The Rivers State House of Assembly during Monday’s plenary session has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Governor Siminalayi Fubara to present the 2025 budget. The lawmakers held their first sitting under the leadership of Martin Amaewhule after the Supreme Court ruling under tight security. On their first sitting following the ruling, the lawmakers requested that Governor Fubara present the budget, titled the ‘Budget of Inclusive Growth and Development’. Recall that Governor Fubara signed the ₦1.1...

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has instructed all local government chairmen in Rivers State to formally transfer authority to the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGAs) by Monday, 3rd March 2025. This directive comes in the wake of a recent Supreme Court judgment that nullified the state’s local government elections. The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision on Friday, declared the local government elections held on 5th October 2024 as null and void. The court cited significant...

The government of Anambra State has demolished the fence of the Nnewi home of Chief Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the Biafra warlord. The demolition which occurred on Friday was to make space for the ongoing expansion of the Nnewi – Owerri road, which is currently under construction. However, more than 24 hours later, Ojukwu’s fence remains the only fence that has been demolished throughout the entire stretch and its opposite. This suspected isolated demolition has raised questions...