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By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan President Bola Tinubu has named Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas as Sole Administrator of Rivers State in the wake of the president's proclamation of a state of emergency in the oil-laden, vote-heavy Niger Delta State tonight. He is expected to be in office for an initial period of six months. In a nationwide broadcast, Tuesday evening,March 18,2025, Tinubu said the Administrator cannot make any new laws, pointing out, however, that all regulations to be made by him will be examined and ratified by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and the president himself. The declaration of emergency rule…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Chairmen and Secretaries of 19 Northern States' Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) met in Kaduna, Monday, March 17, and deliberated on the body's vexed leadership tussle, endorsing one of the candidates as Chairman in the process. The enlarged meeting of the new leadership of northern CAN, headed by Rev. Joseph John Hayab, held at Albarka Fellowship Baptist Church, Kaduna, from 5:30pm to 9pm, and was attended by all the new executives, directors and some clerics. The meeting further finalized on the endorsement and authenticity of the election of Hayab as…

"Contrary to the jaundiced views of the senate leader, it is the official probe of the circumstances of her trip by security forces that will expose Nigeria to needless embarrassment and undeserved ridicule,” were the exact words of Femi Falana, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Nigeria’s foremost human rights lawyer, with which he passed a message of caution in the handling of the current case of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan,per a report in whirlwindnews.com today. The report added that against the backdrop of concerns being raised that the female Senator, one of the four in the 19th National Assembly, was in deeper…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Former presidential aide and social critic, Mr. Reno Omokri, has taken a swipe at presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, over his reported support for a youth corps member, Ushie Uguamaye, who allegedly made some negative comments on President Bola Tinubu over the state of the economy. Uguamaye, also known as Raye, a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), had taken to the social media to pour invectives on the government over what she tagged unpleasant economic conditions in the land. She was also said…

By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto In these tough socio-economic times, foodstuffs and cash have been made available to Muslims participating in the Ramadan fast. To this end, a joyful Nigeria Muslim League Group (NIMUL) commended the Minister of Defence for State, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, for his generous donation of over N500 million and tonnes of food items to persons in need during the Ramadan. The gesture was aimed at alleviating hardship faced by the majority of people in Zamfara State and neighboring states in the North West of Nigeria. The group praised Minister Matawalle's efforts in providing Ramadan palliatives to thousands…