Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, on Monday morning, begun impeachment process against the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Consequently, the Assembly has directed the Clerk of the House to serve Governor Fubara with the impeachment notice. The Assembly had earlier impeached the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Edison Ehie, a loyalist […]
The crisis in Rivers state is few steps away from degenerating into anarchy as security agents on Monday fired water cannons directly at the Governor, Similanyi Fubara. The Governor who was at the House of Assembly complex to address his teeming supporters came under attack by the police reportedly sent to forestall breakdown of […]
The crisis rocking Rivers State House of Assembly took another dimension on Monday as the house removed Edison Ehie as the majority leader. Ehie, our reporter learnt, is a strong supporter of Governor Similanayi Fubara. He was said to have frustrated the initial attempt to initiate impeachment proceedings against the governor. Announcing the removal […]
The chamber of Rivers State House of Assembly has been set ablaze. The development comes amid rumour of the plan to impeach Governor Similanayi Fubara. Sources said the arsonist gained entry into the chamber on Sunday night and set it ablaze. Our reporter further learnt that the quick intervention of the men of fire […]
The Ogun State Police Command has said it arrested two minors for allegedly setting their school in Isheri-Olofin area of Ifo Local Government Area of the state on fire. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Odutola noted that the minors gained access into the school, gathered […]
RESIDENTS of Ekondo street in Calabar agitated and are asking questions how a fourteen year-old could commit suicide with a shoelace as string. The boy whose name was given as Donald resides with his grandmother at 49, Ekondo Street in Calabar South and on Saturday afternoon, he was alleged to have committed suicide by […]
No fewer than 42 persons have reportedly died of sickle cell disease in Anambra State recently. The Director, Sickle Cell Orphanage Home, Agulu, Anambra State, Aisha Edwards Maduagwu disclosed this at the weekend during a visit to the home by members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the State. Sickle cell anemia […]
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of two people who suffocated while clearing a diesel reservoir on Saturday night in Kano. In a statement yesterday, the Public Relations Officer of the state fire service, Saminu Abdullahi, said that the incident occurred along Katsina road by Baban Gwari roundabout in Fagge Local […]
A flight from Israel to the Russian Republic of Dagestan on Sunday was forced to divert from its intended destination in the capital of Makhachkala amid reports of a planned mob attack on Israeli passengers by pro-Palestinians protesters. Videos shared on social media showed a swarm of angry locals at an airport walking “menacingly” […]
Nigeria’s debt to China increased from $3.93bn as of June 30, 2022, to $4.73bn as of June 30, 2023, showing an increase of $800m in one year. It is an increase of 20.36 per cent from the second quarter of 2022 to Q2 2023, according to an analysis of the external debt stock data […]
