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The World Bank said on Wednesday that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), widely accused of being the most opaque oil company globally, needs to be transparent as the government drives reforms to achieve…

Popular actor Andre Braugher has passed away at age 61. Braugher was best known for playing Detective Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street and Captain Raymond Holt in the popular comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine.…

Pope Francis has chosen to be buried not in St Peter’s Basilica alongside his immediate predecessors but in a basilica in Rome, he revealed in an interview broadcast on Wednesday. “The place is already prepared. I want to…

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The Rivers State House of Assembly group led by Martin Amaewhule has condemned the demolition of the assembly complex by the state government, branding it as “a rape on the…

Former militant leader Asari Dokubo has unleashed scathing criticism against the Bola Tinubu-led government, labelling it the “worst government” for the Ijaw community. Dokubo’s vehement denouncement was in reaction to the…

Hon. Linda Somari Stewart, the lawmaker representing Okrika in the Rivers State House of Assembly, has reportedly made a U-turn on her earlier defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to reports from…

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Hamma-Ahmed Hayatu, has advised President Bola Tinubu to sack Nyesom Wike as the minister in charge of the Federal Capital Territory. Hayatu, a vociferous supporter of former…

The Ondo State House of Assembly has received the letter from Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, transmitting power to his deputy, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa.The assembly, therefore, declared…

Five members of the Rivers House of Assembly who are loyal to Governor Sim Fubara have approved the 2024 appropriation bill for the state. Politics Nigeria reports that the pro-Fubara faction headed by Edison Ehie approved…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has suspended accepting new loan applications under its existing Development Finance Intervention Programme. The move, outlined in a circular titled “Suspension of Acceptance of New…

The World Bank has stated that the Federal Government may still be paying for fuel subsidy, considering that fuel prices are currently not cost-reflective in the country. It said the price of petrol should be around…

Israeli soldiers rummaging through private homes in Gaza. Forces destroying plastic figurines in a toy store, or trying to burn food and water supplies in the back of an abandoned truck.…

In what is another win for Lagos State University, a recent graduate of the institution, Marcus Oreoluwa Akinmade, has emerged as the Overall Best Qualifying Candidate in Nigeria at the Institute of Chartered…

The Rivers State government has said it took a decision to demolish and rebuild the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex following the structural defects caused by the recent explosion and fire incident which rendered…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday presented the 2024 Appropriation Bill to five members of the state House of Assembly loyal to him. This came a few minutes after the demolition of the House of Assembly…

Edison Ehie, the speaker of the Rivers house of assembly, has declared the seats of the lawmakers who defected vacant.  On Monday, 27 lawmakers said to be loyal to Nyesom Wike, the immediate past governor of the state, the…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba has opined that Nyesom Wike would be nothing without his current position as the Minister of…

Australian police on Wednesday charged a man living in suburban Sydney with sending 17 million scam text messages, one for almost every adult in the country. New South Wales police said the unnamed 39-year-old was…

The 10th Rivers State House of Assembly has moved its sittings to a new complex within the Government House, Port Harcourt. The lawmakers led by Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie, while the demolition was ongoing, were seen making…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, wanted over alleged fraud. The commission in his…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sent birthday wishes to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, the current Minister of the Federal…

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu has lamented her ministry’s 2024 budgetary allocation, saying it is inadequate to combat poverty in the country.  Edu said this when she led…

The Lagos State government has intervened in the case of industrialist Cletus Ibeto and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before…