Tag: local updates

The younger brother to the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Government – Edison Ehie was Monday, shot dead during the attack on the Ahoada East council Secretariat on Monday. A member of the Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC made this known in a statement on Monday. Edison Ehie He said the deceased was shot…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has called on his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, to release any control he wishes to maintain over Rivers State and allow peace to prevail in the oil-rich state. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today program on Monday, Governor Fubara expressed no regret in holding the local government elections last Saturday, despite opposition from…

Reports are emerging of widespread looting in several council offices across Rivers State as supporters of former Governor Nyesom Wike, who have rejected the outcome of the recent local government elections, continue to protest the swearing-in of council chairmen by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The unrest has escalated into looting, with office equipment and materials being…

A senior lecturer in the department of Mass Communications, Ebonyi state University (EBSU), Dr. Chike Onwe, has called on government to pay teachers the way senators are being paid. Onwe who disclosed this during the celebration of 2024 teacher’s day wondered why they were being neglected in the society. Onwe, a former commissioner for information…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has taken steps to tackle the rising challenges of insecurity and disunity plaguing Northern Nigeria by setting up two special committees. The committees were inaugurated following a resolution reached at the ACF’s Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting held September 4, 2024. In a statement by the ACF’s National Publicity Secretary,…

Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Austin Okpara has knocked the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike for trying to control the structures of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. He stated this while fielding questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Sunday. Okpara,…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Sue Gray on Sunday resigned following rumours about tensions within his team of advisers that cast a shadow over his government little more than three months after a landslide election victory. Gray, a former senior civil servant, was the subject of leaks to the media about her…

The Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has declared Monday, October 7, 2024, a public holiday for teachers in the state. The decision was disclosed in a statement released through the state Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Moddibo Kawu, in honour of World Teachers’ Day (WTD). News Direct understands that some states…

Five finalists – Victoria, Nelly, Ozee, Anita and Sooj have been evicted from big brother Naija season 9 edition on the final day of the reality TV show. The five of them out of remaining eight on final day were evicted on Sunday night at the ongoing grand final event of the show tagged ‘No…

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has expressed strong condemnation over an event in Madrid, Spain, that it claims glorifies terrorism and incites hatred against the state of Israel. The statement, shared on their verified Twitter account, highlights outrage at Spain’s hosting of the annual international congress organized by Masar Badil, an organization with alleged ties to terrorist…

The curtains will on Sunday October 6, 2024 fall in the Big Brother season 9 tagged ‘No Loose Guard’ climax as anxiety builds up. Blueprint reports that the 2024 edition is unique as the organisers introduced pairing idea which saw twins, couples and others participate. The show, which started with 28 housemates, has seen 20…

A 30- year old husband, Moturayo Olaniyi, has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife, Olajumoke Olaniyi, 25, over little misunderstanding in Lagos. The incident was confirmed by the Lagos state command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement made available Blueprint in Lagos. He said the incident occurred on October 4, 2024 at about…

A fire outbreak on Saturday night affected famous Kano textile market, Kantin-Kwari. Good and properties worth millions of naira, belonging to shop owners were notably destroyed in a fire incident that happened late evening, Blueprint reports. Blueprint reports that shop owners at the market battled to salvage the situation while the fire raged, all efforts…

Governor Sim Fubara and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike lost their various Local Government Areas (LGAs) to an unknown Action People’s Party (APP) in Saturday’s council area elections in Rivers state. Both Fubara and Wike are of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). So far, the outcome of the controversial election revealed…

The Action Peoples Party, APP, secured 22 out of 23 chairmanship positions in the recently concluded local government elections in Rivers State. According to Channels Television, retired Justice Adolphus Enebeli, Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, announced the results on Saturday in Port Harcourt. Enebeli noted that the announcement for…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen has called Captain William Ekong, rave-of-the-moment Ademola Lookman, in-form winger Moses Simon and 20 other players for this month’s home-and-away 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying battle with the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. Incidentally, goal-poarcher Victor Osimhen is out due to injury he caught while featuring for his…

By Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi Today, Dr. Alake’s birthday, I celebrate a man whose life and work have left a mark on my career and Nigeria’s development. A leader, mentor, and visionary, Dr. Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, has dedicated himself to the service of the nation with unwavering loyalty, integrity, and a deep…

FIFA has suspended any form of decision to act on Palestinian request to suspend Israel from participating in international competitions. Speaking in a statement, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said, “The FIFA Council has implemented due diligence on this very sensitive matter and, based on a thorough assessment, we have followed the advice of the independent…

Akwa Ibom state Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has named acting First Lady. She is Mrs. Helen Eno Obareki, one of the biological daughters of the governor. This follows the death of his late wife, Pastor Patience Umo Eno According to reports, the governor introduced his daughter, to take on the duties of the First Lady,…

…Urge citizens to demand accountability from govs ‘…State assemblies have abandoned their oversight duties’ Despite the huge revenues accruing to state governments due to the removal of fuel subsidies, governors have continued to crave for more loans from both local and foreign institutions; BENJAMIN SAMSON writes. DMO’s figures Figures from Debt Management Office (DMO) revealed that…