Rivers state governor Siminalaye Fubara was absent at a luncheon hosted by his predecessor Nyeson Wine in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Sunday His absence left many to wonder if the two men will ever become friends again The crisis between the two men prompted the intervention of president Bola Tinubu but the relationship…

Ahead of next month’s governorship primary of the PDP in Edo State, Deputy Governor, Comrade Phillip Shaibu held a consultative meeting with the seven PDP Local Government Area women leaders in Edo South Senatorial district. The strategic meeting, at the instance of the PDP Edo South Senatorial woman leader, Rev. Pat West-Irabor, was held in…

The Delta State Police Command has released its timetable for the screening of Delta Indigene into the police force. In a release signed by the Command’s image maker, DSP Bright Edafe, the screening is scheduled to be held from January 8 to January 29, 2024, starting at 0700hrs daily”. The statement urges applicants to visit…

The Nigeria Labour Congress has raised a team to negotiate with the government for a new Minimum wage for workers This follows the promise made by President Bola Tinubu in his New Year address that his administration will implement a “national living wage” this year. The subsisting minimum wage, negotiated in 2018, expires in April…

Brazil are looking for a permanent coach after parting ways with interim head coach Fernando Diniz Diniz, who had a one-year contract, was in charge for six qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, losing three, drawing one and winning two. Brazil are in the sixth and final automatic qualifying place in South America for the…

US singer Michael Bolton says he is recovering from an operation to remove a brain tumour. The 70-year-old star said on Instagram that he was diagnosed late last year and needed immediate surgery. He said: “Thanks to my incredible medical team, the surgery was a success. I am now recuperating at home and surrounded by…

Hollywood stars are gearing up for the Golden Globe Awards, after a huge year for cinema which saw Barbie and Oppenheimer dominate the box office. Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things and Past Lives are among the other nominees at the ceremony, which takes place in Los Angeles. Succession, The Crown and The Last…

Israeli Military authorities say it has “completed the dismantling” of Hamas’s command structure in the northern Gaza Strip. Army spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters that Palestinian militants are now operating in the area only sporadically and “without commanders”. He said Israel had killed around 8,000 militants in north Gaza. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are…

Two groups, the Conscience of Progressive Change (CPC) and Ondo Elites Assembly (OEA), have taken a swipe at Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State for not receiving the remains of late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu at the airport They condemned the governor’s absence at the airport where the late Akeredolu’s body was received, describing it as…

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has urged the embattled Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, to tender her resignation and submit herself for investigation by the EFCC HURIWA made this call following the Federal Government’s ongoing N44.8 Billion Fraud investigation in NSIPA as it involved the public fund she allegedly deposited…