The Acting Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, has described as “sad and unfortunate” the defection of Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his predecessor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).The move, which has effectively ended the PDP’s 26-year political dominance in
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The Tinubu-led Federal Government is set to launch the National Agribusiness Policy Mechanism (NAPM) to strengthen agricultural productivity, stabilise food prices, and drive economic growth.The NAPM is part of broader initiatives aimed at transforming the country’s agricultural sector through data-driven policies and public-private partnerships.Speaking on Friday in Abuja during a
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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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