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Ibas Summons Fubara, Deputy Over Appointments

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (rtd.) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has summoned the suspended Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Dr. Ngozi Ordu, to appear before him at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Friday, April 18. The Special announcement issued on Tuesday, April 15, was signed by the Secretary to the...
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Gov Okpebholo Warns Against Destabilizing Nigeria

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has cautioned the political class against importing mercenaries to destabilize the country ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Governor issued the warning while receiving the President of the Northern Youth Association of Nigeria (NYAN), Godiya Adams Bogoro, and ten other northern youth leaders at the Government House in Benin...
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Osun Leaders Drum Support For Tinubu, Adeleke 

The Osun Leaders of Thought (OLT), a group of influential stakeholders cutting across party lines in Osun State, has declared its support for both President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Ademola Adeleke to complete their second terms in office. Rising from its April meeting held in Ile-Ife, the cradle of the Yoruba people, the group...
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Atiku Blames Tinubu Over Security Failure

Former Nigerian Vice President and Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday expressed sorrow over the recent killings in Plateau and Borno States. Atiku who in reaction to the incessant killings across the country, described the incidents as a reflection of the worsening security situation under President Bola Tinubu’s...
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I’m Not In France To Meet Tinubu – Aregbesola

Former Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has denied reports claiming he is in France to meet with President Bola Tinubu. In a statement signed by his media adviser, Sola Fasure, and made available to New Telegraph in Osogbo, Aregbesola clarified that he is currently in Abuja and has not travelled outside Nigeria. The clarification...
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No Vacancy In Jigawa Gov’t House, Senator Tells Gov Namadi

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Senator Abdulhamid Malam Madori, has declared that regardless of how many people express interest in contesting for the Jigawa State governorship seat, Governor Umar Namadi is assured of a second term in office. Senator Malam Madori, who represents Jigawa North East Senatorial District, emphasized that there...
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PDP Calls For Emergency Rule In Ondo

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has called on Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to address the growing insecurity in parts of the State instead of focusing on what it described as frivolities. Alternatively, the party urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Ondo to curb the incessant killings of...
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Ibas Pouring Petrol On Tinubu’s Fire — Ann-Kio Briggs

Niger Delta human rights activist, Ann-Kio Briggs, on Monday accused the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), of worsening the political crisis he was deployed to resolve. New Telegraph recalls that President Bola Tinubu appointed Ibas, a former Chief of Naval Staff, as the sole administrator in March after he declared a state...
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2027: PDP’ll Meet Its End If Atiku Wins Party Ticket

As the 2027 Presidential election gathered momentum across the country, Chief Bode George, a former Deputy Chairman and member of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has said the party will meet its end if former Vice President Atiku Abubakar secures the party’s 2027 presidential ticket. George, who applauded the PDP governors for...
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Fubara Slams Police Over Teargas Attack On Protesters

…Accuses FG Of Double Standards Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended Governor of Rivers State, has faulted the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over the handling of the anti-emergency rule protesters in Ahoada East, describing the action as a clear case of double standards and an assault on the democratic rights of citizens. New Telegraph had earlier reported...
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