Reading Time: < 1 minuteNigeria’s petrol import bill skyrocketed by 105.3% in 2024, reaching a record-breaking ₦15.42 trillion, according to the latest foreign trade report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This marks a significant rise from ₦7.51 trillion recorded in 2023, despite ongoing efforts...

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe fire from the explosion which ripped through the mangrove has been put out. Police authorities in Rivers State have arrested two persons over the Trans-Niger Pipeline explosion that rocked the Bodo community of the state and have also begun an investigation...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Nigerian Senate has moved forward with a proposed amendment to the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, which mandates that social media platforms operating within the country establish physical offices. The bill, titled A Bill for an Act to Amend the Nigeria Data...

Reading Time: < 1 minutePresident Bola Tinubu on Tuesday held a crucial security meeting at Aso Villa, Abuja, with the nation’s top defense and intelligence officials. The closed-door session was led by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, alongside other key figures, including Inspector...

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has officially revoked the land title of the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja due to nearly two decades of unpaid ground rent. A letter dated March 13, 2025, and addressed to...

Reading Time: 2 minutesAloba Joseph, the father of the late Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has filed a legal application at the Lagos High Court in Ikeja. He is challenging the legal advice issued by the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), which...

Reading Time: 2 minutesFormer Anambra State Governor and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, Obi described Tinubu’s action as unconstitutional and...

Reading Time: 2 minutesA storm of discontent is brewing in Rivers State as civil servants, in conjunction with the Rivers Solidarity for Good Governance, have issued a decisive ultimatum to the State House of Assembly. The demand? Immediate transmission of the 2025 budget from the executive...

Reading Time: 2 minutesAmid heightened political tension in Rivers State, President Bola Tinubu has suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and all members of the Rivers State House of Assembly for six months. In their place, the President has appointed Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas...

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe president suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and all the members of the House of Assembly for six months.TEXT OF THE BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, DECLARING STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE ON TUESDAY 18...