Author: Drum Africa Correspondent
Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has alleged that he was offered N5 billion to coordinate the impeachment of his principal. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Ehie claimed he has evidence of the bribe offer stored on his phone. “I can also open my phone to show you, in the beginning of October 2023, when they approached me with a bribe of N5 billion. It is here in my phone, “It was for impeachment. It’s here. I have it and I have printed it and distributed it, in case, in their evil…
A group of 20 constitutional lawyers and activists, led by Barrister Okere Kingdom, has announced plans to initiate multiple legal actions to challenge what they describe as baseless allegations leveled against businesswoman Aisha Achimugu by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The legal team seeks to overturn accusations of criminal conspiracy and money laundering, as well as to contest the declaration of Achimugu as a wanted person and the raids conducted on her properties. The EFCC had, on Friday, declared Achimugu wanted, with the agency’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, making the announcement via a circular posted on the commission’s official…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has blamed Governor Monday Okpebholo for the “rapidly deteriorating security situation” in the state, which the party linked to the recent killing of innocent travelers in Uromi. Some travelers accused of kidnapping were gruesomely murdered by a mob in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of the state on Thursday which has attracted public condemnation. Following the incident, Governor Okpebholo announced the suspension of all illegal vigilante groups operating under whatever guise in the state. He also suspended the Commander of the Edo State Security Corps, CP Friday Ibadin (Rtd.). But…
Florence Nwaeke, wife of a former Head of Service in Rivers State, George Nwaeke, has called for help over the whereabouts of her husband following his resignation. Speaking to journalists late Friday, she expressed fears for his safety, stating that she had been unable to reach him. “When he got to Abuja, he called that he had landed. I said, ‘Thank God, ’” she said. However, she said she later saw an online interview granted by her husband, which she found suspicious. “I said, ‘That is not my husband. That is not my husband.’ “So I sent him a message.…
The Peoples Democratic Party’s deputy governorship candidate in the 2023 general election in Cross River State, Dr Emana Ambrose-Amawhe, has resigned from the party. In a resignation letter dated March 28, 2025, and addressed to the chairman of Edem Odo Ward in Akpabuyo Local Government Area, she stated that her decision was effective immediately. Ambrose-Amawhe said her resignation was not taken lightly but affirmed her commitment to serving Cross River State and Nigeria in other capacities. She said, “I am writing to formally resign my membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with immediate effect. “I sincerely appreciate the opportunity…
Actress and filmmaker Mercy Aigbe Adeoti has spoken out against negative comments surrounding her marriage to Kazim Adeoti. In a recent interview with colleague, Bimpe Akintunde, she dismissed critics, questioning the state of their lives. Aigbe emphasised that people only discuss others when they’re doing something notable or are well-known. She stated that being at the top is what makes one a topic of conversation. The actress also revealed that her family opposed her remarriage due to her age but she stood firm, knowing what she wanted. Aigbe expressed her love for marriage and having a partner, saying she’s the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed gratitude to Almighty Allah for his protection and guidance as he marked his 73rd birthday on Friday. The President spoke briefly with journalists after attending a special birthday prayer session at the National Mosque in Abuja. “I feel good, I feel happy, and give thanks to Almighty Allah that has protected us so far and continues to answer our prayers, accept our Ibadah. That is key and very important to all of us,” Tinubu said. The prayer session, attended by dignitaries, clerics, and well-wishers, was dedicated to seeking divine blessings for the President and…
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, had ordered the immediate payment of salaries of all state civil servants and suspended appointees of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The approval for the payment of March 2025 salaries also covers all public servants and payments of pensioners in the state. This comes 24 hours after the State chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress threatened to take to the streets if the salaries of local government workers since February 2025 are not paid by the end of the month. The State NLC Chairman, Alex Agwanwor, at a news briefing in Port…
The Enugu State Government has ordered the immediate removal of all indecent and obscene artworks and pictures displayed on major roads in the state. The order is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Ngozi Enih, on Friday in Enugu. She described such artworks as detrimental to public morals and a contravention of the Child’s Rights Law of Enugu state. She said that offenders would be made to face the law, henceforth. “You are by this statement, ordered to take down without delay, all indecent and obscene artworks and pictures displayed…
In a bid to ensure maximum compliance to the ‘Operation Clean all Gutters and Drains’ Campaign of the state government, Abia State Orientation Agency (ABSOA) in collaboration with Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) on Thursday embarked on a sensitization campaign within the city of Umuahia. Speaking, the Director General, Abia State Orientation Agency, Ms Ure Abazie made it known that every last saturday of every month is set aside for the general clean-up exercise, stating that this month will not be left out. The ABSOA Boss who noted that the rainy season for the year has commenced, emphasized the…