Author: Alade Adisa

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has offered the olive branch to members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, appealing to them to embrace peace for the resolution of the political impasse in the oil-rich state. The governor, who spoke on Thursday appealed to the lawmakers to put the interest of the people of the state above everything. Speaking during the commissioning of some projects in the Okrika Local Government Area of the state, Governor Fubara said, “It is important at this stage that we all embrace peace.” Furthermore, Fubara said he needed peace to govern the state well and called on…

The Rivers State House of Assembly has concluded plans to investigate the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi, over allegation of falsification of age. This come amid the ongoing political crisis in the state. Events of the last few months, which arose as a result of the falling-out of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, and Governor Siminalayi Fubara, have risen to a nauseating crescendo, culminating in the Wednesday barring of the governor from accessing the Assembly complex, thereby frustrating his presentation of the 2025 budget to the lawmakers. On Thursday, yet another negative twist was added to…

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to impose a 200% tariff on alcohol products from France and other European countries. The tariff threat comes after the European Union plans to move ahead with a proposed tariff on American whiskey. “If this Tariff is not removed immediately, the U.S. will shortly place a 200% Tariff on all WINES, CHAMPAGNES, & ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS COMING OUT OF FRANCE AND OTHER E.U. REPRESENTED COUNTRIES. This will be great for the Wine and Champagne businesses in the U.S.”, Trump said in a post on Truth Social. The president’s threat comes after the European Commission on…

The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a contempt charge against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio over the six-month suspension slammed on her by the Senate. Also, she cited the Clerk of the National Assembly and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Code of Conduct, Senator Neda Imasuem as contemnors in the Form 48 she entered before the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday. The beleaguered legislator maintained that her suspension constituted a willful disobedience to a subsisting order the court issued against the defendants on March 4. The court, based on her…

The never-ending political crisis in Rivers State may yet get messier, as moves are afoot to recall the Supreme Court-reinstated Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule. According to reports, Kenneth Amadi, a legal practitioner has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to commence recall proceedings against the pro-Wike Speaker.The sad commentary, which is the latest twist in the protracted political crisis in Rivers State, all began when the Rivers State governor (Siminalaye Fubara) fell out with his predecessor, and the currently minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. In a recapture of the…

After Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan raised her suspension at the UN Inter-Parliamentary conference in New York, the IPU assured her it would take steps to address the issue after hearing the Senate’s side. Akpoti-Uduaghan had taken her case before the global institution for them to prevail over what she claimed was an injustice meted on her. However, after listening to her complaint, the Senate has responded to the IPU through a letter by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele. Chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Kafilat Ogbara, who was attending the event in…

Former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick, on Wednesday failed in his bid for re-election into the FIFA Council, NEW DAILY PRIME reports. The former Delta State Sports Council boss did not secure enough votes to retain his seat among the six electable African representatives on the council. At the 14th CAF Extraordinary General Assembly held on Wednesday in Cairo, Egypt, Pinnick garnered 28 votes—just one vote short of Mauritania’s Ahmed Yahya and Djibouti’s Souleiman Waberi, who secured the final two available slots. The six elected African members for the FIFA Council are: Faouzi Lekjaa (Morocco)Ahmed…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, has faulted the Rivers State House of Assembly for barring him from entering the legislative quarters on Wednesday. The embattled governor, who spoke during the commissioning of some health facilities in Khana Local Government Area of the state shortly after the drama at the Assembly quarters told residents that he communicated his intention to visit the lawmakers to Speaker Martins Amaewhule before showing up at the quarters to re-represent the 2025 budget as demanded by the Assembly following the verdict of the Supreme Court on February 28, 2025. The governor said, “I still believe,…

One of the sons of Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Bashir, in a now-deleted tweet, threatened increased bloodshed in the Christian-dominated Southern Kaduna if the people continue to attack the Fulani. Bashir El-Rufai tweeted this on Tuesday in response to an X user, @qykali, who berated his father, accusing him of supervising ethnic cleansing of Southern Kaduna people for eight years as Kaduna State governor. “Look at this Giraffe neck calling the president Pablo whereas your midget dad is a Fulani irredentist who engaged in industrial scale ethnic cleansing of people of southern Kaduna for the…

Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on nearly $30bn worth of American imports after US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports went into effect on Wednesday. The Canadian government said it will be following a “dollar-by-dollar” approach and institute 25% tariffs on American imports, including steel, computers and sports equipment. Donald Trump first announced the tariff on all steel and aluminum imports in February and scheduled them to go into effect on Wednesday. The tariffs going into effect has started a chain reaction of retaliatory tariffs as countries around the world decide how to respond to Trump’s policy. Canada’s announcement comes after…