Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has cleared a N12bn backlog of gratuities owed to retired staff of eight local government councils in the state. At a ceremony on Thursday in Yenagoa, symbolic cheques worth N12bn were presented to over 1,000…
Following his reinstatement as governor of Rivers State on September 18, 2025, Sim Fubara took action regarding unpaid August salaries for local government workers. The interim administration conducted a verification exercise for local government workers and pensioners in August 2025….
Anxiety is rising within Bende Federal Constituency following strong speculations that Dr. Chimaobi Desmond Anyaso, popularly known as Ofuji, may throw his hat into the 2027 race for the federal seat currently occupied by the Deputy Speaker of the House…
Nyesom Wike has gone haywire on those urging ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to join the 2027 presidential race, warning that the move could tear Nigeria apart. “Anybody saying Jonathan should return because he will only do one term is only looking…
The Federal Government says it has strategised to further reduce the occurrences of accidents on the roads across the country. The Minister of Transportation, Alhaji Saidu Alkali, stated this when he received a committee to address critical road safety in…
The Nigeria Immigration Service has officially ended passport production at multiple centres, transitioning to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said this on Thursday while inspecting Nigeria’s new Centralised…
The minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has slammed activist and Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, over a post of his where he described President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal”. In an X tweet…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to immediately forward the list of Commissioner-nominees to it for screening and confirmation. Also, the House, during its first plenary after the six-month emergency rule, asked the Governor…
The Director of Media and Publicity for the All Progressives Congress Youth League in Ogun State, Olamide David, has said that the group is organizing a 5,000-person march to show solidarity and support for Governor Dapo Abiodun. This is coming…
Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), has handed over power to Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara following the expiration of his six-month mandate. Ibas announced the development during his final statewide broadcast on Wednesday. “Now as I hand back the reigns…
