85-year-old woman sues son over property documents in Rivers
An 85-year-old woman, Mrs Henrietta Fawehinmi, has dragged her son, Professor Hakeem Fawehinmi, before the Rivers State High Court in…
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Dickson: I advised Late Bayelsa Deputy Governor to join APC
Former Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Seriake Dickson, has revealed that the late Deputy Governor of the state, Dr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, remained loyal to him until his death, despite advice to align politically with Governor Douye Diri.
Dickson made the disclosure on Monday during a live interview aired on several radio stations across Bayelsa State. He said Ewhrudjakpo declined his suggestion to join Governor Diri in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the interest of political stability in the state.
According to Dickson, Ewhrudjakpo believed that joining the APC without him, his political mentor, would amount to betrayal, and therefore chose to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Police to arrest, prosecute one-way traffic offenders in A’Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has warned motorists and other road users to immediately stop driving against the flow of traffic, popularly known as one-way driving, or face arrest and prosecution.
It was learnt that the command is deeply worried by the growing incidence of traffic violations involving motorists, commercial drivers, tricyclists, motorcyclists and cyclists who deliberately flout traffic rules by driving against oncoming traffic, a practice it described as reckless and dangerous.
Police noted that one-way driving is a serious breach of traffic regulations and a leading cause of road crashes, resulting in avoidable injuries, loss of lives and extensive property damage.
Tantita builds, renovates 35 offices for Nigerian Army
Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) has constructed 13 new office blocks for the Nigerian Army’s 3 Battalion at Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.
The private petroleum pipeline surveillance firm also remodelled 22 existing offices within Sector 1 facilities at the same Effurun Barracks.
Inaugurating the twin projects, the Managing Director of Tantita, Chief Kestin Pondi, said sustainable security could not be delivered by a single institution working in isolation.
Bayelsa burial trip ends in fatal road crash
Tragedy struck on Friday when an 18-seater bus conveying passengers to the burial of the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor was involved in a fatal crash along the Toru-Orua axis of the Sagbama/Ekeremor Road.
Eyewitnesses initially claimed that many lives were lost in the accident, while several others sustained injuries and were rushed to hospitals for treatment.
However, the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Seiyefs Brisibe, who confirmed the incident during a telephone conversation with our correspondent, said only two victims died at the scene.
Seadogs demand state policing, security decentralisation
The National Association of Seadogs (NAS), Pyrates Confraternity, Atlantic Shores Deck, Eket Chapter, has called for the urgent decentralisation of Nigeria’s security architecture to enable states to establish and manage their own policing structures.
The President of the association, Cap’n Idongesit Ifon, made the call in a statement issued to journalists on Thursday in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
According to Ifon, Nigeria’s highly centralised policing framework has become inadequate for addressing local security challenges across communities.
DHQ names 16 officers for court-martial over alleged plot
Naijapunchnews reports that Falana said the latest disclosure contradicts the military’s earlier position and amounts to misleading the Nigerian public.
The senior advocate spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, following the military’s announcement on Monday that some of its personnel would face a military judicial panel over alleged coup-related activities.
In October 2025, the Defence Headquarters announced the arrest of 16 officers for alleged violations of service regulations but denied reports of a coup plot, insisting that the cancellation of the 2025 Independence Day parade was unrelated to any such allegations.
Tinubu regains footing after brief slip at Ankara state reception
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu briefly missed a step and stumbled on Tuesday in Ankara, Turkey, during an official state reception.
The incident occurred as the Nigerian leader walked alongside his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, while joining the guard of honour. It momentarily drew attention but did not disrupt the programme, which continued as scheduled.
Empathy key to curbing graft, says ex-Edo AG
Former Edo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Henry Idahagbon, has said empathy among leaders is the surest way to curb graft in public offices.
Idahagbon, now the Federal Commissioner representing Edo, Ekiti and Ondo states at the Federal Civil Service Commission, stated this in an interview on Sunday.
He said every Nigerian is entitled to a good life, adding that governance becomes easier when leaders genuinely care about the people.
Police deny officer’s involvement in motorcycle accident
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has dismissed as false and misleading a report circulating on social media alleging that a police officer threw an object at a moving motorcycle, causing a minor to suffer a serious heart injury.
A statement issued by the command, the police clarified that no officer was involved in throwing any object at a motorcycle or in any action that led to the injuries claimed in the report.