Almost 24 hours after the newly-elected chairmen in Saturday’s local government election in Rivers State were sworn into office, the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress factions on Sunday rejected the conduct and outcome of the polls. Insisting that no election was held in the state on Saturday, the Rivers PDP loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, described…

The Borno State government has resettled 424 households affected by insurgency in the newly- constructed 500 housing units in Konduga town. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the resettled persons were from the Towuri, Modu Amsamiri, Goniri, Mairamiri, Lawanti Grema Gogobe, Bula Bowuri, Zarmari, Amusari, Bula Bakaraye and Furi communities displaced by the Boko Haram insurgents. The state governor, Babagana Zulum said at the handover of the houses…

The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), has threatened that its members will withdraw their services in the universities if the federal government failed to pay their withheld five and half months salaries, among other demands within 21 days. Rising from its 56th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Yobe, Taraba State, the university union said the decision was a major part of its resolutions in the meeting. According…

In the Akwa Ibom local government elections conducted on Saturday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has recorded a stunning landslide victory, winning 30 of the 31 chairmanship seats. Announcing the results on Sunday, the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) said it conducted elections in 31 LGAs and 369 wards. According to the results posted on the Facebook page of AKISIEC on Sunday, the PDP recorded victory in 30…

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…

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…

Dr Nurudeen Abubakar Zauro, Technical Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Economic and Financial Inclusion, has expressed confidence in the Tinubu administration’s focus on financial inclusion as a key driver of Nigeria’s economic growth. Speaking at a global virtual town hall meeting, titled ‘Renewing the Hope of Nigerians through Economic and Financial Inclusion’, hosted by J.K. Adebola and monitored by The New Daily Prime, Zauro praised President Tinubu’s understanding of…

Controversial activist, Martin Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has called out a woman for getting pregnant despite his warnings to take precautionary measures. He shared his frustration on Instagram, revealing that they had been intimate and that he had provided her with money to purchase contraceptives to avoid pregnancy. Despite his efforts, the woman contacted him months later, informing him that she was pregnant with his child. Expressing his…

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…

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…

MultiChoice Nigeria, the leading pay-TV service provider, has announced a significant revamp of its SuperSport variety channels on its GOtv platform. This major upgrade, set to take effect on October 9, aims to deliver an enhanced sports viewing experience to customers, offering broader access to a wider range of sporting events. As part of the changes, the SuperSport Select Channels will be rebranded to SuperSport Africa, and an entirely new…

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…