By Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaIn a troubling and unprecedented move, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended democratic governance in Rivers State, Nigeria, through what many of the country’s legal minds have described as an unlawful and authoritarian declaration of a state of emergency. This egregious act resulted in the suspension of
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has replied Ibok-Ete Ibas, Rivers State’s Sole Administrator, for a refund of N300 million, insisting the money donated by Rivers State was a gift, not a loan.The association, in a statement issued by Emeka Obegolu, SAN, Chairman of the 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC) Planning
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Nigeria’s inflation rate climbed to 24.23% in March, marking the first uptick since the recent rebasing and defying analysts’ expectations of a slowdown. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released on Tuesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows a notable rise from February’s figure of 23.18%.According to
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Anietie Udobit,AbujaDr. Mrs. Victoria Okoronkwo, the Founder and President of the Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN) has raised alarm over organized fraudsters and hijackers, who parade themselves as officials of the organization, just to lure and defraud innocent members of the public.In a Press Conference on Monday,
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaThe recent revelations made by Dr. Mrs. Victoria Okoronkwo, founder and president of the Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN), at a press conference have sent shockwaves across Nigeria's professional and academic communities. The disgraceful attempts by a syndicate of former officials and their co-conspirators
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The National Broadcasting Commission has barred Nigerian radio and television stations from airing the trending song “Tell Your Papa” by veteran rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, citing its “objectionable nature.”In a memo dated April 9, 2025 and issued by the Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, Susan Obi, the commission declared the track
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the suspension of operations along the Warri-Itakpe Train services due to multiple technical issues involving a train engine failure.To this end, the management of the corporation stated that train along the route has been suspended for 72 hours.A statement signed by Henrietta Eregare
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has written a petition to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, requesting a probe into an alleged assassination plot made against him by suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.Akpabio’s petition is contained in a letter dated April 3, 2025, in which he denied the allegation
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President Bola Tinubu and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, were conspicuously absent on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where a suit seeking to nullify the appointment of a Sole Administrator for Rivers State was scheduled for hearing.The development follows President Tinubu’s controversial
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Nigeria and Sweden have pledged stronger trade ties.Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday pledged Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening ties with Sweden, stressing that both countries are poised for a partnership “anchored in innovation, powered by people, and guided by our shared determination to uplift communities and secure prosperity for generations
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