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  News    File Image  The son of Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Isaac Oyedepo, has addressed recent speculations about his status within the church and his relationship with his father. In a statement shared on his X account on Tuesday, the younger Oyedepo clarified that there are no complications in his relationship with his family, particularly his father, and he remains a steadfast member of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel International. He reiterated his commitment to the church and requested that the public exercise caution when considering information not communicated through his official social media platforms. He also warned against disseminating unverified information regarding any separation from the Living Faith Church, as such actions could be viewed as a breach of his privacy. He said in part, ““I must state that there is no complication in my relationship with my beloved family and my belove...

  News    File Image  Rivers State Government has debunked rumors making round the social media over the sacking of some key members of the Sim Fubara Administration. In a press release captioned: “Unfounded Reports on Rivers State”, the Commissioner of information, Mr Warisenibo Joe Johnson stated that nobody was sacked by the Governor as claimed by the media. The state reads in full: “There has been unfounded reports making the rounds on various media platforms about His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, sacking certain categories of his aides and local council chairmen. “This is to clarify that His Excellency has not given me such directive as the official spokesman of the  State government as at today Tuesday, October 31, 2023. “Our dear governor is a technocrat, with robust civil service background, kind hearted and a  very humane person who does things according to laid down rules and with the fear of God. “We therefore ask Rivers people and t...

  News    File Image    Singer, Mercy Isoyip, aka Descushiel, has apologised to Nigerians and the Nigeria Police Force after reciting the national anthem wrongly during the Conference for Senior Police Officers in Imo State. The singer, who donned the police uniform during the conference, went viral on Monday after she recited the national anthem at the event and missed the lyrics. This led to knocks from the netizens as they trolled the singer, who was presumed to be a policewoman because of her outfit. In a video  on her Instagram page on Tuesday, Descushiel apologised for her errors. The video was captioned: "I sincerely apologise for the error I made during the recital of the National Anthem, I know such errors are inexcusable. "My good people of our country, please accept my apology, as well as my assurance that I will be more careful in the future to prevent such incidents from recurring. "God bless the Nigeria Police Force. God bless the Federal Repu...

  Sports   .... Finidi George blows hot exposés Enyimba management lapses File Image  In a recent lengthy commentary obtained by journalists, the manager expressed his gross displeasure at the club’s embarrassing exit from the inaugural edition of the African Football League. Finidi George, the former Super Eagles midfielder highlighted how poor management decisions contributed to the team’s disastrous outing from the competition. Enyimba got knocked out after losing 4 nil on aggregate to Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca. The Nigerian champions lost the first leg at home before suffering a 3-nil loss away from home. The Enyimba manager complained about the team’s poor preparation en route to the clash against the former CAF Champions League. “Out of 19 new players that were brought in, I knew only 4 of them. When I saw the quality of the players that were brought, I called Ekwueme the Sporting Director, and asked what the target for the season is, he said it is just to stabiliz...

  Sports    File Image  Super Eagles star, Victor Osimhen made history on Monday night, October 30 as the first Napoli player and Nigerian footballer to make the top 10 of the Ballon d’Or rankings. The Edo born striker is the No. 8 best football player in the world on the 2023 Ballon d’Or list. The Nigeria international contributed to Napoli’s first Serie A title in 33 years, becoming the 2022–23 top scorer in the league with 26 goals in 32 appearances. Napoli also reached the Champions League quarterfinals last season, the best result for the Partenopei in Europe’s elite competition. Osimhen netted five times in six Champions League games last season, and individual achievements, combined with Napoli’s results, have allowed the 24-year-old to earn a spot in the top 10 of this year’s Ballon d’Or. Ruud Krol finished 15th in 1980, meaning this is the best finish for a Napoli player in the history of the prestigious award. The other players included in the top 10 are Ju...

  News    File Image  The Governor Hope Uzodinma-led Imo State government has taken over all the hotel rooms in Owerri, the state capital from November 4 to November 12, 2023 as the state goes into governorship election on November 11. The taking over of all the hotel rooms in the state capital no matter the quality, sizes, prices and locations, was announced in a letter dated October 25, 2023, signed by the Commissioner for Tourism, Barrister Jerry Egbule Egemba, and sent to all the General Managers of hotels in Owerri. “I wish to refer to the above subject and inform you that the Ministry of Tourism intends to rent and occupy all the rooms in your hotel no matter the size and classification from Saturday 4th November to Saturday 12th November 2023 at your usual cost per room for full occupation. “I therefore request you to submit to my office before 12 noon tomorrow Thursday 26th October, 2023 details of your accommodation bills for all the rooms covering the perio...

  News    Hon Edison Ehie  The former Majority leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Edison Ehie, has emerged as the new Speaker of the state Assembly. According to a release from the Office of the Speaker, Ehie also suspended some members of the house, accusing them of falling short of principles. Recall that earlier today we reported that the rift between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Nyesom Wike who is currently the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), created tension and reached a crescendo in Rivers State with the plot by members of the State House of Assembly to impeach the governor. The tension degenerated on Sunday night with the fire outbreak at the State House of Assembly. The fire incident was described by some people in government as an arson attack by the Majority Leader of the House, Edison Ehie, to prevent the impeachment of the governor. This led to the removal of Edie as the Majority Leader of the Assembly on Monday morning, as h...

  News    Prof Ben Nwabueze  Nigeria’s foremost Constitutional lawyer and erstwhile Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Professor Ben Nwabueze, is dead. The former Secretary (Minister) of Education was aged 92. Sources close to the legal luminary said that he passed on Sunday, evening in his home. Nwabueze, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) was born in 1931, in Atani, Anambra State More Details later…

  Politics    File Image   The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia has challenged the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti to set up an independent panel to verify extend of work done by his predecessor. Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu on PortHarcourt Road Aba. This is contained in a statement signed by Hon. Elder Abraham Amah, the Abia PDP Vice Chairman/Acting State Publicity Secretary, while reacting to a statement credited to Governor Otti, who criticized his predecessor for allegedly spending N100bn on the said road. The statement reads in full: “The attention of the Abia PDP has been drawn to a statement credited to Alex Otti during a recent media chat wherein he was quoted as saying, among other things, that “Ikpeazu spent N10bn on Port Harcourt Road without working on it. The only achievement was breaking people’s houses.  “This statement represents a new low in the execution of Alex Otti’s agenda of running his government via propaganda and does not pres...

  News    Atiku Abubakar  The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has said with its decision to uphold the election of President Bola Tinubu, the Supreme Court legalised forgery and illegality. Atiku said this at an ongoing press conference in Abuja. He said, “Someone asked me, what would I do if I lost my election petition appeal at the Supreme Court. In response, I said that as long as Nigeria wins, the struggle would have been worldwide. “By that, I meant that the bigger loss will not be mine but Nigeria’s if the Supreme Court legitimises illegality, including forgery, identity theft, and perjury as it has done. “If the Supreme Court, the highest court of the land, implies that crime is good and should be rewarded, then Nigeria is lost. “I am sure that history will vindicate me soon.

  Terrorism    File Image  The sole instructor in the Unguwan Dorowa Bakhira hamlet in the Maro community of Kajuru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, has been slain by bandits. During the early hours of Sunday, the bandits also killed a couple during their  attack  on the community. Mr. Sunday Akor, the elementary school teacher, is a native of Benue State. As per Maigari Ben, a community leader who verified the occurrence on Sunday, no one was abducted during the assault. “They killed a man and his wife as well as Mr. Sunday Akor, a primary school teacher who was a native of Benue State,” he clarified. In this village’s elementary school, he was the sole teacher in the classroom. Nobody was taken hostage. At the time of reporting, ASP Mansir Hassan, the Public Relations Officer for the State Police Command, could not be reached.

  News   Gov Siminalayi Fubara With his teeming supporters Governor Siminalayi Fubara of River State has warned that any attempt to remove him through impeachment that is not justified will be resisted. Fubara who spoke while addressing his supporters in Port Harcourt on Monday on the plans by the state Assembly to impeach him, revealed that he did not commit any offence to warrant impeachment. “Let them come out and tell Rivers people the offence I have committed to warrant any impeachment." SaharaReporters earlier reported that there was a crisis in the Rivers Assembly amidst plans to impeach Fubara. It also reported that the House on Monday removed its leader, Edison Ehie, from his position. The House members led by their Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, served an impeachment notice on Fubara before they fled for safety as tear gas was fired outside the Complex. Addressing his supporters, who protested the development outside the Assembly Complex, the governor said he had not don...

  News    Gov Siminalayi Fubara  Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Monday, said he has not committed any offence to warrant impeachment by the Rivers State House of Assembly. “Let them come out and tell Rivers people the offence I have committed to warrant any impeachment,” the governor said while addressing his supporters at the Assembly Complex. The governor, who assured the people of the state of getting the dividends of democracy, said he would speak on the matter at the appropriate time. “Let me assure the people of Rivers that I will continue to ensure that you get the dividends of democracy. At the appropriate time I will address the press,” he said. A fresh crisis engulfed the Rivers Assembly amidst rumours of an impending impeachment procedure against Fubara as the House on Monday removed its leader, Edison Ehie. The House members led by their Speaker,Martin Amaewhule, served an impeachment notice on Fubara before they fled to safety, as tear ...

  News    Dr Alex Chioma Otti  The Abia State Governor Alex Otti, has disclosed that 20 decomposing dead bodies and skeletons were discovered by security operatives during a raid of forest around the Lokpanta cattle market on the Umunneochi axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt express way. He said another 50 dead bodies was also found around the market, while the payment of ransom to suspected kidnappers was equally traced to the market. Otti made revelation on Sunday during the second edition of his monthly media chat in Umuahia the state capital. He vowed that no inch of the state land mass will be left for criminals in line with his administration’s commitment to protect the lives of every citizen and visitors to the state. He insisted that the resolve of the state to make the cattle market a daily market was not targeted at any particular tribe in the country, but rather it was aimed at revamping the security architecture of the market and its host community. He said,...

  News   ……… Predecessor Fingered  File Image  There is an ongoing plot to impeach the serving Governor of Rivers State, H.E Sir Simnalayi Fubara GSSRS. Already, signatures are being collected from  the State House of Assembly members clandestinely to meet the mandatory number required for the impeachment of a Governor in Nigeria. Undisclosed sources say it is the handiwork of his predecessor who is desirous to whip the state into his perpetual control. The said plot is thickening by the day as plans have been concluded to impeach the former deputy speaker and incumbent leader of the house Rt. Hon. Ehie Edison. However, political pundits have dismissed the said allegation that it is the myopic thinking of the opposition intended to cause disaffection and derail the purpose-driven governance  already being enjoyed by the Rivers people under Wike's prodigy. More details to follow.

   News     File Image  The Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Nigeria , Mr Hidayet Bayraktar, says Nigeria is a rising power in Africa due to its population and large economy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the envoy said this at the celebration of the country’s 100th year anniversary marked on Friday in Abuja. Bayraktar said that Nigeria and Türkiye relations was established since 1960 and was developed on the basis of friendship and mutual benefits. He added that in strengthening both countries’ bilateral relations, both President Tayyip Erdoğan and former President Muhammadu Buhari paid mutual visits to each country in 2021. Bayraktar said,”These reciprocal high level visits provided the opportunity to underline our shared goal of strengthening our bilateral ties in every field. “We sincerely believe that we will continue to build and reinforce our partnership with Nigerian government which was newly established after the election i...