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3 weeks ago | 
newsdiaryonline.com | Osmund Agbo |Chimezie Godfrey
Like many other “bothers” (our corrupted version of “brother”), I receive countless requests for financial assistance daily, relatives, friends, and even total strangers. These pleas have become woven into our social fabric, something we’ve come to expect, even in times of economic stability. But in these recent years of Baba Go-Slow and T-Pain, Nigerians are barely surviving, crawling on their feet, unsure where their next meal will come from.
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1 month ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Pius Mordi |Ugo Onuoha |Dakuku Peterside |Osmund Agbo
ABUJA (Press Release) – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has taken due notice of the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as contained in his address to the nation today, 18th March 2025.
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1 month ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Pius Mordi |Ugo Onuoha |Dakuku Peterside |Osmund Agbo
The Rivers State Government has responded to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in the state, saying it is too early to take a position on the matter. Earlier on Tuesday, President Tinubu, in a nationwide address, announced the suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminialayi Fubara, his Deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, and members of the State House of Assembly.
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1 month ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Pius Mordi |Ugo Onuoha |Dakuku Peterside |Osmund Agbo
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has weighed in on the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State, urging the leaders involved to consider the suffering of the people. In a detailed tweet on Tuesday, Obi described the situation as an example of democracy failing to serve the people effectively. “It is unfortunate that 60 years after independence and nearly 30 years of unbroken civil rule, our democracy is still plagued by undemocratic practices and values,” he stated.
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1 month ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Pius Mordi |Ugo Onuoha |Dakuku Peterside |Osmund Agbo
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – Amid the political tension in Rivers State, President Bola Tinubu has appointed Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) as the military administrator in the oil-rich South-South state. Ibas was Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff from July 2015 to January 2021. At a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, the President appointed Ibas to replace Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy Ngozi Odu who were both suspended for six months.
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1 month ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Pius Mordi |Ugo Onuoha |Dakuku Peterside |Osmund Agbo
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday night, declared a state of emergency in Rivers state. Tinubu made this pronouncement in a nationwide broadcast to the nation. The president said he was “greatly disturbed about the political crisis” in the state and accused Governor Siminilayi Fubara of demolishing the State House of Assembly building. Tinubu said having made an evaluation of the situation, he has decided to “declare a state of emergency from March 18”.
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1 month ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Pius Mordi |Ugo Onuoha |Dakuku Peterside |Osmund Agbo
ABAKALIKI- Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has dismissed two of his aides over alleged acts of gross misconduct. This is contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Grace Umezurike, made available to newsmen in Abakaliki, on Tuesday.
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1 month ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Pius Mordi |Emmanuel Chisom |Ugo Onuoha |Dakuku Peterside |Osmund Agbo
AKURE- The Ondo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, condemned the recent security lapses in the state and called for a rejig of its security architecture. Speaking on the Matter of Public Importance at the plenary, the Majority Leader of the House, Mr Oluwole Ogunmolasuyi, said it was unfortunate that the state had found itself in incidences of constant insecurity.
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1 month ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Pius Mordi |Ugo Onuoha |Dakuku Peterside |Osmund Agbo
He is uncouth, uncultured, but for a law degree he is said to have acquired, you would add uneducated. Education cannot be equated with getting a certificate. It is a badge that portrays one as someone that has been transformed in knowledge and attitude.
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1 month ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Ugo Onuoha |Pius Mordi |Dakuku Peterside |Osmund Agbo
A distressing video trended on social media last weekend. If you love children your heart will sink while watching it. It was about a boy-child who was choking and struggling for life in a footage of about 12 seconds. There were other videos associated with the tragedy. Though his age and name were not given, the boy must certainly be less than 10 years-old. He had tubes passed through his nostrils ostensibly to aid his breathing. But the tubes were crude.
