Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday, nominated caretaker chairmen for the 23 local government areas of the state. Already, Fubara has sent the list to the Victor Jumbo-led factional House of Assembly. The nomination came amid a renewed political crisis in the state, as former council chairmen have refused to vacate their offices after their tenure expired. A statement on Tuesday night by the Clerk of the House, G.M. Gillis-West, conveyed Fubara’s communication to the Assembly. The statement said the Assembly has invited the nominees for screening on Wednesday by 8 am. The crisis in the state degenerated on…
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…as LG crisis turns bloody, sporadic gunshots fired at protesters . Policeman, vigilance operative killed in shootout . Armed youths chase away council chairman from Secretariat, block others, destroy Wike’s statue … after Fubara ordered HOLGAs to take over LGAs running from ex-council chairmen . Gov convenes emergency security meeting, warns former LG bosses against returning to offices . Vows ‘anyone attempting to arrest my supporters’ll confront me directly’ Wilfred Alabo-Jack, PortHarcourt The crisis in Rivers State over the expiration of the tenure of Local Government Council chairmen, on Tuesday, took a violent dimension as a policeman and an operative…
A frontline real estate entrepreneur, Ambassador (Dr) Babatunde Adeyemo, has spent fabulous time with excited children – all singing and dancing – in celebration of this year’s Sallah. At The Podium, the pleasant private lounge within the Pelican Valley Estate Laderin, where he hosted the children, parents, the estate landlords, consultants and mentors, Ambassador Adeyemo also treated the kids to sumptuous Sallah meals. During the fun – filled celebration, he gave out cash prizes to two of the kids that best performed in a challenge competition on recitation of the first stanza of the reintroduced “Nigeria we hail thee…” National…
Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) World Wide has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to urgently rehabilitate and construct the East-West road that connects all the states of the South South and Niger Delta. The IYC said there is a clear nexus between development and security, saying the development of the Niger Delta region must be linked to national security. The President IYC Worldwide, Sir Jonathan Lokpobiri Snr, handed this down when he led hundreds of Ijaw youths and members of the third phase ,Presidential Amnesty program, led by it’s National Chairman, Gen Elaye Slaboh to…
Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has urged the political class in the country, including himself, to appreciate the temporary nature of leadership by making necessary sacrifices to better the lot of the people while in office. Governor Diri made the call on Monday at a state banquet organized for the Muslim Ummah in the state, as part of this year’s Eid-al-Adha celebrations in Government House, Yenagoa. Represented by his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, the Bayelsa Chief Executive said the banquet was put together by his administration in the spirit of sacrifice and love which the Islamic…
Agency Report Pop star Justin Timberlake was arrested and arraigned Tuesday on charges of driving while intoxicated in a chic town east of New York City, local prosecutors said. The 43-year-old Timberlake, known for such hits as “SexyBack” and “Cry Me a River,” was taken into custody in Sag Harbor, part of the affluent Hamptons community, in the early hours of Tuesday. “Justin Timberlake was arrested in Sag Harbor for driving while intoxicated,” the prosecutor’s office in Suffolk County said in a statement emailed to AFP. “He was arraigned in Sag Harbor Village Justice Court and released on his own…
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, on Tuesday, disclosed that two more girls trafficked to Ghana have been rescued. Recall that one week ago 11 Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana were rescued. NIDCOM Chairman/CEO, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday. Eleven girls aged between 15 and 16 years from Imo and Plateau states, were trafficked to Ghana under the guise of working as sales girls but were sold into prostitution. Dabiri-Erewa said in the statement that the two girls whose rescue operation was facilitated by the Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (NIDO) Ghana, under the leadership of the Chairman, BOT…
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) says there will be heavy rainfall in 14 States across the country this week. The affected states are; Niger, Plateau, Benue, Kaduna, Taraba, Delta, Imo, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Rivers, Bayelsa, Ekiti and Osun states. NiMet while also predicting that the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) would be strong within the week over the West African region, it explained that the strong MJO would lead to good moisture influx and velocity divergence which is expected to enhance the prospects of heavy rainfall. The prediction is contained in the weekly weather forecast bulletin released by NiMet on…
…as LG crisis turns bloody, sporadic gunshots fired at protesters . Policeman, vigilance operative killed in shootout Wilfred Alabo-Jack, PortHarcourt The crisis in Rivers State over the expiration of the tenure of Local Government Council chairmen, on Tuesday, took a violent dimension as a policeman and an operative of a vigilance group were reportedly killed. Though circumstances surrounding the incident had yet to be ascertained, the victims were said to have been killed at Omuma Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that security personnel guarding the council secretariat had allegedly vowed to resist supporters of Governor Siminalayi…
A group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives under the aegis of G-60, on Tuesday, urged Governor Siminalayi Fubara to charge the 23 former local government chairmen in Rivers State loyal to the Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, for treason. The group led by the lawmaker representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere, stated this at a press conference held at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. The lawmakers accused the former Rivers local government chairmen of trying to illegally retain their seats after the constitutional expiration of their three years in office. They…