House of Representatives members expressed frustration over the failure of the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas to honour another scheduled meeting. Recall that the House Committee on Rivers State Oversight had invited Ibas to discuss important matters regarding the state’s governance, but once again, he failed to attend. It was reported that Ibas had originally been scheduled to meet with the committee on April 17, 2025. However, he sent a request...

The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has admitted that President Bola Tinubu’s administration met the country in a very bad shape, security-wise, but insists that things are getting better, slowly but surely. Ribadu made this known during a high-level security meeting at the Benue State Government House in Makurdi, where he met with leaders and stakeholders to address the disturbing wave of violence in the state. In his words, “We will defeat it. The...

In what is being described as a major political earthquake in Delta State, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), alongside his predecessor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, and key leaders of the PDP in the state. The defection was announced late Wednesday evening after a high-level, closed-door meeting that lasted over six hours at Government House, Asaba. Speaking to journalists shortly after the meeting,...

The Speaker, House of Representatives, in support of victims of the 25th January, 2025, fuel tanker explosion that claimed lives at Ugwu-Onyeama in Enugu State, has donated the sum of eighteen million naira only (#18,000,000.00). The financial support was presented to the Enugu State Governor on Tuesday for the victims by a delegation of the Enugu State Caucus of the House of Representatives led by Nnolim Nnaji. Moved by the show of solidarity and compassion,...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to work assiduously in tackling poverty and high unemployment among youth. The President who spoke on Tuesday in Accra, Ghana, during the official launch of the ECOWAS Golden Jubilee, also charged them to invest in education, innovation, and skill acquisition while promoting peace and inclusion. Represented by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the president, who...

The Enugu State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Lion Business Park Limited. The deal aims to develop a world-class industrial and commercial hub within the Enugu Industrial Park Free Trade Zone. At the official signing ceremony of the MOU, Dr. Okechukwu Mbonu, Chairman of Lion Business Park Ltd, commended the Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah for the developmental strides and achievements within his few years in office. Mbonu affirms...