Senate Approves Emergency Rule In Rivers
NB247 The Senate has joined the House of Representatives in approving the state of emergency imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. The Senate reached its decision behind closed…
Updated – Rivers: Sole Administrator To Report To NASS, Not FEC – Reps
NB247 The House of Representatives has amended the clause contained in the state of emergency declared in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, requiring the Sole Administrator to…
Breaking – Rivers: Reps Approve Tinubu’s Suspension of Fubara, Assembly
NB247 The House of Representatives has approved the declaration of a state of emergency for Rivers State despite despite public outcry against the President’s ‘unconstitutional’ pronouncements. The lower chamber also…
Meet Vice Admiral Ibas, The New Administrator of Rivers State
NB247 Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, born on September 27, 1960, in Nko, Cross River State, Nigeria, is a distinguished Nigerian naval officer and diplomat. He served as the 22nd…
President Tinubu Details Governor Fubara’s Constitutional Breaches As He Declares State of Emergency In Rivers
NB247 President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday appointed Vice Admiral Ibokette Obasa(Rtd) as the Administrator for Rivers State after suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and members of the House of…
EFCC Arrests Kelly Okungbowa For Alleged Naira Abuse
NB247 Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested Kelly Okungbowa(a.k.a. Ebo Stone) for alleged naira abuse. He was arrested on Monday…
Court Orders Final Forfeiture of $1.4m Linked to Emefiele, Ex-CBN Gov
NB247 Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, March 6, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of $1,426,175.14 ( One Million, Four Hundred and Twenty Six…
Aiyedatiwa Sworn In As Governor, Pledges To Develop Ondo State
NB247 Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has formally commenced his tenure of four years, as he took his oath of office at a ceremony held at the Akure Stadium on Monday. While…
Alleged N33.8bn Fraud: Witness Says He Received, Spent N777Million At Mamman’s Instructions
NB247 The Tenth Prosecution Witness , PW10, Mifbahu Idris in the trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 told a Federal High Court, Abuja,…
Workers In Nigeria’s 109 Embassies Groan Over Six-Month Unpaid Salaries
NB247 At least 450 foreign service officers in 109 Nigerian missions abroad have yet to receive their salaries for the past five to six months, The PUNCH can report. The…