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The Rivers State House of Assembly has raised the alarm over alleged attempts by certain individuals to approach High Courts outside the Port Harcourt Judicial Division to obtain ex-parte orders intended to hinder the Assembly from discharging its constitutional functions. The alarm raised by the Assembly follows the impeachment process it initiated against Governor Sim Fubara. In a statement issued on Sunday, signed by Dr. Enemi Alabo George, Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Petitions, and Complaints, the Assembly indicated that it had received credible intelligence regarding the purported schemes. The statement reads: “The Rivers State House of Assembly has…
The National Secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Ogini Olaposi, has declared that the influence of the party’s former presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, is overrated in Kano State. Olaposi said Kwankwaso’s influence as a former governor of Kano State is long gone, stressing that he can’t affect President Bola Tinubu’s votes from the state in 2027. In a statement he signed on Sunday, Olaposi said the party’s ticket is open for 2027 in 2023 when Kwankwaso was the sole candidate of the party. He said: “Anti-party activities by some members of the Kwankwasiyya Movement after the presidential election led…
The Jigawa State Police Command has said that a joint security operation has led to the arrest of three suspected armed robbers and fraudsters in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area. The operation took place in the early hours of January 10, 2026, at about 2 am, at Bariki Fulani Settlement, Rugar Fulani, and Kwangara Village in Sundumina District. This was contained in a statement signed on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Jigawa State Police Command, SP Shiisu Lawan Adam. The statement added that the operation involved officers of the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Army, DSS, NSCDC, and local…
Akwa United head coach Paul Offor has commended his players for the 2-0 win over Calabar Rovers. Yannick Menegbe and Anietie Uko sealed maximum points for the Promise Keepers at the UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar on Saturday. It was Calabar Rovers’ first home loss in the Nigeria National League, NNL, this season. Offor hailed his players determination and resilience in getting the victory in the game. “I’m very happy with the effort and performance. It was a good display of determination and zeal that earned us the three points—kudos to the boys,” Offor stated in a post-match interview. “The…
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the forthcoming Osun State governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, has called for greater commitment from youths in the party ahead of the poll. Oyebamiji, who described the August 8 governorship election as a penalty kick awarded in favour of the APC against a team without a goalkeeper, said youths in the state would play a decisive role in determining the winner of the election. He spoke in Osogbo on Sunday at an interactive session organised by the office of the Osun APC Youth Leader with the party’s governorship candidate. Speaking against the backdrop…
The Kogi State Police Command has said that scores of bandits were neutralised and their networks dismantled during a fresh security operation, although the exact location of the exercise was not disclosed. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Command’s Spokesperson, William Aya, said the success was recorded in an ongoing joint operation involving the police and the military, with support from the Nigeria Police Force Air Wing. “The ongoing onslaught against bandit operations in Kogi State by the joint police and military has yielded fruitful results. “Bandits were flushed out, their networks dislodged, and scores were neutralised. “The operation,…
The National Secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Mr Ogini Olaposi, says the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, will not be allowed to contest on its platform in the 2027 presidential election. Olaposi said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. The NNPP national secretary reiterated that the party’s 2027 presidential ticket would be open only to bona fide members wishing to contest the presidential and other elections. He noted that Kwankwaso, who flew the NNPP ticket in 2023, would not be allowed to do so in 2027 due to disagreements between the NNPP and the…
RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen have moved strongly into the race to sign Nigerian winger Sani Suleiman, rivaling renewed interest from Tottenham as competition intensifies for the highly rated teenager ahead of the January transfer window, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. According to TEAMtalk transfer journalist Rudy Galetti, German clubs are currently leading the pursuit of the AS Trenčín star, despite Tottenham reopening talks. “RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen have strongly entered the race and are making progress in talks for Sani Suleiman,” Galetti reported. “Tottenham have reignited their interest in the Nigerian, but German clubs are ahead.” Galetti added that…
Hollywood mourned the deaths of some of its most legendary stars in 2026. The year started off with the sad news that Broadway performer and influencer Bret Hanna-Shuford died at age 46 after being diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoma. His husband, Stephen Hanna-Shuford, confirmed on January 3 that the Beauty and the Beast actor “left this world peacefully with love, surrounded by his family.” Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. On January 8, 2026, PBS TV chef Elle Simone Scott — who broke barriers as the first Black woman to join cooking show America’s Test Kitchen — died at age 49…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of abandoning Nigerian students studying overseas under the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA), warning that the alleged neglect has left about 1,600 young Nigerians stranded without support. In a statement on Sunday, Atiku said the BEA scholarship scheme was quietly axed under Tinubu “without notice to parents or wards and without consideration for students already midway through their studies overseas.” Describing the program as a “diplomatic bridge now left broken,” Atiku explained that the BEA, launched in 1993 and revitalised in 1999, was designed to enable Nigerian students pursue undergraduate…
