Court Orders Arrest of Ex-INEC Chairman Yakubu

A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, on Tuesday ordered the arrest of former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for contempt of court barely hours after he vacated office. The order, issued by Justice Funmilola Demi-Ajayi, directed the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to nab the former…

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Fubara sacks all commissioners, dissolves cabinet

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 dismissed all Commissioners and other public office holders affected by the recent Supreme Court judgment on affairs in the state. The Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, announced that the dissolution of the cabinet is effective immediately. According to the statement, the Governor during the private…

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N24bn CCTV, N30bn Gunboats: Rivers Assembly Begins Probe into Ibas’ Spending as Rivers State Administrator

The Rivers State House of Assembly has opened a probe into the expenditures of the state’s Sole Administrator, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), raising questions over multi-billion-naira budgetary allocations made under his watch. Lawmakers flagged several eyebrow-raising items in the #1.48 trillion 2025 budget, including #mN24 billion for the installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)…

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House of Reps Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas laments Nigeria alarming debt figure

Despite approving borrowing for President Bola Tinubu without scrutiny, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, today, September 8, 2025 warned that Nigeria’s rising debt profile has exceeded the country’s legal threshold and now poses a major threat to fiscal sustainability. Abbas spoke at the opening of the 11th Annual Conference and General Assembly…

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