FG Bars Acting Vice-Chancellors From Contesting For Substantive Positions
The Federal Government has announced that, henceforth, an acting Vice-Chancellor of a university will not be eligible to contest for the position of substantive Vice-Chancellor while still holding the acting…
FG Urges Public To Disregard Social Media Claims On Appointment Bias, Reaffirms Equity
The Federal Government has dismissed recent claims suggesting imbalance and favouritism in federal appointments, reaffirming the Bola Tinubu administration’s commitment to equity, fairness, and national unity. In a statement issued…
Ex-LG Chair Claims Rivers Sole Administrator Appointed Wike’s First Cousin To Local Government Commission
The former chairman of Omuma Local Government Area, Promise Reginald, has accused the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Étè Ibas (retd.), of bias and illegality in the discharge…
INEC Chairman Yakubu Confirms Departure Later This Year At ECONEC Meeting In Gambia
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has hinted at his upcoming departure from the Commission. Yakubu made the disclosure on Thursday while speaking in Banjul,…
Court Dismisses Abba Kyari’s No-Case Submission, Orders Defence In Drug Trafficking Trial
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, dismissed the no-case submission filed by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and his co-defendants. In its ruling, the court ordered…
FG To Impose $15 Daily Fine On Expatriates Who Overstay Nigerian Visas, Effective August
The Federal Government has announced stricter immigration penalties, warning that expatriates who overstay their visas beyond six months will face a five-year entry ban, while overstaying for one year will…
Intruder Shot While Attempting To Scale Fence At VP Shettima’s Borno Home
An attempt to break into the Maiduguri residence of Vice President Kashim Shettima in the early hours of Wednesday was foiled by security operatives in Borno State. The Vice President’s…
Senator Ndume Urges Tinubu To Declare Emergency On Economy And Security, Not Rivers State
Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Nigeria’s security and economy sectors, not in Rivers State. Ndume…
“Cannot Endorse Unconstitutional Governance”: NBA Moves Annual Conference From Rivers To Enugu, Citing “Unconstitutional” Sole Administrator
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced a major change in plans for its 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC), relocating the highly anticipated event from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to…
“Sole Administrator Overstepping Constitutional Boundaries” — Oko-Jaja SAN Warns Of Dire Consequences, Provoking The People
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Lawrence Oko-Jaja, has issued a stern warning to Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, accusing him of overstepping constitutional…