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The 17 candidates nominated by President Bola Tinubu to oversee the affairs of Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Rivers State Civil Service Commission and Rivers State Local Government Service Commission have officially declared their assets before the Code of Conduct Bureau. The assets declaration came on the heel of security clearance by the Department of State Services and the Nigerian Police. The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed […]

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that 6,527 people have so far been displaced by the attacks in Benue State. It also said that over 3,000 displaced residents, including women and children, were in urgent need of food, non-food items, potable water, and essential medical supplies. NEMA, in a statement on its official social media handle X, said those displaced included 82 pregnant women, 252 lactating mothers, and […]

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, on Monday, announced that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has dropped to 22.97 percent This marks a 0.74 percentage point decrease compared to the 23.71% recorded in April. On a month-on-month basis, inflation slowed to 1.53% in May, down from 1.86% in April indicating a more moderate rise in overall prices On a year-on-year basis, the NBS said the headline inflation rate was 10.98 per […]

President Bola Tinubu has rescheduled his official visit to Kaduna State. Instead, he will travel to Benue State on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, as part of renewed efforts to foster peace and address the persistent conflict affecting communities in the state. The change in schedule was announced in a statement released on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to him, Tinubu […]

Special security forces yesterday landed in Benue State to battle terrorists and halt the spate of killings and other forms of violence across the local governments. The combined security team is made up of intelligence agencies, the police and the military. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu mandated them to take control of the security operations. Their deployment followed a fresh directive by the President to the security chiefs to implement without […]

Following the killings of dozens of people in Benue State at the weekend, President Bola Tinubu has directed security chiefs to implement his earlier directive to bring lasting peace and security to the state. According to a statement by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu renewed his order in the wake of the latest round of reprisal attacks that led to the death of many people. On the president’s […]