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Chief Judge of Rivers State Justice Chibuzor Amadi was o. Monday suspended, by eight members of the House of Assembly who are in support Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Additionally, the House removed Martin Amaewhule, the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, from office and installed Ehie Edison in his place. Earlier, lawmakers opposed to the governor launched an impeachment …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has replaced the duo of Abubakar Kyari, Betta Edu and other persons with new members in its National Working Committee (NWC). Abubakar and Betta served as APC’s Deputy National Chairman North, and National Women Leader before their nomination as ministers by President Bola Tinubu. The APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, who addressed journalists at …

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the election scheduled for February 25, 2023, has stated that the Supreme Court has legalised fraud and illegality by upholding President Bola Tinubu’s election. This was stated by Atiku during an ongoing press conference in Abuja, on Monday. He said, “Someone asked me, what would I do if I …

This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Ivory Coast to implements VAT on sales platforms Ivory Coast has unveiled a shift in its tax policy aimed at boosting its tax revenue. As part of this change, online sales platforms and digital services in the country will now be subject to …

Police operatives in Borno have arrested a repentant Boko Haram insurgent, Musa Dauda, for allegedly killing his ex-wife in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Sani Kamilu, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday in Maiduguri, said the suspect killed the victim identified as Hafsat Musa, and buried her at a farm inside the Muhammed …

The Rivers State House of Assembly has begun the process of impeaching the state governor, Siminialayi Fubara. To this end, the state’s lawmakers served an impeachment notice on Fubara after removing the House Leader, Edison Ehie, who is believed to be on the Governor’s side. Twenty-four out of 32 members of Rivers Assembly have signed the document for Fubara’s impeachment. …

The Minister of Transportation, Saide Ahmed Alkali, has expressed disappointment at the slow pace of work along the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri narrow gauge undergoing reconstruction and rehabilitation. The minister doubted the capacity of the contractor to complete the project in record time, describing the company handling the job as unserious. Alkali spoke in Port Harcourt on Friday, when he visited the …

The Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja has the capacity to become the best stadium in the whole of Africa, according to the new Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh. Enoh, who is taking over from Sunday Dare as the head of sports under the new Presidency of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said this after making a visit to the …

The impeachment crisis currently rocking Rivers State took a dramatic turn on Monday as policemen shot water cannon and teargas at the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Fubara had stormed the Assembly complex with his supporters on Monday morning in the wake of moves by the lawmakers to carry out an impeachment motion against him. He walked to the House of …

The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar says the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) will soon take delivery of 18 attack helicopters to boost its fleet of aircraft. Abubakar said this at a one-day tour of formations and units under the NAF 115 Special Operations Group (SOG) in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. He said that 12 attack helicopters …