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The Rivers State House of Assembly has given reasons for the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.The Majority Leader of the Assembly, Major Jack, said the decision to impeach the governor and his deputy was based on their alleged persistent violation of the peace agreement brokered by President Bola Tinubu.Jack made the allegation during plenary on Thursday while presenting the report detailing acts of misconduct against the governor.According to him, Governor Fubara and his deputy had repeatedly disregarded the resolutions reached during reconciliation efforts aimed at restoring stability in the state.He accused the two leaders of running the affairs of government without commitment to transparency and good governance.“The governor and hi...

Several Nigerian words and expressions have been officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary, marking another moment of global recognition for Nigerian culture, language, and everyday expressions.Entertainment centerIn its December 2025 update, the Oxford English Dictionary included over 500 new words and phrases from around the world, drawing from different forms of English such as West African English, Japanese English, and Maltese English. Nigerian English featured prominently in the update, with common street terms, food names, and cultural expressions making the list.According to SNOW TV NEWS, among the Nigerian words added are “nyash,” “mammy market,” “amala,” “moi moi,” “abeg,” “biko,” and “Ghana Must Go.”According to the dictionary, nyash refers ...

The Lagos State Government has dismissed claims suggesting a disagreement between Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun.In a statement signed by Gboyega Akosile, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Sanwo-Olu, the government described the rumours circulating on some online platforms and blogs as entirely false.“The attention of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been drawn to reports insinuating a rift between him and his Ogun State counterpart, Prince Dapo Abiodun. We wish to state unequivocally that this is not true. In fact, the relationship between the two leaders is the opposite of what has been suggested,” part of the statement read.Akosile added that the two governors maintain a strong working relationship.“For clarity, G...

The Association of Resident Doctors of Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, on Thursday threw its weight behind the total and indefinite strike declared by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, scheduled to begin at 12:00 midnight on Monday, January 12, 2026.The resident doctors decried what they described as the insincerity and insensitivity of the federal government in implementing the Memorandum of Understanding it signed with NARD following the suspension of the association’s 29-day industrial action in November 2025.The doctors said that more than a month after the government committed to addressing some of their demands, little progress had been made, leaving them with no choice but to join the indefinite strike.The Chairman of the association, Dr Chidi Ikwum...

Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her husband, Dr. Ivara Esege, are grieving the loss of their young son.Reports from Arise News confirm that one of their twin sons, Nkanu Nnamdi, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, following a brief illness.This heartbreaking news follows similar tragedies in the Nigerian entertainment community in recent years. In 2025, veteran Yoruba actress Peju Ogunmola and her husband, Omobolanle Sunday, lost their only child, Ayomikun, after a brief illness in Ibadan. In 2024, actor Francis Duru announced the death of his son Ifeanyi, describing him as a brave fighter whose passing he still reflects upon. Comedian Aphrican Ace and his wife also mourned the loss of their newborn son in 2024, who was born prematurely and passed away within a ...

US  President Donald Trump has defended the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement agent who fatally sh0t a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis, arguing the officer acted in self-defense.Entertainment centerIn a statement on the sho0ting, Trump said he viewed a clip of the Jan. 7 incident, which shows an ICE agent confronting a woman in a vehicle blocking a street. As the woman drives off, another ICE agent approaching the vehicle from its front fires three sh0ts into the driver's side window."It is a horrible thing to watch," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. "The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the...

Suspected Lassa fever has k!lled four persons, including two pregnant women, in Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.Event Planning ServicesInvestigation on Wednesday, January 7, 2025 revealed that following the development, the General Hospital in Awe was shut down, while health workers, including the Medical Superintendent, were placed in isolation.The Disease Surveillance Officer in the area, Ahmad Abdullahi, who confirmed the development said concern heightened when a woman was brought to a health facility in Awe with symptoms suspected to be Lassa fever and d!ed shortly before receiving medical attention.According to him, the woman’s husband also d!ed after presenting similar symptoms.Abdullahi identified poor handling of suspected cases as a major c...

Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, wanted at home on corruption charges, has been taken into custody by US immigration authorities, his lawyers confirmed.Ofori-Atta, 66, has been in the United States since January last year for medical treatment, including surgery for prostate cancer. He was declared a fugitive by Ghanaian authorities in February and formally charged with corruption in November.According to his legal team, Ofori-Atta had applied to extend his stay in the US when US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained him on Tuesday over the status of his current stay.“His US legal team is in contact with ICE and expects the matter to be resolved expeditiously,” the lawyers said, adding that Ofori-Atta is fully cooperating with authorities.ICE’s ...

A coalition of leaders within the All Progressives Congress (APC), operating under the APC Leaders Forum (ALF) and the Tinubu/Shettima Solidarity Movement (TSSM), has issued a strongly worded open letter, calling for the immediate removal of Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), citing alleged insubordination, anti-party activities, and threats to national unity.In the open letter dated 7 January 2026, and addressed to President Bola Tinubu through the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the groups accused Wike of actions they described as incompatible with his continued stay in the cabinet of an APC-led government.The letter, jointly signed by leaders of the two groups, was made public on Wednesday as members staged a peaceful rally at the APC ...

A former presidential candidate and close political ally of ex–Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Mr Dele Momodu, on Thursday ruled out any possibility of Atiku withdrawing from the 2027 presidential race in favour of former Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi.Atiku, who was the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, formally joined the African Democratic Congress in November 2025, months after resigning from the PDP.The move was widely interpreted as a strategic step to secure the ADC’s presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general election.Last week, Obi, who garnered over six million votes to finish third in the 2023 presidential election behind Atiku and eventual winner, President Bola Tinubu, also defected from the Labour Party to the ADC....