NewStats: 3,259,434 , 8,170,092 topics. Date: Saturday, 24 May 2025 at 11:57 PM 155b4r

slimfit1:
The security agencies should not get themselves involved in this case to avoid embarrassing Nigeria. It's bad as it is don't make it worse.

Oh n
Mehn. I don't understand
They should rather address the issue she raised
Not how she got there

By the way this could have been avoided
If her concerns were handled here in the most transperent way

Ken4Christ:
Nigeria is always doing better in aged group football competitions. I don't know why it can't be replicated at the senior levels.

For female
Every level there are on fire

Rwanda tram list

Morocco 2025: Flamingos complete double over South Africa

Nigeria’s Flamingos defeated South Africa 2-0 in the second leg of their 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup second round qualifying tie in Ikenne on Saturday.

Bankole Olowookere’s side sealed a place in the final qualifying round 5-1 on aggregate.

Harmony Chidi broke the deadlock for Nigeria eight minutes before the break.

Chidi also scored twice in the first leg last weekend in Pretoria.

The Flamingos doubled their advantage through Aishat Animashaun 11 minutes after the break.

Nigeria will face the winner of the game between Botswana and Algeria in the final round.

https://dailypost.ng/2025/03/15/morocco-2025-flamingos-complete-double-over-south-africa/

babatees:
Final whistle NGA 2 SA 0 (5 -1)
Wasteful girls but got the job done

Up next Algeria

We move

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle will lead the team’s backroom staff to Kigali on Sunday for the crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Amavubi of Rwanda.

DAILY POST learnt the Malian and the backroom staff will travel to Kigali from Abuja on Ethiopia Airlines.

The team’s camp for the clash with Adel Amrouche’s side will also open in Kigali on Sunday.

Amahoro Stadium

The Amahoro Stadium, officially known as Amahoro National Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in the Gasabo district of Kigali, Rwanda. With a capacity of 45,508, it is the largest stadium in Rwanda and hosts football matches, concerts, and public events. Wikipedia

Super Eagles team list

Let's go there

Okay

OnyeObowo1:

Aswear, do u rem the story of a stupid who burnt his wife and Bro in-law in Lagos
He wanted to sell the wife house and she heard it and came back from Scotland..
That bro wife was pregnant then for 2nd child, now she is ing Tru alot due to difficult time to take care of the children. I called her to check on her, she told me she was contemplating of suicide b4 my call came in

Imagine

If there is a way to record the last thought of people before this kind of death

Hmmm the black box will play stories of people's secret years

It is well

Sometimes Humility is power

If he didn't agree to present or represent the budget there would have been a valid ground for whatever agenda they have

Now he he say see the budget....
They are now confused on how to accept it


Definitely someone interest is on the cover that has not been fully uncovered

People are going through a lot...
Please take how time to reach out


Just asking someone how are you doing
Can heal a mental health

And dropping a Dow can Cather for someone's meal for the day.

Save a life

Rivers crisis: You’re blocking peace efforts – PANDEF knocks Wike

The Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, of using all available means to block peace efforts to address the crisis plaguing Rivers State.


This was as PANDEF urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene and ensure Wike comes to the negotiation table before the situation in Rivers State spirals further out of control.

The chairman of PANDEF’s Peace and Reconciliation Committee and former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah, while addressing newsmen on Friday in Abuja, said that all efforts to engage Wike, despite President Bola Tinubu’s appeal for dialogue to restore stability in Rivers State, have proved abortive.

Flanked at the briefing by PANDEF National Chairman Ambassador Godknows Igali, Attah lamented that Wike’s unwillingness to meet with the committee is obstructing efforts to de-escalate tensions in the state.

The former Akwa-Ibom governor detailed how PANDEF, a regional body established in 2016 to champion the interests of the Niger Delta, had taken proactive steps to mediate in the political crisis in Rivers State.

“Following a Special General Assembly in Port Harcourt in October 2024, the group set up a seven-member High-Level Peace and Reconciliation Committee.


“Notably, the committee excluded any representatives from Rivers State to ensure neutrality.

“In a determination to prevent a full-blown crisis from developing, we constituted a team of eminent elders from across the South-South region,” Attah said.

Attah, who noted that a PANDEF delegation met with Tinubu on March 11, 2025 to seek his intervention, said that the delegation made it clear that the success of any peace process hinged on Wike’s willingness to come to the table.


Lalasticlala mynd44 mukina2
https://dailypost.ng/2025/03/14/rivers-crisis-youre-blocking-peace-efforts-pandef-knocks-wike/

bixton:



He has paid his dues. He owes no one. If there's anyone that has helped him climbed that he has not settled, let them all come out and speak or forever hold their peace.

It was because of an Ijaw man Wike fought his own fellow friend and fellow ikwerre brother....
Where were the purported Ijaws then in Rivers State?
It was because of an Ijaw man that Wike ensured Amaechi could not enter into Rivers State and have peace of mind!!!!

What has the Ijaw done for themselves that Wike in his character has not done over and more for the Ijaw nation since he became a political bulldozer in PDP.

He didn't work for free
He was handsomely rewarded and was never dictated to like this

No one is self made
Everyone needs someone
Even today somebody made him FCT minister
He didn't get there by election


Bro park well

Pierocash:
If I were Fubara, I will return to Supreme Court to challenge the obstruction of the budget presentation by the house of assembly, until New verdict from the supreme Court comes out, I'll not represent it , after all, he has already obeyed the supreme Court order which the house deliberately avoided

Wait make them give excuse again this time

Wike was humble those days
Holding umbrella for ijaws

Now he has the umbrella and it looks like a sweeping machete

pastie:
Let's go there

Yes ohhhh
We move....

Cherrybae:
Wasted efforts. No LGA elections in Rivers state unless Wike approves it.

Only wike can approve and authorised the election to hold.

Know this and know peace

Issoright

Nigeria vs Rwanda Head to Head


Games won: 2
Games drawn: 4
Games lost: 1


Date Match Result Score Competition

05 Jun 2004 Nigeria v Rwanda W 2-0 FIFA World Cup

05 Jun 2005 Rwanda v Nigeria D 1-1 FIFA World Cup

29 Feb 2012 Rwanda v Nigeria D 0-0 Africa Cup of Nations

16 Jun 2012 Nigeria v Rwanda W 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations

15 Jan 2018 Nigeria v Rwanda D 0-0 African Nations Championship

10 Sep 2024 Rwanda v Nigeria D 0-0 Africa Cup of Nations

18 Nov 2024 Nigeria v Rwanda L. 1-2 Africa Cup of Nations

Let's go there

It's 7 days to the win or die encounter

Nigeria is condemned to win by all means

If Rwanda can win in nigeria
Nigeria can also and must win in Kigali

2026 FIFA world cup Qualifiers.

Rwanda vs Nigéria

Date: Fri.21 March

Venue: Amahoro Stadium Kigali

Time: 5pm


https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/world-cup-qualification-caf/2026/rwanda-nigeria_mtc1491779/live.shtml?welcome=eurosport

You wan dare Wike abi?

The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amb. Umar Damagum, has disowned the South South Congress held by loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital, on February 22.

Damagum, in his first public comment on the controversial Congress, noted that the party was yet to conduct any congress in the South South Zone because the tenure of the executives only recently expired.

The PDP Chairman spoke during the inauguration of the South South Zonal Caretaker Committee in Abuja on Thursday.

Damagum said, “This is a very important occasion, and I think I want to use this opportunity to tell us that there was no election as far as this party is concerned in the South-South.

“I have to make this clear, because the tenure of the Zonal Committee has expired, and we still have a few weeks or a month or so to do the Zonal Congresses. So we find it necessary to come up with this caretaker committee.

“I believe from your choices, some of you I have known and related with; I have no doubt that you will be diligent in your responsibility and usher in the new, soon-to-be-elected Executive Committee of the Zone.

“So, I en you to be devoid of any partisanship or taking sides, to be diligent in the execution of your duties and to come up with an all-inclusive executive committee in the zone.

“I also want to use this opportunity to tell Nigerians that this party, the PDP, is still the party to beat. A party that has been tested for 27 years, one of the oldest parties.

“All these shenanigans you see around, the APC and the others, have not been more than 10 years old, and if you’ve grown up to be up to 27 years and are still standing, still counting, then there is no guarantee of more than that.


“The PDP is the guarantee for Nigerians to change the course of what is happening today in our country.

“I also want to use this opportunity to caution our leaders: don’t fear them.

“Nobody is going to change your destiny for you other than yourself. I’ve noticed maybe because of fears, you find sometimes leaders encouraging this present istration at the centre.

“I find it really very disgusting. Let’s tell ourselves the truth. So please, let’s be up and doing. Don’t fear anyone. Nigerians belong to all of us.

“So, there’s nobody who is a better Nigerian than you are. It’s all an opportunity, but if you put your act together, the path is very bright; we will reach the destination.”

Speaking on behalf of other committee , the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee, Emmanuel Ogidi, said, “On behalf of the committee, I want to give thanks to God Almighty for this opportunity to serve and also to the National Working Committee for approving us.

“I want to assure you that by the grace of God, we will discharge our duties disionately to the glory of God.

“I want to thank everybody present. I will assure you that if it is expected of us, we are going to do it.

“In fact, we are going to listen to the advice of the chairman in his speech.

He has charged us and by the grace of God, we will do our best.”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2025/03/pdp-crisis-damagum-disowns-pro-wike-s-south-zonal-congress/amp/

sRivers crisis: Legislative lawyers ask Supreme Court to review judgement

The protracted political crisis in Rivers State took another twist on Thursday as the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, asked the Supreme Court to review its February 28, 2025, judgment that restored 27 of the State Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule.


The Supreme Court, in the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, also ordered Governor Sim Fubara to re-present the state’s 2025 budget to the Amaewhule-led Assembly.

The apex court, in the same vein, stopped the payment of allocations from the Federation to the Rivers State Government. It ruled that funds would be released to Fubara’s government only when a lawful Appropriation Law is enacted by the Assembly led by Amaewhule.


The budget had earlier been ed into law after Fubara presented it to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led three-man faction of the Assembly.

However, ALDRAP, an association of professional legislative lawyers, is asking the Supreme Court to review the judgment, which was seen by many as a final resolution of key issues involved in the Rivers political crisis.

The legislative lawyers made the request for a review of the judgment in a letter dated March 13, 2025, and addressed to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN.


The letter was obtained by DAILY POST on Thursday.

According to the letter signed by ALDRAP’s lawyer, Kenneth Amadi, the request is based on the provisions of Order 8 Rule 16 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2024. Among other contentions, the lawyers argued that the February 28 Supreme Court judgment did not comply with previous apex court verdicts on similar cases.

The letter is titled “Application for Review by a Full of Seven Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria of the Judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria Dated February 28, 2025, Delivered by Hon. Justice Emmanuel Agim, JSC, and a of Five Justices, Pursuant to Order 8 Rule 16, Supreme Court Rules, 2024, and Other Relevant Laws as the Supreme Court Deems Appropriate.”


Parts of the letter read: “By way of introduction, my name is Kenneth A. Amadi, Esq. I am a legal practitioner and lawyer to the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP), which is a professional association of lawyers in Nigeria with its national secretariat inside the National Assembly complex, Abuja.

“We write to request permission to submit an application on the above-named subject matter. This application for a review of the Supreme Court judgment of February 28, 2025, is made in accordance with the Supreme Court of Nigeria Rules, 2024, on the following grounds:

“A full of seven judges instead of the five judges that sat on the Rivers State House of Assembly case.


*”Failure of the of judges to follow and comply with the former judgments of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, such as the case of Attorney-General of Bendel State v. Attorney-General of the Federation (1981).”

In an analysis of the verdict, the Executive Secretary of ALDRAP, Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja, faulted the Supreme Court judgment for failing to take note of the record of proceedings of the Rivers State House of Assembly concerning the defection of the 27 lawmakers.

Citing a court case, Hon. J. I. Ekpenkhio v. Hon. Matthew Egbadon (1962-2001)1 Legislative Law Reports of Nigeria (LLRN) pages 307 to 336, Jaja said: “The Supreme Court of Nigeria held that the Court has a duty to take judicial notice of the record of proceedings of the House of Assembly as stipulated under Section 73 of the Evidence Act.

“In accordance with the above-named judgment, it is reasonable to expect that the Supreme Court of Nigeria would consider the words and actions of Amaewhule and the 26 others on the floor of the Rivers State House of Assembly during the plenary session in December 2023.

“Ironically, the evidence of the defection of the said 27 lawmakers is contained in the Hansard of the Rivers State House of Assembly of December 11, 2023, when the Deputy Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly read a letter of defection on behalf of the 27 lawmakers, including the Speaker. The Speaker then put it to a voice vote, and it was approved by all 27 lawmakers. This was then approved as a resolution of the Rivers State House of Assembly as ed on the 11th day of December 2023.”

Further faulting the judgment, Jaja argued: “There are so many absurdities that Hon. Justice Agim’s interpretation has created, such as the absurdity in his statement that only the offending legislature can declare that a defection has occurred.

“Additionally, Hon. Justice Agim’s interpretation has defeated the very purpose of Section 109(1)(g) of the Nigerian Constitution, considering that, going by his interpretation, it is next to impossible for any lawmaker who is in violation of the said Section to be declared as having vacated his seat if such a declaration is to be made by the Speaker of such a legislature—when the Speaker himself is also one of the lawmakers that has defected, as was the case with the 27 lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

“How on earth would any offender readily agree that he or she has committed the crime of defection, which would result in the automatic forfeiture of his or her seat in the legislature, along with the humongous sums of money that are paid as both salaries and allowances to such lawmakers?

“The judicial powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are vested in the judiciary for the sole purpose that the judiciary would perform the tasks of undertaking judicial review of the actions of the other two arms of government, namely the Executive and the Legislature. The purpose is to create checks and balances to avoid tyranny by one arm of government.

“Therefore, in the event that an application is made to the judiciary to determine whether the actions of some of the legislature (in this case, the defection of the 27 of the Rivers State House of Assembly) are in violation of any section of the Nigerian Constitution, it is the judiciary alone that can adjudicate and make such a determination.

“The judiciary cannot shirk its responsibility to the legislature as Hon. Agim’s judgment has done in this case. It violates the very cardinal principle of justice and fair hearing to ask the legislature to sit as a judge in its own case to determine and declare whether a defection has occurred in violation of the said Section 109(1)(g) of the Nigerian Constitution.”






Lalasticlala mynd44 mukina2
https://dailypost.ng/2025/03/13/rivers-crisis-legislative-lawyers-ask-supreme-court-to-review-judgement/

gidgiddy:


If Fubara in impeached, the Deputy Governor, Ngozi Odu, will take over

The game plan is

Impeach the Governor
And force the deputy to resign

Them

Martin's Amaewhule become governor


That's the personal interest fueling his action backed up with Abuja bankrolling his interest

Okey we dey look

A lawyer, Kenneth Amadi, has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to commence recall proceedings against the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule.

The development is the latest twist in the protracted political crisis in Rivers State, which ensued after Fubara fell out with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, currently minister of the Federal Capital Territory.

Amaewhule’s seat and that of 26 others pro-Wike of the Assembly were declared vacant by lawmakers loyal to Fubara following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

As a result of the development, Fubara worked with the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led three-man faction of the Assembly.

Fubara presented the budget to the Oko-Jumbo group, and they also confirmed commissioner nominees and other appointments coming from the governor.

However, Amaewhule and the 26 others later renounced their defection and the Supreme Court, in a judgement on 28th February, 2025, ordered that they should resume sitting immediately.

The apex court also ordered the governor to represent the 2025 budget to the State Assembly, under Amaewhule’s leadership.

Meanwhile, a letter obtained by DAILY POST on Wednesday, 12th March, 2025, showed that proceedings have been initiated to recall Amaewhule from the Assembly.

The letter, dated 7th March, 2025, and addressed to the Resident Electoral Commissioner, INEC, Rivers State, was titled, ‘Pre-Action Notice: Request made pursuant to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, and Freedom of Information Act, 2011, for a certified true copy of the verified voter for Obio/Akpor Federal/State Constituency, Rivers State as preliminary steps towards the recall of Martins Amaewhule, the legislator representing Obio/Akpor State Constituency at the Rivers State House of Assembly’.

A stamp on the acknowledgement copy of the letter showed that it was received by the INEC office on 11th March, 2025.

The lawyer, Amadi, explained in the letter that he is the lawyer to several indigenes of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Amaewhule’s constituency.

He further explained that the request is in accordance with the FOI Act, 2011, and sections 69 and 110 of the 1999 Constitution, as well as Section 116 of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended) which empowers INEC to conduct recall proceedings against a member of the National Assembly or State Assembly, or Area Council of the FCT, “upon the receipt of a valid petition alleging a loss of confidence in the member by more than 50% of voters ed to vote in that member’s constituency”.

Parts of the letter read, “I write in my capacity as a lawyer to several indigenes of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State who are desirous of initiating a recall of Martins Amaewhule for the following reasons:

“Defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress in December 2023.

“Failure to provide effective representation for the majority of the public interests of constituents, instead focusing on his own personal interests and the interests of his political godfather.

“Consistent involvement in undemocratic, illegal and violent impeachment activities since the year 2013 when he moved the motion for impeachment of a duly and legally appointed Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

“Disobedience to the judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered on 28th February 2025 which directed all parties to await the final determination of the legal status of Amaewhule and 26 other law-makers of the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected in December 2023.

“Illegal usurpation of the duties of His Excellency, Governor of Rivers State by amendment of certain laws of Rivers State to confer upon himself the powers to extend the tenure of Chairmen of the 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Rivers State and appointment of Commissioners of the Rivers State House of Assembly Service Commission (just to mention a few).

“Failure to fulfill his campaign promises to build agriculture and aquaculture farms for youths of Obio/Akpor State constituency, just to mention a few.

“Failure to publish and comply with a legislative agenda of the Rivers State House of Assembly as is the legislative practice of the National Assembly.”

The letter warned that if the requested CTC of the voter is not made available within seven days, the constituents will take legal action to enforce their legal rights.

Speaking further, Amadi said Amaewhule has serially violated court orders since he was restored as the speaker of the Assembly.

The lawyer added that the business of lawmaking had come to a standstill, as the Amaewhule-led Assembly is only interested in fighting the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC.

“In the days immediately after the Supreme Court of Nigeria judgment of 28th February 2025, Amaewhule has issued several ultimatums against the Chairman of RSIEC and more recently a bench warrant for the arrest of the chairman and commissioners of the RSIEC.

“This is in spite of a valid injunction of a High Court of Rivers State that prevents Amaewhule and the Rivers State House of Assembly from doing anything against the said Chairman of the RSIEC pending the hearing of the ongoing lawsuit that the said chairman of the RSIEC filed against Amaewhule and his 26 lawmakers,” he said.

Amadi added that the “uncommon and exuberant zeal that Amaewhule and his 26 lawmakers are expending upon the RISEC alone since their resumption since after 28th February 2025 raises a lot of suspicion and worry”.

“This is because it appears that the entire business of lawmaking of the Rivers State House of Assembly has come to a standstill, there is no mention of any other activities such as Bills that undergo first or second reading, there is no mention of constituency projects or visits to constituencies, and certainly no mention of oversight functions.

“The only activity that we hear and read about as the function of the Rivers State House of Assembly is ultimatums and bench warrant for the arrest of the Chairman and Commissioners of the RISEC,” he further observed.

DAILY POST reports that the political crisis in Rivers State further escalated on Wednesday, 12th March, 2025, with Governor Sim Fubara prevented from gaining access to the Assembly quarters to present the 2025 budget to the lawmakers, as ordered by the Supreme Court.

Despite a letter forwarded by Fubara to the Speaker, Amaewhule, dated 11th March, 2025, which notified the lawmakers of the governor’s intention to present the budget on 12th March, 2025, the gates of the Assembly quarters were locked when Fubara and other government officials arrived for the function.

The governor left without presenting the budget, leading to another ime in the already protracted political crisis.

Speaking after the incident, Fubara accused Amaewhule of deliberately avoiding him.

He said he called Amaewhule severally but the Speaker refused to answer.

https://dailypost.ng/2025/03/13/rivers-crisis-constituents-commence-recall-proceedings-against-amaewhule/

Politics2027: Ugochinyere alleges plot by Wike group to stop PDP from fielding candidate

The lawmaker representing the Ideato Federal Constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives, Ikenga Ugochinyere, has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by a pro-Nyesom Wike group to stop the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from fielding candidates in the 2027 elections.

The lawmaker made the allegations on Wednesday while addressing journalists regarding the crisis rocking the main opposition party.

According to him, the Wike group, led by the embattled National Secretary of the party, Samuel Anyanwu, is plotting to obtain a court judgment that will permanently stop the PDP from fielding both presidential and governorship candidates.

“I want to warn the public of a well-orchestrated plot by the pro-Wike group, led by Anyanwu, to obtain a judgment that will permanently stop the PDP from having a national convention, from fielding a governorship candidate, and from fielding a presidential candidate,” he said.

He also commended of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party for standing against injustice within the party.

The lawmaker claimed that 15 out of the 18 NWC are against the “madness of the Wike group.”

He stated, “I must commend the courageous of the NWC. Despite the denials, they have remained firm.

“As of today, those who are against the madness of the Wike group in the PDP NWC are over 15 out of 18 .”





Lalasticlala mynd44 mukina2

https://dailypost.ng/2025/03/12/2027-ugochinyere-alleges-plot-by-wike-group-to-stop-pdp-from-fielding-candidate/

Na turn by turn

The next
And
The next governor turn go reach

The emperor
The conqueror
The lion is here


Hmmmmm