Full Text: Tinubu ends state of emergency in Rivers, restores Fubara
I am happy to address you today on the state of emergency declaration in Rivers State. You will recall that on 18th March, 2025, I proclaimed a state of emergency…
Tinubu Suspends Emergency Rule In Rivers
… Fubara, Amaewhule To Resume Thursday President Bola Tinubu has announced the suspension of emergency rule in Rivers State, which began six months ago. Tinubu, who announced this in a…
Rivers After Ibok-Ette Ibas: What Next? – By Reuben Abati
On Thursday, 18 September 2025, the six months state of emergency declared in Rivers State on 18 March would have expired and this has led to high expectations among the…
FirstBank Announced as Sponsors for Calabar Entertainment Conference
Hit FM, the leading radio station in Cross Rivers state, and organizers of Calabar Entertainment Conference (CEC) has announced First Bank of Nigeria Limited as official bank partners for the…
Lagos Fire: Our Staff, Customers Are Safe — UBA
The United Bank of Africa (UBA) has cleared the air over the safety of its staff members and customers during a fire that broke out in a building that houses…
Dangote’s CNG Trucks Begin Product Loading At Refinery
Dangote Refinery’s newly acquired Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks, on Monday, began loading petroleum products at the facility for direct supply to filling stations nationwide. Our correspondent at the launch…
Wole Soyinka and the Ridwan Akinfenwa phenomenon – By Sonala Olumhense
I share Wole Soyinka’s outrage: the roar of a celebrated writer and Nobel Prize winner whose accolades travel ahead of him wherever he goes. A man who has taught in…
Editorial: Akpabio’s War on Natasha and the Senate of Shame
In the hallowed chamber of Nigeria’s Senate, where laws should be shaped in reason and justice, an ugly spectacle is unfolding. It is not the debate of ideas, not the…
Focus: A Precarious Gamble – TotalEnergies, Zebbra Energy and Nigeria’s fragile Oil Licensing Regime
When, on September 1, 2025, the French oil major TotalEnergies inked a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for two offshore blocks – designated PPL 2000 and PPL 2001 – in partnership…
Our Man in France – By Reuben Abati
“So, where is President Tinubu, my brother?” “What do you mean where is President Tinubu? He told you and everyone else that he is travelling to France and the UK…




