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There is currently no end in sight to the political crisis rocking Rivers State.This is as the local government election conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, has apparently triggered more crises in the state.DAILY POST reports that despite opposition from the loyalists of Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, the election was conducted on Saturday as directed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara.Wike’s loyalists in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and a faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, had vowed to boycott the election, citing a judgement by the Federal High Court in Abuja.DAILY…

A fire incident on Saturday night razed several shops at the popular Kantin Kwari textile market in the Municipal Local Government Area of Kano State.The inferno, which started at about 7 pm, began at Gidan Inuwa Mai Mai Bayajidda Street and affected a number of buildings in the middle of the market.Confirming the incident, the chairman of the traders’ association, Balarabe Tatari, explained that the quick intervention by the Federal Fire Service, Kano State Fire Service, private companies, and reinforcements from Sabon Gari, Dawanau, and Singa Markets prevented the fire from escalating.“The prompt intervention of the Kano State Fire Service,…

A former president Goodluck Jonathan has cautioned against the derailment of the country’s democracy owing to the crisis over the local government election in Rivers State. Rivers has made the headlines for some months now owing to the council polls. A court verdict had barred the police from providing security for the election while also ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to release the voter register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC).But in a statement he released on Saturday, Jonathan warned that if not resolved, the crisis in Rivers may collapse the country’s democracy.“The political situation in…

Ibrahim Danlami, an assistant general manager in a top private firm in Abuja had picked up his mother who had come to town to spend some time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.As he drove ‘Kaka’ (grandma) to the house, he noticed that she was meticulously engaged in continuous tapping of her phone screen. “I thought to myself that she was playing a ‘candy crush’ game, something I also enjoy as an adult. But as the days went by, I noticed that the tapping did not stop. So, I was forced to tell her, ‘Mama,…

The federal government says Nigeria has officially commenced the sale of crude oil and refined petroleum products in naira.Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, in a statement on Saturday, announced that in line with the federal executive council (FEC) directive, the sale of the products in naira commenced on October 1.“Following a meeting of the Implementation Committee, Chaired by the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy to conduct a post-commencement review of the Crude Oil and Refined Products Sales in Naira initiative, the commencement of this strategic initiative was affirmed by…

The Action Peoples Party, APP, secured 22 out of 23 chairmanship positions in the recently concluded local government elections in Rivers State.According to Channels Television, retired Justice Adolphus Enebeli, Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, announced the results on Saturday in Port Harcourt.Enebeli noted that the announcement for Etche Local Government Area has been delayed as the collation of results is still ongoing.He added that the results for Etche LGA, along with the 319 councillorship seats, will be declared at a later time. Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do…

Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has highlighted some reasons the Nigerian Immigration Service is launching a ‘contactless’ process to renewing the Nigerian Passport within and outside the country.For years, Nigerians have complained and lamented the passport acquisition and renewal process, which they say is filled with bottlenecks, bureaucracy, unnecessary difficulties, location challenges, long queues, long waiting times, and corruption.The minister shared the reasons behind the project while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Friday.Speaking on Nigerians in the diaspora, Mr Tunji-Ojo said, “Sometimes, you have to travel for six hours by flight, you have to cancel a day’s job,…

The Rivers state Police Command says it is investigating 2 explosions that rocked the city of Port Harcourt in the early hours of Saturday amid local government election in the state.In a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, the police acknowledged the explosion at the Rivers All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat and another one at Rumuodumaya, the council headquarters of Obio/Akpor.“The first explosion was reported at the APC Secretariat on Aba Road at approximately 3:00 AM. A security guard reported hearing a loud bang and, upon investigation, observed three black Toyota Hilux vans speeding away from the scene.“The explosion…

Hundreds of stakeholders against the conduct of the local government elections in Rivers State have trooped to the streets to protest the decision of Governor Siminialayi Fubara to go ahead with the controversial exercise.The stakeholders, mostly chieftains and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the FCT, Chief Nyesom Wike, first gathered at the Polo Club in Yenagoa before embarking on the protest.They were seen marching along the popular Aba Road in Port Harcourt carrying banners and placards with inscriptions that called on Fubara to obey the Federal High Court judgement that cancelled the poll.It…

The House of Representatives has commended President Bola Tinubu for addressing what it called a “significant historical oversight” by conferring the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger on the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas.Recall that the House, following the adoption of a motion last week, noted that it was not inferior to the Senate, following the conferment of GCON on the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Commander of the Federal Republic on the Speaker.On Friday, the President heeded the call for an upgrade of the award earlier bestowed on the Speaker to GCON.In a statement issued on Saturday by…