Rivers Workers Shun May Day Celebration, Demand Return of Fubara, Elected Officials

NewsNigeriaPoliticsRivers Workers Shun May Day Celebration, Demand Return of Fubara, Elected Officials

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 2, 2025

There was no usual fanfare at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt on 1st May, Workers’ Day. For the first time in recent memory, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Rivers State boycotted the annual celebration. Instead, workers gathered at the NLC Secretariat in D-Line, Port Harcourt, holding placards and chanting messages that called for the immediate reinstatement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Dr Ngozi Odu, and members of the Rivers State House...

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Boat Mishap: Navy Rescues 99 Passengers On Board 

NewsNigeriaBoat Mishap: Navy Rescues 99 Passengers On Board 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 1, 2025

A local market vessel en route from Port Harcourt to Akuku-Toru LGA had collided with a barge in the middle of Bukuma River in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. But 99 passengers on board were rescued by Officers of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday.  Lieutenant Commander Bridget Bebia, Base Information Officer in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, said no lives were lost, and most of the passengers’...

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Workers’ Day: Tinubu Tells Workers To Remain Patient

NewsNigeriaPoliticsWorkers’ Day: Tinubu Tells Workers To Remain Patient

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 1, 2025

…Says Economic Hardship Is Global; NLC, TUC Want Retirement Age At 65 President Bola Tinubu has urged the Nigerian workers to remain patient with his administration concerning the economic hardship they are passing through, saying that the situation is a global phenomenon. He made the remarks on Thursday at Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of 2025 May Day with the theme: “Reclaiming the Civic Space in the Midst of Economic Hardship”. The President, who was represented...

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NUC Approves 11 New Private Universities

EducationNewsNigeriaNUC Approves 11 New Private Universities

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 1, 2025

The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Wednesday approved the establishment of 11 new private universities across Nigeria, bringing the total number of licensed private universities in the country to 159. This fresh approval comes despite an earlier suspension by the Federal Government on the issuance of licences to new private universities. However, the government had clarified that applications already in advanced stages would still be considered, provided they met the necessary standards. The newly approved...

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COAS: Terrorists Will Soon Feel the Impact of Our New Strategy

National SecurityNewsNigeriaCOAS: Terrorists Will Soon Feel the Impact of Our New Strategy

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 1, 2025

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has assured Nigerians that the enemies of the country will soon begin to feel the full impact of new strategies recently adopted by the Nigerian Army. He gave this assurance on Tuesday in Bauchi, during a firepower demonstration held at the Victor Kure Armour Range. The event marked the grand finale of the 2025 Combat Arms Training Week. Speaking through Major General Henry Wesley, Commander of...

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Troops Rescue 71 Kidnap Victims After Night Attack in Zamfara

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTroops Rescue 71 Kidnap Victims After Night Attack in Zamfara

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 1, 2025

At least 71 passengers who were kidnapped by armed bandits in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been rescued by Nigerian troops. The attack happened on Sunday night, 28 April, around 9:10 p.m., along the Faru–Janbako Road. A truck carrying 80 passengers from Niger State to Sabon Birni in Sokoto State was stopped at Tungan Na-Yarchiga, where gunmen forcefully took everyone on board. Security sources said troops under Operation FANSAN YANMA responded quickly,...

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Police Reactivate Digital Tinted Glass Permit System

National SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Reactivate Digital Tinted Glass Permit System

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 30, 2025

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetoku, has ordered the reactivation and issuance of Tinted Glass Permits, TGP, nationwide using a digital platform. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, explaining that this development came as a response to widespread public complaints about motorists being harassed over the use of tinted windows. The police spokesman further explained that providing a standardized system that...

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Agbakoba Demands Retraction From Natasha Over Allegations Against Akpabio

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAgbakoba Demands Retraction From Natasha Over Allegations Against Akpabio

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 30, 2025

Renowned legal luminary and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has written a second letter to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, urging her to withdraw her sexual harassment allegations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Agbakoba, who represents Akpabio through his law firm, Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL), said the senator’s claims are riddled with contradictions and lack credible evidence. Speaking to journalists in Lagos on Tuesday, Agbakoba explained that his latest letter...

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Okowa Confirms Atiku’s Planned Exit from PDP, Backs Tinubu for Full 8-Year Term

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOkowa Confirms Atiku’s Planned Exit from PDP, Backs Tinubu for Full 8-Year Term

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 30, 2025

Former Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has disclosed that former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is preparing to leave the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Dr Okowa made this revelation on Tuesday during an interview on Arise News. He noted that the former vice president had already informed him of his intentions. “And I also know that he is already heading out...

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Insurgents Kills 10 Hunters, Civilian JTF In Adamawa

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaInsurgents Kills 10 Hunters, Civilian JTF In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 29, 2025

Suspected insurgents have again struck Kopre village in Hong LGA of Adamawa around 4:00 pm local time on 26th April, 2025, Saturday, killing no fewer than 10 Hunters and Civilian JTF. Since 2024, the village, which shares a border with Sambisa forest, den of Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state, has witnessed a series of attacks that claimed many lives, destroyed properties worth millions of naira, and abducted the locals. In one of the attacks,...

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