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There is a viral claim that Nigeria’s Vice-President Kashim Shettima “recently” told the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, that Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State is the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The claim appeared on various news websites and blogs, including FreedomOnline, NewsReelDaily, and Nairaland, as well as several other sites and social media pages. Additionally, most of the reports in which the claim appeared were published within the week, giving the impression that Mr Shettima’s comment was recent. In one of the Facebook posts on the issue, titled “Vice…

Robinson Ewor, a former Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of misusing public funds. Ewor claimed that the state is currently operating without an approved budget for the 2026 fiscal year. He made the allegations on Wednesday during the “thank you” visit of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, to Ahoada East Local Government Area. According to Ewor, governance in Rivers State has been hampered by a lack of collaboration between the executive and legislative branches. He warned that without a formally passed appropriation law, all state spending…

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has stated that the ruling party is not controlled by any governor, stressing that authority within the APC is vested in its national structure. Speaking on the SunseT programme on Jay FM in Jos, Plateau State, Yilwatda explained that decisions taken at the state level are first planned and guided by the party’s national leadership, in line with the APC’s organisational framework. He said the party operates strictly on structure rather than personal interests, noting that no single individual wields control over the APC. “Across the country, no one…

The Nigeria Labour Congress has called on the Federal Government to urgently address workers’ wages and review regressive tax policies, warning that continued delays and uneven compliance could deepen economic hardship for millions of Nigerians. The appeal was made on Wednesday by the President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, during the 85th birthday celebration and book launch of the union’s founding President, Hassan Summonu, OON, at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Auditorium in Abuja. Speaking to a gathering that included family members, government officials, and members of the press, Ajaero described Summonu as a titan of the working-class struggle, whose life…

A blind widow and mother of four, Barr. Benny Francis, has appealed to Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State to intervene over what she described as injustice meted out on her and her children. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday at the NUJ Secretariat in Benin, she lamented that after her husband was killed in an accident involving a bus chased by the Edo State Task Force, all her efforts to meet with the governor had been unsuccessful. She said, “When the governor heard about the incident, we were told he asked, ‘Where is the family of the man?’ The governor…

Anyone who expected Nigerians to push back against foreign intervention in the country’s insecurity and insist that their national sovereignty be respected would have found themselves awfully wrong by now. Not only did people seem excited, but the euphoria that accompanied the Christmas Day bombings in Sokoto showed how quickly we can set aside partisan considerations to welcome any operation that promises relief from the years of toil. Many of our people took the missile attacks launched in the country as the providential hand that would finally achieve what our leaders have failed to do all these years, and one…

Lagos Free Zone Company (Tolaram) has welcomed the Bank of Industry as a strategic investor, a move expected to accelerate the development of a dedicated hub for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises within the zone and promote non-oil exports through its integrated Lekki Deep Sea Port. The investment is positioned to strengthen Nigeria’s industrial ecosystem by providing MSMEs operating within the Lagos Free Zone access to world-class infrastructure, efficient logistics supported by the Lekki Deep Sea Port, and a supportive business environment designed to enhance competitiveness. A statement stated that during an inspection of the facilities, the Managing Director and…

Wolves head coach Rob Edwards has praised Tolu Arokodare’s steady improvement, insisting the Nigeria forward is beginning to show encouraging signs as he settles into life at the club. Arokodare, Wolves’ final signing of the summer transfer window after joining from Genk for £24m, has seen his involvement increase in recent weeks, with Edwards suggesting his prospects of becoming a regular starter are stronger than ever. Speaking via the Wolves official website, Edwards said the striker was still a work in progress but was clearly moving in the right direction. “I still think we’re going to see more, and I…

Ford’s new AI-powered voice assistant will be rolling out to customers later this year, the company’s top software executive said at CES today. And in 2028, the automaker will introduce a hands-free, eyes-off Level 3 autonomous driving feature as part of its more affordable (and hopefully more profitable) Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) platform, set to launch in 2027.Most importantly, Ford said it would be developing a lot of the core technology around these products in-house in order to reduce costs and retain greater control over. Mind you, the company isn’t creating its own large-language models or designing its own silicon,…

Digital asset infrastructure company Fireblocks has spent $130 million to acquire crypto accounting platform TRES, tapping the company for its tax compliance infrastructure to support institutions. Fireblocks said on Wednesday that with stablecoin settlements exceeding “hundreds of billions monthly” and enterprises running “entire treasury flows on-chain,” there is a strong need for sufficient blockchain accounting protocols to remain compliant. “Both crypto-native firms and traditional institutions need clear, accurate accounting and auditability. By offering TRES and Fireblocks together, customers can now run both their digital asset operations and get the financial intelligence they need on one secure, compliant, scalable stack,” said Fireblocks CEO…