How Senator Smart Adeyemi broke down in tears
Senator Smart Adeyemi, one time National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, broke down Tuesday on the floor of the Senate. Adeyemi elected to the red chamber on the ticket of the APC was contributing to a debate on the nation’s depreciating security…
Moving towards hope: Buhari blinks, asks for help
Faced by disturbing reports that are pouring in from the field, President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday asked for international help, urging the United States to come to the rescue of the country. The President who engaged the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken during a virtual…
Attackers, sponsors not from Rivers State – Wike; No price is too much to pay to keep Rivers people safe – APC
The Rivers State Government says there are strong indications that the sponsors of horrific attacks on security personnel in Rivers State are not Rivers people. This is as the All Progressives Congress, APC, insists that no price is too much to pay to keep Rivers…
Sponsorship of scholarships in a private institution, evidence of poor investment in public varsities owned by RSG
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that the decision of the Rivers State Government to provide young students who are studying medicine and other related courses in a private university with scholarships is proof that existing public institutions owned by the State which are…
Drawn to the fray, Rivers reels under the jack boots of assassins
The Rivers State appears to be drawn into a ring of select states which may have been penciled down for destabilization by erratic groups that are determined to stir crisis within the Nigerian state. Barely 24 hours after unknown gunmen shot their way through the…
Seek help, Nigeria is at war – Soyinka
Winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize for Literature, Professor Wole Soyinka has declared that Nigeria is in state of war. Accordingly, the respected playwright, novelist, essayist and Poet has urged the Nigerian authorities to set aside pride and seek help. Soyinka who issued a statement…
Chaos in the East: IPOB threatens Igbo Governors
Governors of the eastern states have been urged to relocate to Abuja while they still have time to leave with their lives. Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Independent Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, warned in reaction to the police killing of members of the proscribed group…
Update: Unknown gunmen attack police, military checkpoint as Rivers Govt seeks arrest of perpetrators
The Rivers State Government says it wants those who carried out Sunday’s attack on Rivers soil to be apprehended and punished. Governor Nyesom Wike said in reaction to the slaughter of security operatives who were on legitimate duty that the government condemns in strong terms,…
Port Harcourt: 4 Die in Black Weekend Killings
There is growing tension amongst residents in Port Harcourt, following renewed hostilities between rival cult gangs operating in the Rivers State. The latest confrontation which occurred Sunday, according to information that is filtering in from the area, is reportedly between two dreaded groups, the Icelanders…
Developing story: Imo insurgents move closer to Uzodinma
Governor Hope Uzodinma whose ascension to power was supposed to raise the hope of Imolites is under attack. The attacks which have been focused on government infrastructure in the State capital has suddenly shifted to the Imo grassroots. Reports say Oru Local Government Area has…
