Crime
Rivers State’s Political Chess Game: The Supreme Court, Fubara’s Counterattack, and Nigeria’s Looming Democratic Crisis
The Supreme Court ruling must have felt like the final whistle to Wike’s camp. His loyalists likely popped champagne, thinking the game was over. “We got him!” they must have cheered, in the same way Abuja politicians celebrate winning party primaries, by spraying crisp mint Naira notes. But did anyone remind them that Rivers…
Police Arrest Three International Bank Cheques ‘Forgers’, Celebrities Impersonators
Operatives attached to the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 2, Onikan, Lagos, have arrested three suspects with alleged specialty in forging cheques of international banks. The suspects, the police said, were also notorious for impersonating foreign celebrities. Innocent Odumosor, 27, Ajie Samuel Chukwudi, 31, and Godwin Divine, 19, were arrested at their…
RIVERS COMMISSIONERS, RSIEC TAKE AMAEWHULE-LED ASSEMBLY TO COURT OVER PLOT TO DERAIL APPOINTMENTS, LGA ELECTIONS
The Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly’s plot to nullify Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s appointment of 19 commissioners has become the subject of litigation at the Rivers State High Court. The commissioners, whose appointments were approved by four lawmakers loyal to Governor Fubara, have filed a suit seeking to restrain the Assembly from declaring…
IBB Memoir: Is the Cat Getting Out of the Bag?
BY Prof. M. K. Othman I love reading biographies, but I love autobiographies the most for obvious reasons—an actor shares his perspective on his actions, inactions, and covert and overt situations. However, the risk of reading autobiographies lies in the potential for biased opinions, sugar-coated narratives, and historical distortions. I have not read the…
BINANCE BRIBERY ALLEGATION: Civil Organization Queries House’s Hasty Defense, Calls For Investigation
HallowMace Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting democracy, transparency, and good governance has expressed deep concern over the recent response of the House of Representatives to the bribery allegations made by Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s head of financial crime compliance. The organization in a press statement e-sign by his Executive Director,Sunny Anderson Osiebe and made…
FULANI ATTACK: Ado Local Government Council Chairman Commiserates with Gunshot Victims in Otukpo, Demands Justice
The Chairman of Ado Local Government Council, Hon. Engr. Oche Sunday Oche, yesterday, visited a victim of a recent gunshot incident in Asa Otukpo, expressing deep sympathy and demanding swift justice. The incident resulted in the death of Master Victor Odeh Orinya and injuries to Mr. Enyigwe Emmanuel Essah, both from Apa-Agila in Ado…
BREAKING:Lagos installs ‘intelligent’ speed limit monitors, imposes ₦50,000 fine
By Lagos -February 7th, 2025 The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, in collaboration with Huawei Technologies, has deployed four new Intelligent Transport System sites to monitor and detect speeding and manage traffic flows. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, commissioner for transportation disclosed this during a press briefing on Thursday, stating that the new devices would complement the…
Alleged N423bn fraud: Northern Christians give EFCC 72 hrs ultimatum to arrest El- Rufai
As debate continues to heat up around the allegation of misappropriation of funds by the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai; another group has come out to charge the anti graft agency to do its job by arresting him. In a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday and signed by…
BREAKING: Benue Govt Enforces Tax Compliance, Seals Senator Mark’s Joy FM Otukpo
In accordance to the tax law of the state, the Benue State Government, on Thursday, sealed off a radio station reported to belong to former President of the Senate, Dr. David Mark, in Otukpo. Joy FM, 96.5 Otukpo, established in 2006, was the first private radio station in North Central Nigeria. The station which…
Suspension: Court slams over N100m fine on Ali Odefa
Restrains police, expelled PDP Nat’l Vice-Chair from arresting, intimidating Party’s Ward Excos A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki has ordered the suspended former National Vice-Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, (South East), Chief Ali Odefa to pay a total of #100, 000,000 (One Hundred Million Naira naira) being general damages and N2,000,000…