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Mar
20
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Tinubu Approves 11 New Appointments

Tinubu Approves 11 New Appointments

FGN, News Flash, Politics, Presidency
Tinubu Approves 11 New Appointments President Bola Tinubu has appointed eleven new officials to the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO), an entity established to manage electricity transmission operations separately from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). Dr. Adesegun Olugbade has been named as the Board Chairman, while Engineer Abdu Mohammed Bello will serve as the Managing Director. The executive directors appointed include:Engineer Nafisatu Asabe Ali – Systems OperationEngineer Shehu Abba-Aliyu – Systems PlanningDr. Edmund Eje – Market OperationsMr. Babajide Ibironke – Finance and Corporate Services For non-executive roles:Engineer Lamu Audu will represent GenerationMrs. Folake Soetan will oversee DistributionMr. Tajudeen Giwa-Osagie…
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Mar
20
2025
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Atiku, Peter Obi, Fayemi, El-Rufai Launch Coalition To Oust Tinubu In 2027

Atiku, Peter Obi, Fayemi, El-Rufai Launch Coalition To Oust Tinubu In 2027

News Flash, Politics
Atiku, Peter Obi, Fayemi, El-Rufai Launch Coalition To Oust Tinubu In 2027 Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Mr Peter Obi and the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State have kick-started a movement aimed at ending President Bola Tinubu’s rule come 2027. This was confirmed by Atiku who read the text of a Press Conference addressed by a cross-section of leaders and political stakeholders from across the country, in Abuja, on Thursday. Atiku in response to a question whether the gathering was to kick start a coalition to oust…
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Mar
20
2025
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State Of Emergency: NLC, TUC Demand Immediate Reversal, Set For Showdown

State Of Emergency: NLC, TUC Demand Immediate Reversal, Set For Showdown

Labour, News Flash, Politics
State Of Emergency: NLC, TUC Demand Immediate Reversal, Set For Showdown Organised labour in Nigeria demands the immediate reversal of what it calls an unconstitutional state of emergency in Rivers State, in the interest of democracy, economic stability, and the welfare of Nigerian workers. The organised labour in a statement tagged: Stop this assault on democracy now’, the workers group says Nigeria’s democracy must not be sacrificed on the altar of political expediency. The statement jointly signed by the presidents of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Festus Osifo, unequivocally condemned…
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Mar
20
2025
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FGN To Release Rivers Allocation To Administrator

FGN To Release Rivers Allocation To Administrator

FGN, News Flash, Politics, Presidency
FG To Release Rivers Allocation To Administrator The Federal Government on Wednesday said that the allocation for Rivers State will be released to the Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas (retd). The government also said President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State was timely and meant to avert an implosion in the state. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, stated this while briefing State House correspondents at the presidential Villa, Abuja. This is as it has said that the former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of Federal Capital Territory,…
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Mar
20
2025
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An Open Letter To The President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria: On The Fallibility Of Human Senses, Theories, And The Imperative Of Divine Reliance – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

An Open Letter To The President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria: On The Fallibility Of Human Senses, Theories, And The Imperative Of Divine Reliance – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics, Presidency
An Open Letter to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria: On the Fallibility of Human Senses, Theories, and the Imperative of Divine Reliance Your Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, As you assume the mantle of leadership over our beloved nation, Nigeria, you do so at a time of profound complexity—a moment where economic instability, security crises, and social fragmentation threaten to eclipse the promise of unity and progress. In such times, leaders and citizens alike are tempted to place their faith in tangible solutions: empirical data, political theories, or the assurances of human ingenuity. Yet history resoundingly teaches…
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Mar
20
2025
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The Rivers State Political Crisis: Constitutional Implications, Causative Factors, And The Legality Of The Governor’s Suspension – By Charles Ude Esq

The Rivers State Political Crisis: Constitutional Implications, Causative Factors, And The Legality Of The Governor’s Suspension – By Charles Ude Esq

Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, Politics
THE RIVERS STATE POLITICAL CRISIS: CONSTITUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS, CAUSATIVE FACTORS, AND THE LEGALITY OF THE GOVERNOR’S SUSPENSION Introduction The political imbroglio in Rivers State has unfolded like a badly scripted Nollywood drama—full of suspense, betrayal, and political intrigue. At the heart of this circus is a power struggle between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, the latter now serving as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). While political battles are nothing new in Nigeria, this one has taken a life of its own, leaving governance gasping for breath while political gladiators flex their egos. What should have…
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Mar
19
2025
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Amid Rivers Crisis, Senate President Akpabio Visits Wike In Abuja

Amid Rivers Crisis, Senate President Akpabio Visits Wike In Abuja

Abuja, News Flash, Politics
Amid Rivers Crisis, Senate President Akpabio Visits Wike In Abuja The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, paid a visit to the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, at his residence in Abuja. The visit was disclosed in a statement by the minister’s spokesman, Lere Olayinka, on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. Olayinka wrote, “The Uncommon Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during his visit to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in his residence today.” At the time of filling this report, no official statement has been released on the agenda of the meeting. In another development, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
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Mar
19
2025
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The Leopard’s Skin: Resilience And Unity In Rivers State’s Hour Of Trial – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

The Leopard’s Skin: Resilience And Unity In Rivers State’s Hour Of Trial – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics, South South
The Leopard’s Skin: Resilience and Unity in Rivers State’s Hour of Trial Rivers State, often described as the “treasure base of the nation” for its vast oil reserves, finds itself at a crossroads where the fragility of its socio-political fabric mirrors the intricate patterns of a leopard’s skin—distinct yet interconnected. Home to over 5 million people, the state contributes approximately 40% of Nigeria’s oil output, a resource that fuels 90% of the country’s foreign exchange earnings. Yet, beneath this economic prowess lies a simmering crisis. Recent political tensions, compounded by economic hardship and societal fractures, threaten to unravel decades of…
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Mar
19
2025
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Tinubu’s Theatre Of The Absurd In Rivers State – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba)

Tinubu’s Theatre Of The Absurd In Rivers State – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba)

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics, South South
TINUBU'S THEATER OF THE ABSURD IN RIVERS STATE. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's 18th day proclamation and illegal removal of the governor of Rivers State is nothing more than arbitrary and gross misuse of presidential powers. It is a stinging blow on our fragile democracy and a dangerous signal to the increasing wave of unconstitutionality amid unrelenting trepidation and high handedness targeted against the people more especially citizens of Rivers state who elected Simi Fubara as their governor.It is one decision that has spiked unease, mass discontent and dissent of unimaginable proportion with the tendency to abound uncontrollable social conflagration and…
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