Author: statereporter
The House of Representatives member for Ideato North and South, Imo Ugochinyere, has called on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors to fly to Rivers State to show solidarity with Governor Siminalaya Fubara. The PDP Chieftain lamented that no PDP governor has deemed it fit to show open support to Governor Fubara as the political crisis heightens for the slated October 5 local government election. Ugochinyere, in a statement, on Friday, stated that the Rivers State Governor has shown courage by standing against threats from police and other political interests in the state. “Serious opposition Governors would have flown to Rivers…
Super Eagles star player, Ahmed Musa, has rejoined Kano Pillars on a short-term contract. State reporters revealed that Musa and his compatriot, Sheu Abdullahi, returned to the country and joined Kano Pillars in a bid to participate in the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League. The duo were pictured at the training ground of the former champions on Thursday ahead of their NPFL match-day five home game against Sunshine Stars. Kano Pillars announced the development via its official X handle on Friday. It wrote: “Ahmed Musa, Shehu Abdullahi, Nazir Laja, and the rest of the squad trained ahead of NPFL 2024/25…
Embattled Rivers State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Tony Okocha, has publicly admitted to his involvement in rigging local council elections during the tenure of former Governor, Rotimi Amaechi. Okocha, who served as Chief of Staff to Amaechi from 2007 to 2015, was recently ousted as the Rivers APC Caretaker Committee chairman by a Port Harcourt High Court presided over by Justice Sika Aprioku. State reporters has informed that Okocha, in an interview on a Channels TV programme, said his involvement in the election rigging during Amaechi’s administration is not a secret. The APC chieftain asserted he should…
The Nigeria Police Force has instructed its commanders to enforce a Federal High Court’s ruling against the upcoming local government elections scheduled for tomorrow in Rivers State. Recall that Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State had in the early hours of Friday led a strong delegation to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) office in Port Harcourt following an alleged attempt to break into the facility to cart away materials meant for Saturday’s LG election. Policemen allegedly deployed from neighboring Abia State were said to have stormed the place to carry out the mission foiled by the Governor and…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has strongly opposed the new N50,000 fee imposed by the National Examination Council (NECO) for certificate reprints. In a reaction to the new fee, NANS clerk of the Senate, Abdulyekinn Odunayo, in a statement described the decision as outrageous and a commercialisation of education. The student body believes that the fee places an unjust burden on students, particularly during a time of economic hardship. NANS has expressed concerns about the lack of transparency in NECO’s fee structure and policies, and has called for an immediate reversal and reduction of the fee to a…
An economist, Bismarck Rewane, has predicted that food inflation would increase in Nigeria in the coming weeks. Rewane, who lamented specifically about the rising cost of beans, said the floods which have destroyed many farms, the high cost of moving goods from the farms to the market and the increase in the price of petrol from about ₦600 to about ₦1,000 are factors responsible for the increasing price of food products in Nigeria. He made this known on Thursday while speaking on Channels Television. Rewane said some food items, such as onions and rice, have recorded a little reduction in…
The former Governor of Bayelsa state who currently resides as Senator of Bayelsa west, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson has made a valid case at the floor of the senate, in favour of the establishment of the South South Development Commission (SSDC). Agitating strongly at the Red Chambers on Thursday, Senator Dickson said the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is a body created to address the pressing issues emanating from the oil producing communities, that it was not formed as a geopolitical developmental agent or commission. State reporters earlier informed that other geopolitical zones in the country have development agencies with…
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday, commenced protests in Rivers State, against the scheduled local government election in the state. State reporters informed that Rivers State government led by Governor Siminalaya Fubara, announced October 5th for the local government chairmanship and councillorship elections. While the leading PDP and APC are entangled in court cases as a result of internal crisis, the All Peoples Party (APP) has positioned itself as the party to win the local government elections. In the PDP, the political crisis between Governor Fubara and the Minister of Federal…
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres Israel’s Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, has announced a prohibition on United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres from entering the country, citing his failure to unequivocally condemn Iran’s recent missile attacks on Israel. Katz declared Guterres “undesirable” and accused him of not doing enough to criticize Iran and its allies, including Hamas and Hezbollah. The move comes after Iran launched missile strikes on Israel in retaliation for the targeted killings of top leaders from Hezbollah, Hamas, and the IRGC. Guterres responded by calling for an immediate ceasefire, but Israel deemed his statement unsatisfactory. This isn’t the first…
Petroleum marketers have raised concerns over the closure of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) portal used for purchasing Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, warning that the situation may lead to another round of fuel scarcity across the country. In a statement on Wednesday, Chinedu Ukadike, spokesperson for the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), disclosed that the shutdown has left over 2,000 pending tickets for the purchase of 45,000 liters of petrol each. This has made it impossible for dealers to apply for the commodity. “We have more than 2,000 tickets for 45,000 liters…