Suit to halt Rivers lawmakers’ expulsion fails
A Rivers State House of Assembly lawsuit aimed at expelling 27 lawmakers led by Martin Amaewhule, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), has overcome a key hurdle. The lawmakers’ attempt to halt…
Tension In Rivers As Angry Youths Shut Down Major Oil Service Companies, Make Demands
Youths of Finima community in Bonny local government area of Rivers State, on Tuesday morning, shut down two oil service companies – Saipem Construction Nigeria Limited and Daewoo Engineering and Construction Limited – over what they described as neglect and…
CDA News updates you need to know Tuesday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Southern governors on Monday said having state police will give them more control over security decisions in their states. They believe locals are better placed to fight crime because they…
Abiodun emerges Chairman, Southern Governors Forum, Soludo vice
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Monday, emerged tas he Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum. The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo, emerged as the Vice Chairman. The emergence of the Abiodun and Soludo was part…
Man electrocuted while stealing electrical cables at MMIA – FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, on Monday, said a middle-aged man who attempted to steal electrical cables inside its powerhouse was electrocuted. Managing Director of FAAN, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, who confirmed the incident, said the agency would leave…
Woman Transporting Ammunition Caught in Katsina
Aisha Abubakar a milde age woman was arrested by security forces for transporting ammunition to terrorists in Katsina state. The authorities discovered the ammunition in her luggage during a routine search. Initially, she denied involvement but later confessed to transporting…
Labour to govs on minimum wage: Retrieve Nigeria from state of resentment, misery
The Organized Labour has warned some governors not to plunge the country into a state of resentment, misery and impoverishment through wrong pieces of advice to President Bola Tinubu. It also reiterated that the position taken by President Tinubu on…
Dangote Accuses IOCs Of Plotting Against Refinery
The Vice President, Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Devakumar Edwin, has accused International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria, of doing everything to frustrate the survival of Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemicals. Speaking to a group of Energy…
Rivers LG Caretaker Bosses Back Police Action, Kick Against Protests
The Caretaker Committee Chairmen of the 23 Local Government Areas in Rivers State have expressed support for the continued barricade of the council secretariats by the police. The chairmen stated this under the aegis of Association of Local Governments of…
Pro-Wike LGS Chairmen Stage Protests In Rivers .
Former Council Chairmen of 21 out of the 23 Local Governments Area (LGA) in Rivers State on Monday staged a protest at their various council areas. In Buguma, council headquarters of the Asari-Toru LGA, former Chairman Onengiyeofori George, alongside his…