The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has directed the Rivers State Administrator to appear in court and explain why an interim order should not be granted to stop the appointment of Sole Administrators in the state’s 23 Local Government Areas. The order was given on Monday, April 7, …
Leave Ijaw Out Of Your Fight With Wike, Eradiri Tells Diri
A former President, Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, Engr. Udengs Eradiri, has told the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri to stop dragging the entire Ijaw nation into his fight for political survival in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Eradiri, a former Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Bayelsa said Diri should go …
APC Confirms Anambra Primaries, Awards Certificate Of Return To Ukachukwu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially endorsed the report of the Anambra State Governorship primary election and confirmed Nicholas Ukachukwu as the party’s candidate for the upcoming November 8 election. In a statement released after the National Working Committee (NWC) meeting on Wednesday, APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka described the …
Lamidi Apapa Assumes Lp Leadership Following Supreme Court Ruling
The leadership dispute between the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee and the Nenadi Usman Caretaker Committee, which has the backing of Governor Alex Otti and Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi, has taken a dramatic turn with the return of factional leader Lamidi Apapa. Apapa, who had been out …
Ibas Names New Chairmen, Members For Civil Service And LG Service Commissions
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has approved the appointment of new chairpersons and members to the Civil Service and Local Government Service Commissions. This announcement was made in a Special Government Release on Wednesday, which was signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Works. The Civil …
Trump Signs Orders To Revive Coal Industry
In a bid to support the declining coal industry, President Trump has signed executive orders aimed at boosting coal production in the U.S. The measures included extending the operation of aging coal-fired power plants, lifting restrictions on coal mining, and prioritizing coal leasing on federal lands. Trump also granted a two-year exemption from federal emission …
Obi And Otti Go Ahead With Parallel NEC Meeting, Ignoring Abure’s Warning
Less than 48 hours after the Julius Abure-led National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Labour Party (LP) threatened to sanction Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, and Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, over their planned meeting, both camps confirmed that the summit would proceed as scheduled. The …
11 PDP Governors officially file lawsuit asking supreme court to halt emergency rule in Rivers
Eleven governors from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have filed a suit at the Supreme Court challenging President Bola Tinubu’s powers to suspend a democratically elected government and declare a state of emergency in Rivers State. The governors are contesting the legality of the President’s March 18 declaration of emergency rule, which led to the …
Ibas appoints administrators for 23 Rivers LGs despite court order
The sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (retd.), has approved the appointment of administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. The development was made public on Wednesday morning through an official statement released by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibibia Worika. While the announcement confirmed the …
David Mark At 77: Harps On Unity, Peace Of The Nation
Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has harped on unity and peace of the nation. Celebrating his 77th years, Mark, who taken stock of his military career and political trajectory, gives “all glory and praise to Almighty God”. Senator Mark, in a statement by his Special Adviser, Paul Mumeh said at a church …