Author: Alade Adisa

Following the inauguration of the newly-elected chairmen of the local government in Rivers State, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the immediate unsealing of the secretariats of the 23 local government areas in the state. This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Rivers State Command, Grace Iringe-Koko on Monday. Iringe-Koko, in a statement, said the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, CP Bala Mustapha was tasked with ensuring the withdrawal of all police personnel initially deployed to seal and safeguard the LGA secretariats. “This decision aligns with the Nigeria Police Force’s commitment to maintaining…

The governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, said that he had to take the position he took on local governments in the state because the system was in a desperate situation requiring desperate measures. The governor spoke during the swearing-in of the newly-elected chairmen of the 23 local government areas of the state at Government House, Port Harcourt on Sunday. Fubara, who said the outcome of Saturday’s council election marked the beginning of a new Rivers State, thanked the President, Bola Tinubu for his role in the state local government elections. Noting that President Tinubu gave them the requisite support…

The Red Devils played out a 0-0 draw against Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon, meaning they have picked up just eight points from their opening seven league matches this campaign. That is their worst-ever tally since the Premier League began in 1992, with Erik ten Hag breaking his own record after amassing just nine points in the first seven league games last year. They are now 14th in the Premier League table, five points clear of the relegation zone and six points behind Chelsea in fourth place. Furthermore, Man Utd have scored just five league goals so far in 2024-25,…

Recent gangland madness has turned Haiti streets into killing fields. Gang members carrying automatic rifles stormed through Pont-Sonde, in the agricultural region of Artibonite in western Haiti, killing at least 70 people and forcing over 6,000 to flee. The upheaval continued with more people severely injured in the attack in the early hours of Thursday, October 3. According to the U.N. migration agency, about 6,270 people had fled their homes due to the attacks. It said most of these are being sheltered by families living in nearby Saint-Marc and other towns, while others are staying in makeshift camps. Meanwhile, Gran…

Senior Hezbollah figure, Hashem Safieddine, who was seen as a possible successor to the slain leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has been missing since Friday after an Israeli air strike on Beirut’s Dahiyeh neighbourhood, a Lebanese security source told Al Jazeera. Hezbollah sources said an intense search for the senior leader has yielded nothing, raising fears he might be dead. As the chairman of the armed group’s Executive Council, Safieddine is a very high-ranking member of the organization. He is a cousin of the late Nasrallah, the former secretary-general, said Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari, reporting from Beirut. Jabbari said there was a…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sworn in the newly-elected chairmen of the 23 local government areas, following their victories in Saturday’s Local Government Council elections. The swearing-in ceremony, held at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt on Sunday, saw 22 chairmen from the Action Peoples Party (APP) and one from the Action Alliance officially inaugurated into office. After the electoral process, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) declared the APP victorious in 22 local government areas, while the Action Alliance secured one chairmanship seat. Governor Fubara, while addressing the new chairmen, congratulated them on their…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State will swear in the newly-elected council chairmen at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt, the state capital at 4 pm. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo disclosed this on Sunday. The statement added that the newly-elected chairmen, along with one guest each, are expected to be seated by 3:30 pm. On Saturday, October 5, the Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (retd.), declared 22 chairmanship candidates of the Action Peoples Party as winners of the local government elections in Port…

Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has disclosed that police and government officials were always present during his negotiations with bandits and terrorists. Gumi, a former military officer with the rank of captain in the Nigerian Army spoke in an interview with PUNCH. When he was asked why he has taken the matter of speaking to terrorists seriously, Gumi said, “I am in the eye of the storm, and I am a full-fledged Nigerian. I also have an interest in peace and tranquility. I cannot wait for the official narrative because I have been in the army and know how…

An appellate court in the United States has upheld the ruling of a lower court ordering a former World Boxing Champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr., to pay a Nigerian company, Zinni Media Concept Limited N4.2 billion in damages over breach of contract and fraud. Disclosing the development, the company’s media executive, Alex Nwankwo said that the appellate court found merit in the ruling of a lower court, which found Mayweather guilty of breach of contract agreement. Mayweather in the agreement with Zinni Media Concept Limited was required to make different appearances in Africa, including one in Nigeria in June 2017 but…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 23 chairmanship seats in the local government elections conducted in Benue State. Announcing the results in Makurdi, the state capital on Sunday, the chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Richard Tombowua said APC also won all 276 councillorship seats in the election. Tombowua said the election was held in all the 5,102 polling units in the state, spread across 276 council wards in the 23 local governments. He said the results brought in by the 23 local government electoral officers show that APC won all the seats, which five…