The Adamawa State Government’s demolition of illegal structures at the Jimeta Ultra-Modern Market has sparked mixed reactions among traders and residents. Naija News reports that the exercise, which began on Tuesday, followed a directive from Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, conveyed in a September 12 letter by the Adamawa State Urban & Regional Planning Board (ASUPDA). According to the government, some traders had erected unauthorised temporary shops that blocked access roads and distorted the market’s master plan. Shop owners and buyers were seen in visible distress, with many condemning the move. According to Daily Post, a trader, Abubakar Sa’ad, said the…
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There was mild drama at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday as some security operatives attached to the seat of power staged a protest over alleged poor welfare and six months of unpaid allowances under the outgoing Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.). Naija News reports that the standoff, which occurred around 10:00 am, briefly disrupted activities as the operatives threatened to block Ibas’ convoy from leaving for the Port Harcourt International Airport. The protesting security details, mainly operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), accused the interim administration of neglecting their welfare…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted President Bola Tinubu over the lifting of the suspension placed on Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the State House of Assembly. Naija News reports that Atiku, in a post on his Twitter page on Thursday morning, said the decision should not be celebrated because the suspension itself was unconstitutional from the outset. The former People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate stated that President Tinubu had no legal right to suspend a democratically elected governor or lawmakers in the first place, adding that the action remains unlawful despite its reversal. He…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has reiterated that the state of emergency declared in Rivers State was a constitutional breach. Speaking via a statement on Thursday, released on his 𝕏 account, Peter Obi said the emergency rule in Rivers State was a misstep that should never have happened. The former Anambra State Governor said the emergency rule caused a needless disruption in the democratic process in Rivers State. He, however, commended the people of Rivers State for surviving what he described as six months of provocation. Naija News reports that President Bola Tinubu, on…
The political atmosphere in Rivers State remained calm on Wednesday despite President Bola Tinubu’s announcement lifting the six-month emergency rule imposed on the state. Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who was suspended in March, is expected to return to office on Thursday, one of his aides confirmed to Punch. “The Governor will be back tomorrow (Thursday),” the aide said in a terse response. Across Port Harcourt, residents were seen discussing the development in small groups before resuming their normal daily activities. In Opobo-Nkoro Local Government Area, the governor’s hometown, natives were also waiting for his return. An indigene, Ibifuro, expressed mixed feelings,…
The three levels of government in Nigeria, got a total of ₦2.225 trillion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) for the month of August 2025. Naija News understands the figure represents the largest allocation ever to the three levels of government and other statutory beneficiaries. According to the communiqué released after the August 2025 FAAC meeting in Abuja, the revenue was boosted by higher collections from oil and gas royalties, value-added tax (VAT), and common external tariff (CET) fees. A breakdown of the distribution shows that of the ₦2.225 trillion available for distribution, ₦1.478 trillion was attributed to statutory…
The Leader of the Obidient Movement in the South East, Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh, has applauded the former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for his stance on zoning the presidency to the South. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja, Ezeh argued that zoning the presidency to the South promotes equity and places former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, at the centre of opposition realignments ahead of 2027. His submission follows a call by El-Rufai for residents of the South East to participate in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). Speaking further, he described the staged protest against El-Rufai in Owerri as a sham orchestrated…
The National Industrial Court in Abuja has issued an interim injunction restraining the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Direct Trucking Company Drivers Association from embarking on a strike or compelling other truck drivers to join. Ruling on a motion ex parte filed by counsel to Dangote Refinery, George Ibrahim (SAN), Justice E.D. Subilim, on Wednesday, also barred the unions from blocking roads, frustrating, or shutting down the operations of Dangote Refinery, MRS Oil Nigeria Plc, and MRS Oil and Gas Company Ltd. The judge held that irreparable damage could be caused to Dangote Refinery…
Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday received former state chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) at his Abuja residence, with the politicians pledging support for his coalition platform ahead of the 2027 general elections. The CPC, founded by the late President Muhammadu Buhari, merged with the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) in 2013 to form the All Progressives Congress (APC). Since Buhari’s death in July, speculation has grown that some members of the CPC bloc are drifting away from the APC. Earlier in the day, Speaker of the House of…
Tragedy struck on Tuesday when a fire gutted Afriland Towers, a high-rise building on Broad Street, Lagos, which houses the offices of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), United Capital Plc (UCAP), a branch of United Bank for Africa (UBA), and other financial institutions. Naija News learnt that the fire began in the building’s inverter room before spreading upwards. Videos circulated on social media showed terrified occupants of the tower escaping through windows to save their lives. The FIRS on Wednesday confirmed the death of four of its staff members. In a statement signed by Dare Adekanmbi, media aide to FIRS chairman, Zacch…
