Author: Alade Adisa

The Sudanese army says it has recaptured the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after almost two years of fighting. Reclaiming the east African country’s seat of power marks a major victory for the army, which has been making significant advances against the RSF in recent months. But it is still a long way from ending the war entirely, with large parts of the country still under the RSF’s control. It is also unclear whether the battle for Khartoum is over: an RSF statement said its fighters were still in the area. “Our…

The President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has been dragged before the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court in Abuja over the declaration of a state of emergency and the suspension of democratically elected authorities in Rivers State. This was contained in a suit dated March 20, 2025, and marked ECW/CCJ/APP/18/25, and sighted by journalists on Friday, March 21. Recall that on Tuesday, March 18, President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State. The applicants, Harry Ibiso and 11 others, on their behalf and the Eastern Zone of the Ijaw Youth…

The acting governor of Cross River, Peter Odey, has said that the state does not align with the position of the south-south governors’ forum on the state of emergency in Rivers State. Odey has been standing in for Bassey Otu, the Cross River governor, who is on an annual leave. On Thursday, the forum asked President Bola Tinubu to reverse the emergency rule declared in Rivers. Tinubu proclaimed a state of emergency in the south-south state, citing the prolonged political crisis and vandalisation of oil installations. The president suspended Siminalayi Fubara, governor of the state; Ngozi Odu, his deputy; and…

Suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has broken his silence and debunked allegations by the Federal Government that he teleguided attacks on oil installations by suspected militant groups in the state. …Beleaguered gov blames Wike for attack on oil installations The governor, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi on Thursday, also said claims that he did nothing to rebuild the bombed state House of Assembly after he ordered the demolition of the facility were untrue. Fubara, who noted that it was important to put the records straight, said he acted on…

Rivers State electorates have dragged President Bola Tinubu to court over the removal of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the Deputy Governor, and the entire members of the State House of Assembly. In the suit, marked FHC/CS/550/2025, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on March 20, 2025, the President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and the Attorney General of the Federation are listed as 2nd to 5th defendants. The suit was filed on behalf of the electorates by a lawyer,…

…Says it’s ‘Hitting a fly with a sledgehammer’ The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE’s) approach to identifying fraud at the Social Security Administration “is tantamount to hitting a fly with a sledgehammer,” a federal judge said Thursday, blocking DOGE’s unlimited access to sensitive agency data. In a 137-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander wrote the Trump administration never justified the need to access the data — which they argued was vital to identifying alleged fraud — and likely violated multiple federal laws in doing so. “The DOGE Team is essentially engaged in a fishing expedition at SSA, in…

President Bola Tinubu has heaped praises on the two chambers of the National Assembly for ratifying the proclamation of state of emergency in Rivers State. Describing the move as a patriotic step towards restoring stability and safeguarding the national economy, the president, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga issued on Thursday, praised the leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives for prioritising the security and welfare of Rivers State over partisan interests. President Tinubu especially commended Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, principal officers, and members for their dedication to…

Russian authorities reported a “massive” Ukrainian drone attack on the Engels airbase in Saratov Oblast overnight, with Russia’s Defence Ministry claiming to have downed 54 drones over the area. “Saratov and Engels today suffered the most massive UAV attack of all time,” Roman Busargin, the governor of Saratov region, wrote on Telegram. He reported a fire burning at the airfield and damage to around 30 houses in the area. Windows were also blown out at a nearby hospital — where one woman was injured — as well as two kindergartens and a school, Busargin wrote. The Ukrainian military’s General Staff…

President Donald Trump has criticised the Federal Reserve, urging the central bank to reduce interest rates, hours after it chose to leave borrowing rates unchanged. The move marked the latest example of Trump exerting pressure on the Federal Reserve, despite a longstanding norm of political independence at the central bank. Trump said Thursday that lower rates would best prepare the economy for tariffs that are set to escalate over the coming weeks. “The Fed would be MUCH better off CUTTING RATES as U.S. Tariffs start to transition (ease!) their way into the economy,” Trump said in a post on Truth…

The tragic tanker explosion near the Nyanya Bridge in Abuja has consumed the lives of two staff members of a Chinese construction company, named WE Construction. According to reports, the explosion also left more than 20 other staff of the company with varying degrees of injuries. The accident occurred around 6:58pm on Wednesday when a Dangote trailer, heavily loaded with cement, lost control while approaching Nyanya Bridge from AYA and crashed into stationary vehicles trapped in the traffic. The impact ignited a massive inferno, causing panic among bystanders and motorists. It was learnt that one of the deceased staff members…