Spotlight: Will Trump Sanctions Force Nigeria to Confront Its Insecurity?
There is a restlessness in the air, an unease that clings to the streets of Nigeria like the harmattan dust -thick, stifling, inescapable. A nation on the brink groans under…
Suspension Of Fubara, Others Unconstitutional – NBA
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has added its voice to the condemnation of the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and all the members of the House…
Tinubu Approves Board Members For NISO
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed executive and non-executive board members for the newly established Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO). Dr. Adesegun Olugbade is the board chairman, while Engineer Abdu…
Emergency Rule: AGF Blames Fubara, Defends Tinubu, Wike
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, on Wednesday, fingered the suspended Governor of Rivers State Siminalayi Fubara for being responsible for the political crisis in the oil-rich…
Exclusive: Why Tinubu Gave Obasa a Lifeline After Removal As Speaker
Contrary to beliefs that all is now well with the Lagos State House of Assembly following a recent mediation by President Bola Tinubu, Searchng.ng nigeriansearch engine can report that the…
Ibas Resumes As Rivers Sole Administrator As Fubara Moves Out
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, the sole administrator of Rivers State. The Attorney General of the Federation and Justice Minister, Prince Lateef Fagbemi,…
Tinubu Under Fire For Suspending Governor Fubara, Others
The suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, his Deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu, and the State’s legislature by President Bola Tinubu has resulted in heavy criticism by Nigerians and…
Tinubu Appoints Vice Admiral Ibas As Administrator For Rivers
Amid the political tension in Rivers State, President Bola Tinubu has appointed Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) as administrator in the oil-rich South-South state. Ibas was Nigeria’s Chief of Naval…
Tinubu Declares State Of Emergency In Rivers, suspends Fubara, House of Assembly
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening declared a state of emergency in Rivers State following the continued political crisis in the state. Just before a broadcast by the President, two…
Full Text:Tinubu’s Declaration Of State Of Emergency In Rivers State
Fellow Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding the political crisis in Rivers State. Like many of you, I have watched with concern the…
Days After Meeting Tinubu, Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate Joins APC
A few days after he met with President Bola Tinubu in Aso Rock, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Adediran was the…
Rivers Assembly Commences Impeachment Of Gov. Fubara
The Rivers State House of Assembly has begun an impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara days after speculations and confirmation by some members that the latter would be removed from office.…
SERAP Sues Akpabio Over Natasha’s Suspension
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a suit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the failure to reverse the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. SERAP alleged that the…
Atiku backs Lagos corper facing threats over viral video
Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed support for a Lagos-based National Youth Service Corps member, Ushie Uguamaye, also known as Raye, who claimed to have received threats after her viral…
Exclusive: Trump, Elon Musk Plan Nuclear Power Investments in Nigeria’s Energy Sector
Despite objections from top ranking officials at the US State Department and the Department of Energy (DOE), and without any input from Nigerians who will bear the brunt of any…
Rivers’ LG Poll: INEC Releases Updated Voters’ Register
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the updated register of voters in Rivers State, along with the list of registered political parties in Nigeria, ahead of the forthcoming…
IGP Orders Posting Of Seven AIGs, 18 CPs
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate posting of Seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to various strategic offices and the posting of eighteen Commissioners of Police…
Fubara Locked Out Of Rivers Assembly Complex
A drama ensued at the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex on Wednesday when Governor Siminalayi Fubara arrived at the quarters but the entrance gate locked. Our correspondents observed that…
Spotlight: The Silent Genocide Unfolding in Ogoni Land
The air in Ogoniland is thick with despair. The rivers, once teeming with fish, now carry the stench of crude oil. The farmlands, once lush and fertile, lie barren, poisoned…
Nasir El-Rufai Dumps APC, Joins SDP
The immediate-past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress and defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). In a statement he issued on…