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Rivers Assembly Directs CJ To Probe Fubara

16.01.2026

…Four Lawmakers retrace step, Want Governor Impeached The Rivers State House of Assembly has passed a resolution directing the state’s Chief Judge (CJ) to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, over allegations bordering on gross misconduct. The Speaker of the House, Hon. Martins Amaewhule, who presided over the plenary on Friday, gave...

Borno ADC Vows To Take Over From APC, Condemns Attacks On Members

16.01.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC), Borno State chapter, has vowed to take over power from the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), both at the state and the national level. The State Transition Chairman of the ADC, Alhaji Ali Wurge, stated this at a press briefing held at the state Secretariat in Maiduguri on Friday. He...

Public Analysts Fault Atiku’s Son Defection To APC

16.01.2026

…Say Atiku should go for proof of fatherhood Some public affairs analysts have faulted the defection of Abba Abubakar, son of the former Vice President and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate in 2023, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, into the All Progressives Congress (APC). Comrade Bello Osaretin Elmikado, a political alchemist, Public affairs analyst and Convener,...

NEC Moves To Boost Non-Oil Revenue, Deepen Engagement With Stakeholders

16.01.2026

…as Cross River Governor Chairs Bi-Partisan Committee On Legacy Projects The National Economic Council (NEC) has resolved to deepen engagement with stakeholders to boost non-oil revenues in line with the economic blueprint of the administration of President Bola Tinubu. This came just as Chairman of the Council, Vice President Kashim Shettima, called for an accelerated...

Group Warns Rivers CJ Against Playing Into Hands Of State Assembly

16.01.2026

The Africa Centre for Democracy and Leadership (ACDL) has issued a strong warning to the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi, about the critical need for judicial independence amid the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Governor Prof. Ngozi Odu. The group’s intervention comes at a pivotal moment, as the...

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Aminu Lamido Over $40,000

16.01.2026

On Friday, Nigeria’s Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by Aminu Sule Lamido, son of former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, challenging his conviction for failing to declare $40,000 cash and making a false foreign currency declaration at the airport. In a unanimous decision delivered by a five-member panel of the apex court, all three...

Supreme Court Approves Trial Of Lamido

16.01.2026

The Supreme Court on Friday said the trial of former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, his two sons and other defendants over alleged ₦1.35 billion fraud should proceed before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The Apex Court gave this directive in two unanimous judgments delivered by a five-member panel in appeals filed by the Economic...

Rivers Lawmakers Say Impeachment of Fubara, Deputy Will

16.01.2026

The Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday maintained that the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, will proceed. Describing the move as a necessary step to resolve the ongoing political crisis in the state, the State Assembly insisted that the impeachment process was constitutional and formed part of their...

87th Birthday: Oyebanji Celebrates Bisi Akande

16.01.2026

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has congratulated former Osun State Governor, Chief Bisi Akande, on his 87th birthday, describing him as a rare gift to Nigeria whose virtues should be emulated by all and sundry. The Governor, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode, eulogised Chief Akande for his selfless...

Osun APC Greets Bisi Akande At 87

16.01.2026

…Describes Him As Political Compass The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has felicitated the first interim National Chairman of the party, Chief AbdulKareem Bamidele Adebisi Akande, on his 87th birthday anniversary, describing him as a repository of the ingredients of progressive politics in Nigeria. According to the State Chairman of the...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

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 who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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