indicating that they will not provide security during the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, October 5, 2024. The NBA described the police’s stance as an “unfortunate abdication of responsibility […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has disclosed that it sold a total sum of $543.5m at the rate of N1,540 and N1,580 to authorised dealers banks between September 6 and September 30, 2024. This amount is the equivalent of N844.92bn in naira. The CBN disclosed this in a statement signed by the Director, Financial Markets […]

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has stated that the embattled Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, remains impeached. Obaseki made this statement on Friday in reaction to a comment credited to Shaibu, warning Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to guard against attempts by political appointees to loot government properties. In a […]

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana has written to the police authorities over the local government election scheduled to be held in Rivers State on Saturday, October 5, 2024. The Rivers State Government and the police command in the state have been at loggerheads with the latter saying it would not provide security […]

President Bola Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second-highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, revealed this in a statement he signed on Friday night, titled, ‘President Tinubu […]

The eight branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Rivers State have issued a joint press statement regarding the upcoming local government elections scheduled for Saturday, October 5th, 2024. The chairmen of the NBA branches stressed the legitimacy of the elections and encouraged peaceful participation from all eligible voters. In the statement, the NBA […]

The Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy has asked the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) to punish lawyers who attack the integrity and character of Judges and the judiciary of the country. This is as the Center warned a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere and a professor of Law, Prof. Chidi […]

A court trying a French man charged with enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily drugged wife ruled on Friday that the public could be present when video evidence is screened, reversing an earlier decision. Lawyers for the victim, Gisele Pelicot — ex-wife of the main accused, Dominique Pelicot — hailed as a “victory” […]

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the people of Rivers State to firmly assert their constitutional rights by coming out enmasse to vote in the Saturday, October 5, 2024 local Ggvernment area election across the State. The PDP insisted that the right to civil control of democratic activities in Rivers […]

Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State inaugurated six newly appointed judges of the State High Court on Thursday in a swearing-in ceremony held at the Cocoa Conference Hall of the Governor’s Office in Akure. The newly sworn-in judges are Hon. Justices Adebisi Williams Daomi, Adeola Olufunke Adegoroye, Justinah Ojufisintei Kpemi, Happiness Inumidun Demehin-Ogunbayo, Wumi […]