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Rivers State has witnessed another explosion at a gas facility located at the Soku axis of Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of the state.Newsmen gathered that the explosion which occurred at midnight of March 23, hits the Soku gas pipeline operated by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) limited.This is the third incident on oil facilities in the State in less than a week, with the first occ...

The Nigeria Governors Forum has said it cannot take a position on President Bola Tinubu’s state of emergency in Rivers State, emphasising its role as a platform for promoting unified policies and collaborating for sustainable socioeconomic growth.In a statement, NGF’s Director General, Abdulateef Shittu, said that taking positions on divisive partisan issues, regardless of how it’s phrased, reflects a poor...

The National Assembly has been urged to exclude the Value Added Tax rate from the proposed tax laws to allow easier amendments in the future. The Nigerian tax bill, titled, ‘An Act to Repeal Certain Acts on Taxation and Consolidate the Legal Frameworks Relating to Taxation and Enact the Nigeria Tax Act to Provide for Taxation of Income, Transactions and Instruments, and for Related Matters,’ is one of four ...

The Peoples Democratic Party’s state governors have instructed their Attorney Generals to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, saying that Section 305(3) of the Constitution is subject to judicial interpretation.After their Zoom meeting on Wednesday, the PDP Governors, in a communiqué signed by the Forum’s Chairman and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Moh...

The Co-convener of the #BringBackourGirls Movement, Aisha Yesufu, and other rights activists on Saturday condemned and demanded the reversal of President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency imposed on Rivers State.They also pressed for the immediate reinstatement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof Ngozi Odu, describing the President’s action as illegal and a violation of the constit...

Gunmen have abducted a Nigerian Navy officer attached to the Defence Headquarters, Lt. Cynthia Akor, along with two others in Abuja.The victims were kidnapped from their residence in the Mpape area of the Federal Capital Territory on Friday night.A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity for security reason, confirmed the development to our correct on Saturday.The source, who lives in...

Nigerian Senate yesterday passed for second reading, a bill mandating social media platforms to have physical and verifiable offices within Nigeria, aimed at amending the Nigerian Data Protection Act of 2023.The amendment seeks to compel major social media platforms—including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, TikTok, and other independent bloggers—to establish physical offices in Nigeria.The bill is titled ...

Another explosion occurred at a pipeline manifold in the Omwawriwa axis of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.This comes just hours after a similar explosion rocked the Trans Niger Pipeline operated by Shell in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area.The latest incident reportedly occurred at a manifold connecting a federal pipeline deep inside the forest.The pipeline tran...

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening declared a state of emergency in Rivers State in a nationwide broadcast.Citing the need to restore law and order, Tinubu announced the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu, and all elected members of the House of Assembly of Rivers State for an initial six months.Tinubu announced the nomination of retired Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas as ...

President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State following the protracted political crisis in the state.Tinubu made the proclamation during a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara; his deputy Ngozi Odu; and all the members of the House of Assembly for six months.The president nominated Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) as administrator to take charge o...