Since 1999, as insecurity in Nigeria has surged dramatically, federal and state governments have been divided over whether to maintain the current central policing system or shift to a state/local policing model. In February 2024, President Bola Tinubu and the…
*32,000 Lagos residents suffering from tuberculosis – Report (Vanguard)*It’s concerning Tinubu mentioned my name only, I’m not the problem – Fubara (Channels)
32,000 Lagos residents suffering from tuberculosis – Report (Vanguard) Lagos State has reported a significant rise in tuberculosis (TB) cases, with 32,000 patients recorded in 2024, up from 18,541 cases in 2023. This increase has prompted the wife of Lagos…
*Gunmen kill 8, injure 3 in Imo community (Nation)*#EndBadGovernanceinNigeria: Any gathering in Lagos unlawful – Police (Punch)
Gunmen kill 8, injure 3 in Imo community (Nation) A devastating attack by unknown gunmen on Saturday evening left eight people dead in the Umuchoke Okwe community of the Onuimo Local Government Area (LGA) in Imo State. The victims were…
Protesters block Fubara’s convoy, ask him to address them
Protesters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, briefly obstructed Governor Siminalayi Fubara, insisting that he comes down to address them. This happened on Saturday, Day 3 of the demonstrations tagged #EndBadGovernance protests. Waving green leaves and shouting in excitement, the protesters,…
*Police hunt man who killed apprentice with shovel (Punch)*Drug trafficking trial: A-Court declines to quash charge against Abba Kyari (Vanguard)
Police hunt man who killed apprentice with shovel (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a middle-aged man identified simply Olumide after he allegedly beat his apprentice, Adeyemi, to death in the Alagbado area of the…
*Tinubu mourns Iranian president, others killed in helicopter crash (NewTelegraph)*Lagos police deploy RRS to Third Mainland Bridge to protect users (Leadership)
Tinubu mourns Iranian president, others killed in helicopter crash (NewTelegraph) Following the tragic demise of Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on Sunday, May 19, President Bola Tinubu has joined the rest of the world to mourn his…
Wike-Fubara Duel: A master class on politics of governorship succession — Magnus Onyibe
A new orchestra has entered Nigeria’s music and entertainment scene. It was launched by Rivers State Governor, Mr. Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday, December 15, in Port Harcourt, during the flag-off of a 20,000-unit housing estate for low-income earners located in…
Rivers Crisis: Wike joins Fubara, Odili others in meeting with Tinubu
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has joined the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, the State deputy governor and the former governor Peter Odili among others in a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the…
27 Rivers Assembly lawmakers dump PDP for APC
The ongoing political drama in Rivers State has taken a very interesting turn as 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). A member of…
*Lagos cancels 50% discount on public transport (Channels)*Why our operatives are conducting stop-and-search at Lekki — NDLEA (Punch)
Lagos cancels 50% discount on public transport (Channels) The Lagos State Government has cancelled the 50% transport fare discount on all Public Transport System which was implemented in response to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive on August 2, 2023. In a…