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Asagba of Asaba lauds President Tinubu, seeks greater federal presence in Delta
By Kunle Sanni The Asagba of Asaba Kingdom, Professor Obi Epiphany Azinge, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s leadership, stating that despite some challenges, the President is on the right track in governing Nigeria. Speaking to journalists on Thursday after a courtesy visit to President Tinubu at the State House in Abuja, the Delta monarch acknowledged the complexities of governing a…
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Ibas takes over as Rivers Administrator, vows to restore order
Ibok-Ete Ibas, the newly appointed sole administrator of Rivers State, has pledged to restore law and order while ensuring there is no room for lawlessness. Speaking during a statewide broadcast in Port Harcourt on Thursday, Ibas assured residents that his leadership would not tolerate actions that threaten the state’s peace and stability. “Let me be clear: under my leadership, civil…
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Rivers: It’s false to say Fubara teleguided attacks on oil pipelines- Aide
The suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has strongly refuted claims that he failed to prevent militant threats and attacks on oil installations in the state. In a statement issued on Thursday, Chief Press Secretary to Fubara, Nelson Chukwudi, described the allegations as baseless and a result of misinformation provided to the Presidency by individuals failing in their duty…
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Tinubu orders probe into Karu tanker explosion, mourns victims
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has ordered a full investigation into the tanker explosion that claimed multiple lives and caused severe damage in Karu, Abuja, on Wednesday night. According to a statement on Thursday by his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the President expressed his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic incident, which occurred…
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BREAKING: Rivers Sole Administrator arrives Government House in Port Harcourt
Newly appointed Rivers Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd) has arrived at the Government House in Port Harcourt. He is currently in a closed door meeting with Senior Security Officers, Federal government delegation and State Government officials. Details later…
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Agency seeks blood donation to support Abuja tanker explosion victims
The National Blood Service Agency has called on Nigerians, particularly residents of the Federal Capital Territory to donate blood to support victims of the tanker explosion that occurred on the Aya-Karu expressway, Abuja. The NBSA, in a statement on Thursday signed by its Director General, Prof Saleh Yuguda, said the incident resulted in multiple casualties, many of whom require immediate…
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Peter Obi rejects emergency rule in Rivers, urges legislative intervention
Former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi has strongly opposed any move to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State, urging the National Assembly and key stakeholders to resist such an action. In a statement posted on his X handle, Obi criticized any suggestion of emergency rule, arguing that it would be undemocratic and contrary to the rule…
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Atiku laments ‘unacceptable’ death of Nigerians in Abuja-Nyanya-Keffi tanker explosion
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic tanker explosion at Karu Bridge along the Abuja-Nyanya-Keffi Highway, describing it as an unacceptable and recurring tragedy that has claimed numerous innocent lives and destroyed properties. In a statement on Wednesday, Atiku lamented the increasing frequency of such incidents, citing a similar explosion at Otedola Bridge in Lagos…
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EFCC arraigns former works ministry staff, surveyor over alleged N1.9bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday, arraigned a former Deputy Director, Highways, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Augustine Olowoniyan, alongside a surveyor, Sulaiman Muhammed of the Department of Highways and Planning before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja. They were arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on alleged diversion and…
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NIALS lauds Olukoyede on progress in fight against corruption
The Director General of the Nigeria Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, NIALS, Professor Abdulqadir Ibrahim Abikan has applauded the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on his rising success in breaking the scourge of economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. He gave the plaudits in Abuja when he led the management…
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