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Wike Confirms Political Truce In Rivers As Fubara Returns

Following the reinstatement of the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that he bears no grudges against him. Wike, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today, revealed that he would not converse with a person he has not forgiven. This was...
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Kaduna Gov Pledges To Avoid Debt Amid Ongoing Project

Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has assured residents of the state that his administration will not resort to borrowing for project execution, vowing to complete all ongoing and inherited projects within his tenure without incurring new debts. Governor Sani made this pledge on Thursday at the groundbreaking of a 16.5-kilometre Asphalt road connecting Kayarda...
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Court Halts Edo LG By-Elections Over PDP Suit

An Edo State High Court has restrained the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) and the state government from conducting planned local government by-elections in 59 wards across the state. The ruling was delivered on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, by Justice Mary E. Itsueli, sitting as a vacation judge, following an ex-parte motion filed by...
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PANDEF Hails Restoration Of Democracy In Rivers

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the apex socio-political organization representing the South-South geopolitical zone, on Thursday welcomed the lifting of the state of emergency in Rivers State. While the forum had earlier expressed strong reservations about the emergency rule, it commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for restoring democratic governance in the state, describing the...
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Rivers Assembly To Probe Ibas’ Spending As Sole Administrator

The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule, has announced its readiness to investigate the six-month administration of Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, who served as sole administrator during the state’s political crisis. The lawmakers resumed sitting on Thursday at the conference hall inside the legislative quarters, following the lifting of emergency rule...
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Mbah’s Second Tenure Done Deal, Say Stakeholders

The people of Nkanu East Local Government Area, Enugu State, have declared Governor Peter Mbah’s reelection in 2027 a “done deal,” citing what they described as his superlative performance in just two years. They made the declaration at Amagunze, headquarters of Nkanu East, during the grand finale of a statewide sensitisation campaign on the ongoing...
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Fubara Absent As Supporters Flood P’Harcourt

Hundreds of supporters of Governor Siminalayi Fubara were left disappointed on Thursday after they stormed the Government House, Port Harcourt, in solidarity with the governor following his reinstatement by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The supporters, dressed mostly in white, arrived in busloads from the state’s 23 local government areas. Many first converged at Isaac Boro...
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Obi Warns Democracy Is Dying In Nigeria

Former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has warned that democracy in Nigeria is under serious threat, arguing that it no longer serves the people or holds leaders accountable. Obi made the remarks in Accra, Ghana, during the 2025 Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Annual Democracy Dialogue, themed “What Makes Democracy Die?” held on September 17. He...
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