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Over 500 anti-corruption lawyers on Wednesday stormed the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) at the Ministry of Justice in Abuja, demanding the immediate probe of Mele Kyari, the erstwhile Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). In a remarkable show of...

Kabir Adamu, who was fired by the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA) for helping German technological giant Siemens AG pay millions of Euros as bribe money to top Nigerian government officials to influence the award of juicy power and telecommunications contracts, is now Nigeria’s top security and intelligence consultant, Pointblanknews investigations...

… as Congress demands immediate handover of Union’s property A probe committee instituted by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, has levelled serious allegations of financial misconduct, fraud, and impersonation against the previous administration led by Emmanuel Ogbeche and his successor, Patrick Osadebamwen of the...

Citizens for Democratic Watch (CDW), a pro-democracy group, has condemned the appointment of administrators for the 23 local government areas in Rivers State by the sole administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, describing it as “a dangerous abuse of power and a direct attack on the constitution”. This latest action, which came just...

An international group, Nigerians in Diaspora Movement for Democracy, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to allow democracy to thrive in Nigeria, citing the recent developments in Rivers State as a concerning example of democratic erosion. The group expressed alarm over the suspension of the elected State Governor, his deputy,...

A High Court in Port Harcourt has granted an interim injunction restraining the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS), and other security agencies from inviting, arresting, or detaining Hon. Edison Ogerenye Ehie in connection with the alleged arson at the Rivers State House of Assembly. The order,...

A coalition of Nigerian activists in the United States, under the Democratic Movement (DM), has announced a demonstration at the White House to protest the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. The coalition is demanding the reversal of the emergency rule imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu,...

A coalition of Nigerians has expressed dismay and disappointment over President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing it as a gross abuse of power and a blatant disregard for the Constitution, democratic principles, and the rule of law. In a letter to the African...

The Rivers Mandate Group (RMG) has strongly discredited the claims made by George Nwaeke, former Head of the Rivers State Civil Service, against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, describing them as a desperate and poorly executed political script aimed at falsely implicating the governor. In a statement signed by Pastor Godknows John,...

The Centre for Energy Development and Economic Sustainability (CEDES) has strongly condemned the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over the recent Naira-for-Crude policy, warning that the move is a deliberate attempt to cripple local refineries and sustain Nigeria’s dependence on fuel imports. In a statement issued in Abuja on...