Rivers Crisis: Wike Gives Conditions For Peace With Fubara The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike has given Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State the condition for peace in the state. Wike said the restoration of peace in Rivers State is up to Fubara. The minister and Fubara have been at loggerheads since the latter assumed office in 2023. Despite President Bola Tinubu’s intervention, the rift has continued. But responding to a question for the restoration of peace while appearing on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Wike charged Fubara to obey the rule of law because nobody…
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Fubara Invited Violence Into Rivers State; Says Wike, Gives Reason The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has blamed the ongoing political unrest and violence in Rivers State on the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Wike, who was a guest on the Channels TV Politics Today on Tuesday night, said Governor Fubara invited anarchy to the state from the moment he publicly declared that he would not honour a subsisting order of the Federal High Court stopping him from conducting council elections in the state last Saturday. Wike, the immediate former governor of the state, added that the…
BREAKING: APC National Chairman, Ganduje To Resign A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, has renewed efforts to oust the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, by formally demanding his resignation within seven days. Zazzaga’s fresh push is coming on the heels of his failed attempt to oust Ganduje through a suit before a federal high court in Abuja. The suit was dismissed by Justice Inyang Ekwo on September 23 after court held that Zazzaga’s North Central APC Forum was not a legally recognised entity and, therefore, lacked the authority to file the suit. The judge also…
Shun Ongoing Army Recruitment; IPOB Warns Igbo Youths, Gives Reason The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), once again resorted to fear mongering by issuing an unpatriotic warning to the vibrant and resilient youths of the South East not to participate in the ongoing recruitment exercise. He described the threat by the separatist group as a brazen yet futile attempt to undermine national unity and cohesion. A statement by Director Army Public Relations, Maj Gen Onyema Nwachukwu noted that this reckless and misguided statement circulated in the media urged the youth to shun the…
If I Don’t K!ll You, Know Jesus Is Not A True God – Odumeje The General Overseer, Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministry, Onitsha, Anambra State, Pastor Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, popularly known as Odumeje, has sent a stern warning to his critics on social media. Odumeje in a video message to his followers which went viral on, said he does not turn to law enforcement when confronting his adversaries. Instead, he claimed to rely on his spiritual powers to deal with opposition. He also threatened to kill his critics if they refused to back out. According to Odumeje, “I tell…
“I Don’t Want To Miss Heaven; Amaechi The Former Minister of transport, Rotimi Amaechi has condemned politicians using thugs during elections. It is very bad of anyone to use Thugs to threaten people to get what they want, he said. According to former Rivers State Governor, “I Don’t Want To Miss Heaven And That’s Why I Don’t Sponsor Thugs To K!ll Anyone. I Have Never Given Thugs Money”
Uπbelievable: Man Throws Teenager Inside Well After Rapiπg Her A 24-year-old man, Usman Mohammed Iyal, has been arrested for allegedly rapiπg a 16-year-old girl and attempting to murder her by throwing her into a well in Ambassadors Quarters of Katsina metropolis. The suspect’s brutal plan was thwarted when the Police launched a swift investigation and rescue operation, leading to the rescue of the victim from the well. The incident occurred on September 27, 2024, when the victim was sent on an errand by her mother. According to the Katsina State Police Command, the suspect, armed with a knife, had accosted…
Israeli Army Kill Hezbollah HQ Commander The Israel Defence Forces, IDF, on Tuesday morning announced the killing of Suhail Hussein Husseini, Commander of Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant organisation at its headquarters. According to a statement issued by the IDF, the Israeli Air Force conducted a “precise, intelligence-based strike in the area of Beirut’’ that killed Husseini. The IDF said that the headquarters oversees logistics within Hezbollah and is in charge of budgeting and management of the various units in the organisation. It said that Husseini played a crucial role in weapon transfers between Iran and Hezbollah. He was responsible for…
Negotiate With Bandits, Terrorists Now Or Else; Gumi Tells Tinubu Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has once again called for negotiations as the key solution to ending banditry and terrorism in Nigeria. Speaking in an interview with Punch newspaper published today, Sheikh Gumi argued that the perpetrators are Nigerians who can be approached and convinced through dialogue. “These people are Nigerians; we can trace them through their relatives easily,” Gumi said. According to him, when approached either as a negotiator or a preacher, bandits and terrorists are often willing to open up and engage in discussions. He questioned why…
Fubara Lied, He Never Knelt To Beg Me; Says Wike Former Rivers State Governor and current Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has denied that his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, knelt to plead with him to resolve their political rift. Fubara on Monday said he begged Wike to let go of Rivers State and allow peace to reign in the oil-rich state. The political landscape in Rivers State has taken a tense turn, with a rift emerging between Wike and Fubara over control of the state’s political structure. This power struggle began after Fubara took office, with Wike reportedly seeking…