There was uneasy calm in Rivers State yesterday as residents went about their normal business even as the security situation remained tense in some strategic parts of the state. Heavily armed police men were deployed to forestall possible breakdown of Read more…
From Ismail Omipidan, Romanus Ugwu, Ndubuisi Orji, Sola Ojo, Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja, Tony Osauzo, Benin, Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa and Tony John, Port Harcourt Outrage, anger and condemnations have trailed National Assembly’s ratification of the declaration of emergency rule imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Read more…
STATEHOUSE PRESS STATEMENT President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday lauded the National Assembly for its decisive and patriotic ratification of the State of Emergency proclamation in Rivers State, a critical step to restoring stability after a protracted political crisis that Read more…
By Uzo Ugwunze Anambra state government has reiterated its commitment to fighting all forms of crime and criminality in the State through the instrumentality of the Agunechemba security initiative. Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor gave the assurance at Stakeholders Read more…
The Russian military has said that it had to shoot down its own drones to fulfill President Vladimir Putin’s order to halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The president gave the order as a result of discussions with his US Read more…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Alhaji Sirajo Mohammed Jaja, the Accountant General of Bauchi State, for his alleged involvement in a N70 billion fraud. The arrest, which took place in Abuja on Wednesday, also Read more…
The proposal by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas could mean a doubling of EU military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia’s invasion as the bloc and its members gave some 20 billion euros in 2024. Italy and Read more…
Former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for declaring state of emergency in River State. Tinubu’s action was triggered by the political crisis that has been rocking the state for months. Fani-Kayode in a statement Read more…
Another explosion has occurred at a pipeline manifold in Omwawriwa community, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The explosion, which was recorded on Tuesday evening, comes just hours after a similar incident rocked the Trans Niger Pipeline operated by Read more…
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, citing a prolonged political crisis, constitutional breaches, and rising insecurity. In a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday evening, Tinubu announced the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Read more…
The Senate has received a request from President Bola Tinubu for the confirmation of six nominees as Chairman and members of the Board of Directors of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). In a letter addressed to Senate President Read more…
The US has reportedly launched new airstrikes targeting the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah after the leader of the Houthi movement, Sayyed Abdul Malik al-Houthi, delivered a fiery speech condemning the attacks and threatening direct military action against American naval Read more…