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SAME DOG BARKED, MADE YOU GOVERNOR’, WIKE BLASTS FUBARA AS RIVERS IJAW CONGRESS DUMPS GOV
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday launched a blistering counterattack on Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, declaring that the same political forces now being mocked as “barking dogs” were central to Fubara’s emergence as governor.
The development came as the Ijaw People’s Congress in Rivers state dramatically announced its decision to abandon the governor and pitch its tent with Wike.
Wike spoke during a thank-you visit to Okrika Local Government Area, where he told a large crowd that political divisions in Rivers State were steadily giving way to unity, insisting that there were no longer “no-go areas” in the state’s politics.
In a direct response to recent remarks attributed to Fubara, the former Rivers governor said; “That same dog barked and helped make you governor. This dog that is barking now was barking when people did not even know who the person was. That same dog barked and helped make the person governor immediately. It is one of fate that the same dog is barking again. I wish you good luck

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Rivers lawmakers reject Fubara’s Christmas gift, Wike opposes automatic ticket
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The Rivers State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, rejected a N100,000 “Christmas gift” credited to the accounts of lawmakers on the orders of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, describing the transfer as unsolicited and unlawful. In a statement on Tuesday, signed by the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Petitions and Complaints, Enemi George, the lawmakers said public funds must follow due process, including legislative approval.
The statement, titled “Return of Unsolicited and Unapproved N100,000 Transferred to the Personal Accounts of Honourable Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly by the Executive Governor of Rivers State”, noted that the funds were immediately returned.
The House had adjourned plenary until January 26, 2026. Governor Fubara is yet to present the 2026 appropriation bill or submit the names of commissioner-nominees, operating since his return from suspension with only eight commissioners unaffected by the Supreme Court ruling recognizing Martin Amaewhule as Speaker.
Meanwhile, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, used a visit to Khana, Bori, in Khana Local Government Area on Tuesday to caution Rivers residents against repeating what he called a leadership mistake in 2027.

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Akpabio Receives US Ambassador, Seeks More Collaboration Between US, Nigeria
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, received the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jnr, stressing the need to strengthen the relations between the two countries.
The duo, who met at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, expressed their desire for a more robust diplomatic relationship between Nigeria and America.
Akpabio said that Nigeria and America had a shared goal of operating a democratic system, as the country’s democracy was modelled after the US system, and therefore the need to nurture and preserve it.I thank you for receiving me during the 249th Independence Anniversary of your country. I congratulate you. That means you have practised democracy for 249 years. We can’t say we have done the same in Nigeria,” Akpabio stated.
“The collaboration between our countries is there, and our democracy and system of government is modelled after the United States of America.

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Tinubu Hails Oyebamiji’s Emergence As Osun APC Gov Candidate
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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated a former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Bola Oyebamiji, on his emergence as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2026 Osun State governorship election..This was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday.
President Tinubu also praised the state chapter of the APC for the unity and spirit of reconciliation that preceded and also characterised the primary election conducted through affirmation.

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APC Govs Pass Vote Of Confidence On Tinubu
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The Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), has passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu’s administration and also reaffirms their support in ensuring his re-election in 2027.
The Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, and Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, made the declaration while reading the communique arrived at the end of a crucial meeting by the PGF, and All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders Meeting, held in Lagos.
“The PGF reaffirmed its full support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the policies of APC governments at all levels,” the governors said.

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Africa Has Key To Solve Global Challenges — Ban Ki-moon

Former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, has said Africa holds the solutions to many of the world’s pressing challenges, particularly climate change and sustainable development.
The octogenarian spoke on Thursday at the Imo State Economic Summit 2025 in Owerri, themed “Unlocking Imo’s Economic Potential: Partnership, Investment, and Innovation”.
“I visited Nigeria several times before. My visit to Imo State today reminds me of enormous sufferings and difficulties that African people, particularly people in Imo State, should have overcome because of colonisation and subsequent war, as the Korean people did, surmounting its painful and turbulent history.

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Terrorism Took Root On Your Watch’, Presidency Replies Obasanjo
The Presidency has responded to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, asserting that he lacks the credibility to criticise President Bola Tinubu over the worsening security situation in the country.
Speaking at an event in Jos, Plateau State, on Friday, Obasanjo expressed his deep concern over the escalating insecurity in the country. He suggested that Nigerians have a right to seek foreign intervention, given what he described as the government’s failure to adequately protect its citizens.
However, the government alleged that terrorism began to take root under Obasanjo’s administration, suggesting that the current security challenges are a legacy of his time in office.The Presidency also condemned Obasanjo for his suggestion that President Tinubu should turn to foreign countries for help if he fails to tackle Nigeria’s security problems.
It called such a proposal an abdication of responsibility, emphasizing that advocating for external intervention in the nation’s internal affairs is not a sign of true leadership.

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Seek Help Or Resign, PDP Tells Tinubu
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday asked President Bola Tinubu to either seek help or resign, as Nigeria faces renewed attacks and kidnapping of school children across some states in the north
Addressing a news conference in Abuja, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, noted that the recent abductions of students in Kebbi, Niger, and worshipers in Kwara States, expose the inability of the president Tinubu-led government to manage a worsening security crisis in the country.

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Youths Of Kwara Community Block Ilorin–Kabba Road After Bandit Attack
Youths of Eruku community in Ekiti Local Government Area (LGA) of Kwara State, have staged a major protest after a late-night attack in the area by armed bandits.
‎The protesters blocked the Ilorin–Kabba highway at the entrance of the town, causing heavy traffic disruption.
‎The youths alleged that Tuesday’s attack, which lasted close to an hour, occurred without any response from security operatives stationed in the community.

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INSECURITY: TINUBU POSTPONES G20, AU-EU TRIPS, AWAITS BRIEFING ON KEBBI, KWARA ATTACKS
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President Bola Tinubu has postponed his scheduled trips to Johannesburg in South Africa and Luanda, Angola.This is just as he awaits further security briefings on the kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls and the attack on Christ Apostolic Church worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State.

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NICKI MINAJ ADDRESSES GENOCIDE CLAIMS IN NIGERIA, SEEKS END TO KILLINGS

American rap superstar Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, popularly known as Nicki Minaj, has lent her voice to the growing international call to end the violence perpetrated by insurgents and bandits in northern Nigeria.
While delivering a keynote address at a United States Mission to the United Nations conference on “Combating Religious Violence and the Killing of Christians in Nigeria,” the Grammy-winning artist demanded that no group should ever be persecuted because of their faith.
Amid calls for urgent global action to address Nigeria’s deepening insecurity crisis, she clarified that her intention is to unite humanity and not to take sides.
I want to make it very clear, once again, that this isn’t about taking sides. This is about standing up in the face of injustice. It’s about what I’ve always stood for,” she said.
The rapper thanked “President Trump for prioritizing this issue and for his leadership on the global stage in calling for urgent action to defend Christians in Nigeria, to combat extremism, and to bring a stop to violence against those who simply want to exercise their natural right to freedom of religion or belief.”

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KEBBI ABDUCTION: SENATE ASKS TINUBU TO RECRUIT 100,000 MILITARY PERSONNEL
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The Senate has asked President Bola Tinubu to direct the Nigerian Armed Forces to immediately recruit at least 100,000 additional personnel to strengthen the fight against worsening insecurity across the country.

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