Felix Duru Mbah

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has directed the immediate and indefinite suspension of the Special Adviser on Documentation, Research, and Planning, Mkor Aondona, following his arrest by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged involvement in sextortion, cyberbullying, and blackmail. A statement by the governor's Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Tersoo Kula, on Sunday said the decision was informed by his unwavering commitment to uphold integrity, discipline, and accountability in public service. According to the statement, the Governor stated that any official of his administration found wanting in matters of criminality…

Iran’s parliament has voted to shut down the vital Hormuz shipping channel in retaliation against Donald Trump’s attack on the country, prompting fears of a sharp spike in oil prices that could cause a global recession. In Nigeria, petrol price is at risk of increasing from the current average of between N925-N950 per litre as prices are dependent on global rates. Trump ordered air strikes against three important nuclear programme sites in Iran this weekend with the U.S government saying the strikes completely obliterated Iran's nuclear ability. A barrel of Brent crude was selling for about $77 on Friday, June…

By our reporter Immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has his successor, Governor Hyacinth Alia, in his crosshairs over the roiling insecurity in the North-Central State, asking him to be alive to his responsibilities of securing the lives and properties of people of the state rather than allegedly playing politics with same. Alia belongs to the All Progressives Congress (APC) while Ortom,who completed his second term in office on May 29,2023, is of the now-opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement today, Ortom warned Gov. Alia to stop using him (Ortom) as a scapegoat for the persistent…

*Judge Says Shell, Subsidiaries Can Be Sued For Liability Residents of two Nigerian communities, Bille and Ogale, both in Rivers State, who are taking legal action against Shell over oil pollution are set to take their cases to trial at the high court in 2027. Ogale is located in Eleme Local Government Area, and Bille is in Degema Local Government Area. In 2021, the UK Supreme Court ruled that Shell's parent company could potentially be held liable for environmental damage to both communities. Members of both communities in the Niger Delta, which have a combined population of about 50,000, are…

The Trump administration has terminated 639 employees at Voice of America and its parent organization in the latest round of sweeping cuts that have reduced the international broadcasting service to a fraction of its former size. The mass terminations announced Friday, June 20, round out the Trump-led elimination of 1,400 positions since March and represents the near-complete dismantling of an organization founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda, whose first broadcast declared: “We bring you voices from America.” Just 250 employees now remain across the entire parent group, the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), who operated what was America’s…

By our reporter After countless all-night and day meetings, several press conferences and exclusive interviews, loads of behind-the-scene planning, arguments, counter-arguments, prayer vigils, and lots more, finally the coalition seeking to deprive President Bola Tinubu a second term has matched words with concrete action. The opposition titans have despatched to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) a letter and relevant documents applying for registration of a new political party to be known as All Democratic Alliance (ADA). ADA, with a slogan of Justice for All, will be the special purpose vehicle on which the coalition seeks to climb to power…