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By Felix Durumbah, Abuja, and Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna A blow may have come for former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, as his new political port, the Social Democratic Party (SDP), today, March 28, declared that he is not their member. His state's chapter of the party disowned the former governor, saying he is not a recognized member of the party. SDP's Assistant National Secretary, North-West Zone, Idris Inuwa, announced the position of things at a press conference in Kaduna, the Kaduna State capital. On March 10, 2025, in a widely publicized defection, El-Rufai announced his exit from the…

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By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Another Commissioner in the Kano State Executive Council has resigned from office, the second this year. Major General Muhammad Inuwa Idris (rtd), Commissioner for Internal Security and Special Services, threw in the towel over undisclosed reasons. Approval for his resignation has already been confirmed in a statement issued by Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, spokesperson to the State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. The spokesman stated that Gov. Yusuf has formally accepted the resignation, expressing appreciation for the retired Army General’s contributions during his tenure. Idris' exit came after the Commissioner for Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Mohammed Diggol,…

The Supreme Court has declared Senator Samuel Anyanwu, as the authentic National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The declaration is coming from the nation’s Apex Court on Friday, 21 March 2025. The apex court set aside the judgement of the Court of Appeal in Enugu, which had recognised Sunday Udey-Okoye as secretary of the party at the expense of Anyanwu. Abyanwu, a close ally of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, took the dispute on appeal to the Supreme Court. In its decision, the Supreme Court agreed with Anyanwu’s argument that both the Court of Appeal and the trial court…

My dear Rivers People, I address you today with a deep sense of responsibility and calm, as we navigate this unfortunate moment in our state’s political history. Since assuming office as your Governor, all my actions and decisions have been guided by my constitutional oath of office and a great sense of duty. We prioritized the protection of lives and property and ensured the continuous progress of our dear State. Even in the face of the political impasse, we have remained committed to constitutional order and the rule of law, putting the interest of our people above all else. This…

President Bola Tinubu tonight declared a state of emergency in Rivers State following the long-winding political crisis in the oil-rich Niger Delta State. Details coming...

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, March 17, 2025, ordered  Chairman of Honeywell Group,  Oba Otudeko to appear in court for his arraignment over an alleged N12.3bn fraud brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC. Otudeko was to be arraigned alongside a former Managing Director of First Bank Plc, Olabisi Onasanya; a former board member of Honeywell, Soji Akintayo and a firm, Anchorage Leisure Limited, on a 13-count charge, bordering on obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N12.3 billion. The defendants, however, are seeking to evade…

Operatives of the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, have arrested popular TikTok influencer, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, for allegedly abusing and mutilating the Naira. Specifically,  Kunya was arrested for allegedly  spraying  Naira notes for fun during her stay in a hotel room at Tahir Guest Palace in Kano. The arrest followed her diligent pursuit by EFCC operatives after she jumped an  administrative bail  granted her by the Commission  over one month ago. She was initially arrested in January 2025 for violating the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN,  Act which prohibits the abuse and mutilation…

By our reporter About 18 days after the Supreme Court ordered their resumption of duties, the Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly today, Monday, March 17, 2025, served impeachment notices to the State Governor, Sim Fubara, and the Deputy Governor, Ngozi Odu. Part of the notice read: "In compliance with Section 188 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), and other extant laws, we, the undersigned members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, hereby forward to you a Notice of Gross Misconduct by the Deputy Governor of Rivers State in the performance of…

 Justice Nasiru Saminu of the Kano State High Court has convicted and  sentenced  Bulama Abdulrahman to seven years imprisonment without an option of fine,  for posing as an auctioneer assigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  to sell some properties forfeited to the Federal Government on the Commission’s behalf. He was jailed after facing trial on two-count charges bordering on intent to defraud and obtaining under false pretences to the tune of N35,000.000( Thirty-five Million Naira only) One of the charges reads:“That you Abdulrahman Bulama on or about June, 2023 in Kano within the jurisdiction of the Kano…