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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said that he and all major stakeholders in Rivers State have agreed to work with the suspended governor of the state, Sim Fubara. Wike said this while fielding questions from reporters after President Bola Tinubu brokered peace between the suspended governor and himself on Thursday night. The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed in a post on his official X account that Tinubu had a closed-door meeting with Fubara, Wike and some lawmakers from Rivers State. “We thank God and to his glory that today,…

The suspended governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara, has promised that he and all the parties involved will do all within their power to sustain peace. Fubara made this promise on Thursday night while speaking to newsmen after President Bola Tinubu had hosted a reconciliation meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, bringing together all the figures in the Rivers State political crisis. President Tinubu also brokered peace between the suspended Rivers State governor and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike. Fubara thereafter talked about sustaining peace in Rivers State, in an interview with President Tinubu’s official videographer,…

  By Sunday Nwakanma Nurses and midwives in Nigeria have been advised on the need to upgrade their academic qualifications to a minimum of a Doctorate Degree, PhD. The Acting Registrar/CEO, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Ndagi Alhassan, handed down this advice Wednesday in Gregory University Uturu on the occasion of the University’s 1st nursing induction ceremony of its pioneer set of 21 nurses and midwives, stating, “I encourage you to explore available opportunities to acquire higher degrees in nursing as there are lots of opportunities for nurses with such qualifications in various departments of nursing and nursing institutions,…

Former Senegal international El-Hadji Diouf has shared his thoughts on the ongoing transfer saga surrounding Victor Osimhen, Soccernet.ng reports. The former Liverpool forward has offered his insight into which English Premier League club could be the best fit for the Super Eagles striker. Osimhen, 26, is one of the hottest names on the transfer market after another standout season with Napoli, and he’s been strongly linked with a summer switch to England. Victor Osimhen of Galatasaray celebrates after scoring the third goal of his team with Alvaro Morata 77 during the Turkish Super League match between Galatasaray and Antalyaspor [Photo…

Radda dismisses vice presidential ambition rumoursChieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi State, Salihu Isa Nataro, has told the Kebbi State Governor, Dr Mohammed Idris, to focus on delivering the dividends of democracy to his state instead of distracting himself with who becomes President Bola Tinubu’s running mate in 2027. Nataro explained that his call on Vice President Kashim Shettima to consider excusing himself from office was a personal opinion on how to avert the ongoing distractions and concerns for the impact of politicking on the success of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The APC chieftain regretted that…

A prompt intervention air bombardment of terrorists in Niger State on Thursday has prevented what could have been another collateral damage in the state. Terrorists were said to have been crushed during the air raid. Spokesman of the Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, who made the disclosure, noted that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under Operation FANSAN YAMMA Sector 1, carried out a series of precision air strikes from June 24 to 26, 2025 in support of ground troops, targeting terrorists behind recent attacks in Niger State. “On 26 June, following credible intelligence, with inter-service and inter-agency cooperation, the…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday night brokered peace between the suspended governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike. The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a post on his official X account, after Tinubu had a closed-door meeting with Fubara, Wike and some lawmakers from Rivers State. “President Bola Tinubu hosted a reconciliation meeting on Thursday night at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, bringing together all the figures in the Rivers State political crisis,” Onanuga wrote. The lawmakers who attended the meeting in Abuja…

Ex-Bolton Wanderers and Senegalese football legend El-Hadji Diouf believes a potential partnership between Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen at Liverpool could be just as electrifying as the famed Salah–Sadio Mané duo that helped power the Reds to multiple titles. The former Liverpool forward himself expressed strong support for the idea of pairing the Egyptian superstar with Nigeria’s red-hot striker, Osimhen, who recently finished as the top scorer in the Turkish Super Lig while on loan at Galatasaray. Osimhen has been linked with a move to the English Premier League for as long as we can remember, and has recently been…

• Warns against subversion of court rulings• NULGE threatens strike over withheld councils’ funds A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Musibau Adetunbi, has raised the alarm over what he described as an unconstitutional decision by some Federal Government officials to divert local council funds in Osun State for the use of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Adetunbi, who led the legal team of the state in the various legal battles besetting the administration and control of local councils in Osun State between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the APC, issued a statement, yesterday in Ibadan, calling for sanity…

A United Nations report published on Thursday said that the number of drug users worldwide rose to 316 million people in 2023. According to the report, the number corresponds to 6 per cent of the world population aged between 15 and 64 using a drug not including tobacco or alcohol. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna said in its 2025 World Drug Report, which is based on 2023 data. In 2013, 5.2 per cent of the world’s population had consumed a drug. Cannabis remained the most consumed drug with 244 million users, followed by opioids (61 million),…