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Two members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have withdrawn from the move to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu. The two lawmakers are the Minority Leader of the Assembly, Sylvanus Nwankwo, representing Omuma State Constituency and Peter Abbey from Degema State Constituency. In a […]

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have rearrested an 80-year-old ex-convict, Jeremiah Nkanta, for alleged involvement in illicit drug trafficking, barely three years after he completed a jail term for a similar offence. NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday said […]

By Barth Ikiebe The semi-final fixtures at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations have been confirmed. This followed the completion of the quarter-final games on Saturday night. Egypt are the last team to book their spot, following a thrilling 3-2 victory over champions Ivory Coast. The Pharoahs raced into a […]

Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara is attending a church service to mark the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day The service which is taking place at the St Cyprian’s Anglican Church,Port Harcourt is being held in honour of fallen servicemen and women who paid the supreme price in defence of the […]

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have booked a spot in the semi final in the ongoing 2025 African Cup of Nations in Morocco. The encounter decided at the Marrakesh Stadium in Marrakesh, Morocco on Saturday, January 10,2026 had Nigeria defeat the desert warriors by 2 goals to nil. Galatassary forward, Victor Osimhen […]

Weekend Titbits by Boma Nwuke In every generation, there is always an Ifeoma. Not necessarily by name, but by circumstance and disposition—brilliant, beautiful, ambitious, and tragically impatient with the slow rhythm of life. The Ifeoma of this story was not a village girl with limited exposure. She was a student […]

The Federal Government has established Nigeria House in Davos ahead of the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026, scheduled to take place from January 19 to 23, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. The is contained in a release issued on Friday by Director of Information and Public […]

By Barth Ikiebe His Majesty’s Attorney General for Jersey, Mark Temple KC, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the return of more than $9.5 million – believed to be proceed of corruption – to Federal Government of Nigeria. A statement by the UK government on Friday, January […]

By Barth Ikiebe‎‎The 2026 Nigerian Armed Forces Celebrations and Remembrance Day activities have commenced with special Juma’at prayers held at the National Mosque in Abuja, central mosques across the 36 states and in all military formation nationwide.‎‎The Ministry of Defence, in a statement signed by Iheoma-Hart Queeneth, Chief Information Officer, […]

By Barth Ikiebe The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the appointment of a new centre referee for the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Algeria’s Desert Foxes. CAF had earlier selected Omar Artan to officiate the fixture, but the decision was later reversed following […]