Politics Features

Amaechi-backed APC faction takes Wike-backed faction to the cleaners over alleged disrespect to elders

Amaechi-backed APC faction takes Wike-backed faction to the cleaners over alleged disrespect to elders By Ignatius Chukwu Two political camps in Rivers State have been fighting over every point. Now, it seems to be about need to respect the values of the state by not insulting elders and mentors. Report in BD Sunday shows the

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Renewed Hope Initiative office in PH lambasts FCT Minister for ‘misleading’ statement

The Rivers State Office of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) says its attention has been drawn to what it termed a regrettable and misleading statement issued by the Media Office of the Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It said the statement unjustly attempted to drag the name of the Governor of Rivers

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Rivers professional women league denies walking out on Mrs Tinubu but on Mrs Ibas

• Accuses FCT Minister of spinning a strange narrative Did Rivers women walk out on Mrs Tinubu of Mrs Ibok Ibas? This is a raging question that has been explained by a group women said to be professionals led by Nimi Fiberisima, Esq ( President), Jennifer Boms Wolugbom (Secretary) and Tambari Menete (Director of Publicity).

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Federal Government Declares May 1, 2025, as Public Holiday for Workers’ Day Celebration

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced Thursday, May 1, 2025, as a public holiday to commemorate this year’s Workers’ Day Celebration. The declaration was made by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement issued on Tuesday. In his address, Tunji-Ojo expressed gratitude to workers across the country for their hard work and

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Ijaw Youth Council Denounces Threats from Rivers State Administrator

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has condemned the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, retired Vice Admiral Ibok Ete-Ibas, for his recent threats to target supporters of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The immediate past chairman of the IYC Eastern Zone, Tamuno Kpokpo, expressed strong disapproval of Ete-Ibas’s comments, describing statements about “sweeping powers” as not only

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Port Harcourt City Local Government Administrator Calls for Community Cooperation in Maintaining Security

The administrator of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, Dr. Samuel Kalagbor, has urged residents and business owners to collaborate with him and security agencies in efforts to maintain law and order in the area. This call came during a strategic meeting with the Commissioner of Police, security chiefs, traditional and youth leaders, and other

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PDP Initiates Legal Action Against Delta Governor and Defectors to APC

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced plans to pursue legal proceedings against Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and other prominent stakeholders who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Following a lengthy six-hour closed-door meeting at its national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday, the PDP leadership instructed

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Rivers’ sole administrator warns pro Fubara protester against testing his will

The Senior Special Adviser on Media to the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Hector Igbikiowubo, has said that the gazette imposing emergency rule in the state granted the sole administrator “sweeping powers.”Igbikiowubo warned supporters of the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, urging them to exercise restraint in light of ongoing protests against the state’s sole administrator, Vice

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INEC moves to legalise voting without PVC

The Independent National Electoral Commission has expressed willingness to allow eligible Nigerians without Permanent Voter Cards to vote in the 2027 general elections, but insists that such a move must be backed by legislative amendments. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, told The PUNCH on Wednesday that the commission was committed

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Politics Security

Mutfwang convenes stakeholders’ meeting over Plateau killings

Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau on Monday convened a meeting with critical stakeholders over the recent killings in the state. Speaking at the event, Mutfwang said that the meeting aimed at fashioning out ways of tackling the recurrent attacks and wanton destruction of properties in the state. The governor, who said that the security challenges

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