Fresh Protests Rock Rivers Over Emergency Rule, Fubara’s Suspension
This latest demonstration, following a similar protest on Monday, saw women from all 23 local government areas march with placards condemning what they called the “illegal” imposition of a Sole Administrator and the silencing of dissenting voices. They also called for the removal of Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, over alleged police […]
Rivers Gov’t Demands N300m Refund as NBA Relocates Conference to Enugu
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has faulted the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for relocating its 2025 Annual General Conference from Port Harcourt to Enugu, describing the reasons given as “misleading and uncharitable.” In a statement issued Monday by his media aide, Hector Igbikiowubo, Ibas stated that while the NBA […]
Women Rally in Port Harcourt in Support of State of Emergency
Hundreds of women marched through Port Harcourt on Monday in a show of support for the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. Dressed in white, the women assembled at the Garrison Bus Stop in the city centre at 8 a.m. and proceeded along Aba Road, singing solidarity songs in support of the […]
30 States to Tackle Flood Threat as FG Issues Alert
Ahead of the 2025 rainy season, Nigerian states have begun implementing measures to curb expected heavy flooding that may impact at least 1,249 communities in 176 local government areas across 30 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The Federal Government, through the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, issued the […]
Eedris Abdulkareem Blasts NBC for Banning ‘Tell Your Papa’
Veteran Nigerian rapper Eedris Abdulkareem has criticised the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over its decision to ban his latest single, ‘Tell Your Papa’, from being aired on radio and television stations nationwide. In a memo dated April 9, 2025, the NBC declared the song “Not To Be Broadcast” for violating Section 3.1.8 of the Nigeria […]
NBC Bans Eedris Abdulkareem’s ‘Tell Your Papa’
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has officially banned the airing of the new song ‘Tell Your Papa’ by veteran rapper Eedris Abdulkareem on radio and television stations across Nigeria. In a memo dated April 9, 2025, signed by Susan Obi, Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, the NBC declared the song “Not To Be Broadcast (NTBB)” […]
Rivers Sole Administrator Appoints LG Bosses Despite Court Order
Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, has appointed administrators for all 23 Local Government Areas in the state, despite a Federal High Court order reportedly restraining him from doing so. The court order, issued on Tuesday by Justice Adam Muhammed in Port Harcourt, followed a suit filed by the PILEX […]
11 PDP Governors Ask Supreme Court to Stop Rivers Emergency Rule
Eleven governors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have filed a suit at the Supreme Court challenging President Bola Tinubu’s powers to suspend a democratically elected state government. The suit also contests the President’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and the appointment of a sole administrator to oversee the state’s affairs. […]
US Imports $643M Worth of Nigerian Goods in Two Months – Report
The United States imported $643.1 million worth of goods from Nigeria in the first two months of 2025, a 32% decline compared to the same period in 2024, according to data from the US International Trade Commission. The drop comes just before a new 14% tariff policy—effective April 9—by the Trump administration, raising concerns over […]
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan Sues Colleague for N5bn Over Defamation
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has filed a N5 billion defamation lawsuit against Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi of Ebonyi North Central over alleged damaging remarks made during a live interview. Filed at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja through her lawyer, Michael Numa, the suit accuses Nwaebonyi of calling her a “gold digger, […]
