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Dakuku Peterside ex- APC governorship candidate criticizes Gov. Wike over alleged failure to pay NECO fees, employ more teachers in Rivers

#RiversRerun: Peterside calls for improved security

Dr Dakuku Peterside, Director-General, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), said insecurity had remained a major challenge to free…

Kogi CJ releases mother, son incarcerated over N4,000 theft

The Chief Judge of Kogi, Justice Nasir Ajanah, on Saturday unconditionally released a middle aged mother, Ajaratu Ibrahim and her…

#RiversRerun: INEC suspends polls in Andoni, Bonny, Gokana

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended elections in Andoni, Bonny, Gokana, and Abuah-Odua LGAs due to irregularities. The…

#RiversRerun: Wike expresses displeasure at INEC

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has expressed satisfaction with the security situation in the state as the people vote…

Lotto firm creates over 30,000 jobs across Nigeria

The Winners Golden Chance Lotto has created over 30,000 jobs across Nigeria, its Managing Director, Mr Charles Atta, has said.…

#RiversRerun: INEC dismisses Wike’s allegations of fake result sheets

The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied claims by the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike that fake result sheets are…
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Gunmen kill six in Zamfara

The Nigerian police in Zamfara state on Saturday confirmed that nine persons were killed at Fanteka Village in Daraga District…

#RiversRerun: Security checks reduce voter turnout

The parliamentary re-run election on Saturday in Rivers was characterised by low turnout of voters, especially in Port Harcourt and…

#RiversRerun: Vehicle set ablaze as APC, PDP clash in Eleme

A vehicle has been set ablaze in Alode, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers over disagreement between members of the…

Buhari sets up N3bn National Research Fund

President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government has set up a N3 billion National Research Fund. Buhari made the disclosure…

#RiversRerun: Wike satisfied with security situation

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has expressed satisfaction with the security situation in the state as the people vote to…

#RiversReRun poll: Voters commend electoral exercise

Many voters in Saturday’s re-run legislative poll in Rivers on Saturday commended the electoral process, describing it as hitch-free. Mr…

Four dead, 20 injured in Istanbul suicide attack

A suicide bombing rocked a major shopping street in Istanbul on Saturday, killing four people and wounding 20 others just…

Rivers Rerun: Wike says INEC not prepared

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that INEC was not prepared for the re-run elections…

#RiversRerun: Situation in polling units calm – Police

The police in Rivers have said that there has not been any adverse security report in the on-going re-run legislative…
Aisha Alhassan also known as Mama Taraba

Aisha Alhassan reacts to gender parity bill

Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Alhassan has noted that she received the rejection of the Gender and…
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Sex Tape: Hulk Hogan awarded $115m

A Florida jury on Friday awarded Hulk Hogan $115 million with the possibility of more after finding the Gawker website…

#RiversRerun: Accreditation, voting begin

By Okafor Ofiebor At Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area : voting commenced at 10:00 am at Omoku Ward 4. That is…

We can’t condone teachers’ negligence in Lagos anymore – Ogunyemi

Eromosele Ebhomele The chairman of the House Committee on Education of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Lanre Ogunyemi, has…
President Lula da Silva of Brazil cancels planned trip to upcoming BRICS Summit after sustaining a bruise to the head in a domestic accident

Corruption: Supreme Court strips Lula of cabinet job

A supreme court judge in Brazil ruled on Friday that Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should be stripped of a…

FlyDubai jet crashes in Russia, all 62 on board dead

A passenger jet has crashed in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, killing all 55 passengers and seven crew on…
APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, says the party is ready to accommodate former Kano governor Rabiu Kwankwaso.

My disagreement with Kwankwaso, an ‘in-house’ affair – Ganduje

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has spoken for the first about his political row with his mentor and former…
Enugu Police

Bloody Rivers: Another security personnel killed

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A security personnel was killed when a joint security team consisting of the army, police and DSS…
Orji Uzor Kalu

N5b fraud: Orji Uzor Kalu fails to stop trial

Former governor of Abia state, Orji Kalu on Friday finally failed in his bid to stop his trial on 107-count…

#RiversRerun: PDP posts fake photos of APC transporting money

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday described the photos posted by the Peoples Democratic Party to indict APC of…

BREAKING: APC leader abducted in Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hours to National and Rivers State Assembly rerun election, gunmen have abducted a chieftain of the All…
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Amaechi vs Wike or APC vs PDP? The die is cast

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The rerun election in Nigeria’s Rivers state is a few hours away. On the surface, it is…

Army kills 35 bandits, arrests 38 in northwest Nigeria

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Nigeria Army, Major Gen. Adeniyi Oyebade, on Friday said no fewer than 35…

Rivers Rerun: Restraining military presence attracts condemnation

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Condemnation has trailed the decision of Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt to restrain the…

FG to prioritise reform, re-orientation of police force – Osinbajo

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has promised that the Federal Government would prioritise the reform, re-orientation and re-equipment of…