The Action Peoples Party (APP) has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the just-concluded local government election in Rivers State. The Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) Justice Adolphus Enebeli declared the results on Saturday in Port Harcourt. He said the announcement is suspended in Etche Local Government…
President Bola Tinubu has declared that his main focus is not on the 2027 elections but on improving Nigeria’s economy for its citizens. His comments came during a gathering of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders, including notable figures such as former National Chairman Chief Bisi Akande and several governors, who voiced their support for…
In a coordinated effort, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command, working alongside other security agencies, successfully raided a notorious terrorist camp located in the Ezioha forest, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. During the operation, multiple kidnap victims, including a 69-year-old traditional ruler from the Umuorji Mgbidi community in Oru West…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has warned notorious terrorist kingpin Bello Turji that his days are numbered. Speaking during an Annual International Lecture in Abuja, General Musa emphasized that the ongoing military offensive against terrorists in the North West has caused panic among Turji and his gang. He pointed out that…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven. But he apologised for the comment which he described as…
Suspected arsonists, in the early hours of Saturday, detonated explosives at the state secretariat of the main opposition political party in Rivers State, the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Port Harcourt. Short video clips circulating on social media showed that the incident, suspected to be from dynamites, which damaged the main gate and the security…
Following the incident, NSEMA and other emergency agencies have been on a rescue mission, with 150 persons salvaged. Former President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the boat accident in Niger State. This is contained in a message to the governments of Kwara and Niger, whose citizens were mostly affected. Buhari said:” I am extremely…
The Peoples Democratic Party has dismissed the purported suspension of the South east National vice chairman of the party, Chief Ali Odefa from his ward. In a statement issued by the media director of the party in the zone, Richard Nwafor, the PDP noted that the acclaimed ward executives were hired by opposition party to…
Officials of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) and voters fled for safety when Nigerian police operatives stormed Elekahia Primary School in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, firing teargas. About 21 Hilux patrol vans, carrying heavily armed officers, were seen arriving from Elekahia Road. RSIEC officials, who had just set up for accreditation…
: The Director-General of the Cross River State Lottery and Gaming Agency, Micheal Eja, has revealed that approximately 60 million Nigerians engage in gambling daily. Eja stated this during an event in Abuja, adding that the gambling industry in Nigeria had continued to boom and stands at an estimated N500 billion and N600 billion. The…
