Gabriel Suswam
1 Nov
Seventeen bodies have been recovered following a bloody attack on Anyiin, the council headquarters of Logo Local Council in Benue State.
29 Sep
A key witness in the trial of former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam has testified in court about delivering a substantial sum of money to him in cash. Abubakar Umar, a bureau de change operator, claimed that Suswam instructed him to convert ₦3.1 billion to dollars and deliver the equivalent ($15.8 million) to his residence…
8 Aug 2024
The Benue chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has summoned former Governor Gabriel Suswam and four others over alleged anti-party activities.
5 Apr 2024
Former Speaker (pro-tempore) of Benue State House of Assembly, Terngu Tsegba, has joined other individuals and groups to endorse Senator Gabriel Suswam for the national chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
13 Mar 2024
Former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has said Abdul Ningi would defeat the Senate if he decides to take his suspension matter to court. The Senate on Tuesday suspended Ningi for three months ver allegations of N3.7 trillion padding of the 2024 Budget. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, from Bauchi Central Senatorial District,…
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Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has dissociated himself from a media report which quoted him as saying that the Supreme Court ruling on Rivers State is reckless. The report was issued after Obi released a statement lambasting Nigerian leaders for concentrating on trivialities amid worsening poverty in the country. He lamented that the national discourse…
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The umbrella body of Ijaw youths worldwide, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has joined forces with other Ijaw groups in their threats to make Rivers State ungovernable if Governor Siminalayi Fubara is impeached. In a strongly worded statement, the youth body warned that the Ijaws will not stand idly by and watch political and ethnic…
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The North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum has dismissed the sexual harassment allegations made by Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, calling them part of a politically motivated scheme by opposition parties. The Forum further warned that the protests calling for Akpabio’s resignation were part of a broader effort to destabilise…
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The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has scheduled August 9, 2025, for fresh local government elections following the Supreme Court’s ruling that nullified the October 5, 2024, polls. RSIEC Chairman, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd), announced the new date during a stakeholders' meeting on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Governor Siminalayi Fubara had earlier assured the…
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As Christians all over the world begin the 2025 Lenten season, the wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday urged Nigerians, especially the Christian community, to use the period to draw closer to Christ, show kindness to others, and deepen their commitment to serving humanity. Mrs. Tinubu, in her Lenten message to Nigerians,…
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A little over two years ago, precisely on the 4th of January, 2024, the management of the Federal Capital Territory Development Authority (FCDA), rolled its bulldozers towards Area 10, Garki Abuja. Mission: to demolish the popular UTC Market. Reason: to modernize the market. Hours later on that day, the once boisterous market was reduced to…
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Stakeholders in the health sector have been called upon to intensify and extend the measles-rubella vaccination campaign to the grassroots. Head of Mission for the Advocacy Project at the Centre for Well-Being and Integrated Nutrition Solutions
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The recent judgment of the Supreme Court that nullified the council election in Rivers State is generating apprehension in Kano, particularly where the ruling of Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court would swing.