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Political tensions resurfaced in Rivers State on Monday as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, publicly addressed remarks made by the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, concerning developments within the state. Speaking during a thank-you visit to Oyigbo Local Government Area, Wike, a former governor of Rivers…
In separate letters read at plenary, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has requested legislative confirmation for 21 nominees to the boards of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), in line with the Petroleum Industry Act. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Special…
Proceedings in a terrorism financing case involving senior Bauchi State officials took a decisive turn on Monday as the Federal High Court in Abuja refused bail for the defendants, opting instead to fast-track the trial. Justice Emeka Nwite declined the bail application filed by the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, and three other…
The lights at Old Trafford dimmed a little darker this morning as Manchester United confirmed what had become inevitable: Ruben Amorim’s ill-fated experiment had reached its conclusion. Fourteen months. Sixty-three matches. Twenty-four victories. A tenure that promised revolution delivered only regression, culminating in United’s worst Premier League campaign in living memory and a breakdown so…
Benibo Anabraba, Secretary to the Rivers State Government, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), according to sources familiar with the development. Anabraba communicated his decision in a letter dated January 5, 2026, which was addressed to the PDP Chairman of Ward 1 in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area. In the letter, he…
The political realignment unfolding in Rivers State gathered further momentum on Sunday as Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), reinforcing the ruling party’s expanding grip on the state’s political structure. Odu completed her registration at her polling unit in Akabuka, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, where she was received by party…
Manchester United have brought Ruben Amorim’s tenure to an abrupt end, with the club opting for a managerial reset amid escalating internal tensions less than a year and a half after his appointment. The decision, confirmed by the club on Monday, followed what senior figures described as an irreparable collapse in working relationships behind the…