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Fubara not legally in APC — Tonye Cole
Former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has declared that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is not legally a member of the party, warning that the governor is standing on “shaky legal ground.” In a recent interview with Channels TV, Cole dismissed the notion that Fubara’s recent defection to the […]
Nobody In Rivers State Can Push Me Out, Wike Boasts
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Saturday declared that no political group could dislodge his political camp in Rivers State. Wike boasted that his loyalists had remained resolute despite threats and attacks since the 2023 general elections. The minister made the assertion during a visit to the Port Harcourt City […]
New tax laws take effect tomorrow, Tinubu insists
President Bola Tinubu has said that the new tax laws, including those that took effect on June 26, 2025, and the remaining acts scheduled to commence on January 1, 2026, will be implemented as planned. This came as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, renewed its call for suspension of commencement date of the new Tax […]
Sanwo-Olu cancels Lagos fiesta
The Lagos State Government has announced the cancellation of the year 2025 Greater Lagos Fiesta, scheduled to be held on December 31, 2025. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, on Tuesday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, while approving the cancellation, directed that in place of the Greater Lagos […]
Fubara reshuffles cabinet, appoints new Attorney General
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced a minor cabinet reshuffle, redeploying Christopher Green, the Commissioner of Sports Development, to the Ministry of Justice. With this move, Green now assumes the role of Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, while continuing to oversee the Ministry of Sports until a substantive commissioner is appointed. The […]
Tinubu apppoints EFCC’s Oyedepo as director of public prosecutions
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, as the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Federal Ministry of Justice. A letter dated December 23 and signed by Omolabake Mafe on behalf of the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission confirmed that Oyedepo’s transfer from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission […]
WPG completes N360 billion sale of Eko Disco stake to Transgrid
Transgrid Enerco Limited has completed its acquisition of a 60% controlling stake in Eko Electricity Distribution Company in a deal valued at approximately N360 billion. This is according to multiple sources familiar with the matter who spoke exclusively to Nairametrics. The transaction, which was expected to close by April 2025, was finalized December 30th, marking […]
Kebbi explosion not caused by bomb- Police
The Kebbi State Police Command has clarified that the explosion at General Hospital, Bagudo, on December 30, 2025, was not caused by a bomb or helicopter, as circulating rumours suggested. Police investigations, aided by Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) experts, determined that the blast was triggered by overheated gas cylinders […]
Court Sends Bauchi Finance Commissioner to Kuje Prison Over ₦4.6bn Fraud
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, at the Kuje Correctional Centre. The order followed his arraignment over alleged financial crimes involving N4.6 billion. The court said Adamu would remain in custody pending a ruling on his bail application. Justice Emeka Nwite […]
Court remands Malami, son in Kuje prison over multibillion-naira fraud
The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of Abubakar Malami, former attorney general of the federation, and his son, a co-defendant, in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of their bail application. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on the oral bail application made by their lawyer, Joseph Daudu, held that […]