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A few days after he met with President Bola Tinubu in Aso Rock, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).   Adediran was the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos in 2023.   Before his meeting with President Tinubu, Adediran, who contested the election […]

The Rivers State House of Assembly has begun an impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara days after speculations and confirmation by some members that the latter would be removed from office.   The lawmakers officially served a notice of ‘gross misconduct’ on the Governor on Monday. The State’s Deputy Governor, Ngozi Odu, also got a notice. […]

The United States’ renewed focus on Nigeria’s deepening security crisis, particularly its threat to impose sanctions over the alleged persecution of Christians, is a sobering moment for the Nigerian government, and for all Nigerians. While the federal government and some security experts have dismissed the notion that religious persecution is at the core of the […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a suit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the failure to reverse the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.   SERAP alleged that the suspension was based solely on the peaceful exercise of Natasha’s right to freedom of expression.   The Senate recently suspended Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, […]

I write this from a point of pain and gratitude. Pain because of the death of a hard working and honest man— Rotimi Olaleye— who is a great father, as attested to by his children, who he has been taking care of singlehandedly since his wife died about five years ago, and an honest and […]

Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed support for a Lagos-based National Youth Service Corps member, Ushie Uguamaye, also known as Raye, who claimed to have received threats after her viral video criticising President Bola Tinubu’s administration.   In a statement shared on X on Sunday, Atiku praised Raye’s courage, describing her as a symbol of […]

Despite objections from top ranking officials at the US State Department and the Department of Energy (DOE), and without any input from Nigerians who will bear the brunt of any nuclear catastrophe, US President Donald Trump has given the greenlight to the world’s richest man, Elon Musk to build nuclear power plants in Nigeria, Searchng.ng […]

Exactly 30 years ago, women all over the world made a bold declaration in what came to be known as the Beijing Conference. The 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which was adopted at the Conference, stressed the need to uphold all human rights and fundamental freedoms for every woman without exception.   Since […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the updated register of voters in Rivers State, along with the list of registered political parties in Nigeria, ahead of the forthcoming Local Government Council elections.   In a letter dated March 13, 2025, and signed by the Administrative Secretary, Odor Napoleon Emezuiruke, INEC formally notified the […]

The darkness was so heavy you could touch it. ’Twas so thick it could stain. Sinister and choking, the darkness screened off the sky and its moonlight. Without thunderclap nor lightning daze, rain poured down on the night of long knives.   Suddenly, a violent wind arose amid the footfalls of fleeing bandits, who slung […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and  Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) have pledged to collaborate in the fight to curtail the commoditisation of Naira, which has seen POS operators and merchants sell the Naira for as high as 20 percent to people seeking cash.   The Agencies made the commitment at a […]

Nigeria’s legislative chamber is a disgrace. These are people deciding our fate, looking everything but serious. Watching them feels like being strapped to a chair and forced to watch and laugh at a boring comedy. It’s a total nightmare.   Moreover, sighting Senator Natasha walking out of the Senate was disturbing, reinforcing the reality of […]