Okocha
30 Nov
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected Tony Okocha as its party chairman. Okocha was elected during a delegate congress conducted through a voice vote and presided over by Dr. Adoye Omale, who represented the party's national secretariat. Other positions filled during the state delegates' congress included Deputy Chairman, State…
2 Nov
The caretaker chairman of the Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sir Tony Okocha has offered an insight as to why efforts by some stakeholders in Niger Delta to reconcile Governor Similaye Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike would not yield any result. Okocha at a press conference held at the national…
17 Sep
Nigerian football legend, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, has entered the ongoing debate over football's greatest player, choosing Lionel Messi over Cristiano Ronaldo. For nearly two decades, Messi and Ronaldo have dominated discussions about football greatness, amassing a record 13 Ballon d'Or awards between them—Messi with eight and Ronaldo with five. In a recent interview with…
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of 45 permanent secretaries and three executive secretaries in the state’s civil service. The appointments disclosed in a statement by Information Commissioner Dotun Oyelade and formalised in a document signed by Head of Service Olubunmi Oni, include a diverse mix of roles across key sectors.…
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The Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed that a woman identified as Ifeoluwa Adekalu was accidentally shot dead by an officer. The incident, according to a police statement, occurred in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Thursday, after an officer accidentally discharged a bullet from his gun at the Okela Police Station. "The police…
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A Brazilian influencer and former Playboy model, Juliana Isen, has undergone surgery to reconstruct her nose after a part of it was bitten off by a dog on New Year's Eve. The 39-year-old suffered the attack at a party in Mexico when she went to pet an Akita Inu who also bit her hand. She…
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Manchester United have decided to activate the one-year extension in Harry Maguire's contract, as head coach Ruben Amorim acknowledged the team's urgent need for strong leadership. The £190,000-a-week deal, originally signed in 2019 when Maguire joined from Leicester City for £80 million, will now keep him at Old Trafford for another season. …
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The National Library of Nigeria spent a whopping N13 million to produce its budget over the last three years. A Guardian scrutiny of the National Library's budgets from 2022 to 2024 reveals a steady rise in the annual budget administrative costs, from N2 million to N7 million. Notably, the budget documents have remained remarkably concise,…
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Considering the economic hardship in the country, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has appealed to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to grant an extension to the owners of the 762 plots of land revoked in Maitama, Abuja, to pay for their Certificates of Occupancy (CfO). The CNPP, in…
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King Jaja of Opobo in Rivers, Dr Dandeson Douglas Jaja, has encouraged the people of Opobo to come home and invest to enhance its development. Jaja called during the 2025 Opobo International Charity Day, on Thursday in Opobo. According to the King who is also marking his 45 years on the throne, our ecology is…
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The Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s budget presentation, saying it violates the legal processes of the state. Fubara signed the ₦1.188 trillion 2025 budget into law, following its passage by a controversial three-member legislative assembly led by Speaker Victor Oko-Jumbo. The presentation, according to the APC, violates court rulings…
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President Bola Tinubu will undertake a state visit to Enugu State on Saturday, during which he will commission some of the numerous projects executed by the Governor Peter Mbah Administration. This was made known in a statement issued on Friday by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia. Onyia said, “The Enugu State…
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The Nigerian Youths for Atiku (NYFA) has urged Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2023 President Candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) to stop attacking the reputation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The Director of Communications of NYFA (Nigeria & Diaspora), Mr Dare Dada, made the call in a statement on Friday in Lagos.…