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By Philip Bradford Adams Over 2,000 Shops Demolished as Adamawa Governor Defends Market Cleanup The Dawn of DemolitionThe morning calm in Yola was shattered last week as bulldozers stormed the Jimeta Ultra-Modern Market, flattening more than 2,000 makeshift shops and attachments in a sweeping government operation. For Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the demolition was aContinueContinue reading “Bulldozers in Jimeta: Traders Count Losses as Fintiri Gambles with Political Future”

The political storm in Rivers State has taken a fresh twist as the Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, declared that Governor Siminalayi Fubara can still secure a second term in office — but only if he bows to a delicate balance of loyalty and divine guidance.This prophecy comes amid speculations thatContinueContinue reading “Wike Holds the Key: Primate Ayodele Says Fubara’s Second Term Still Possible Under One Condition”

Renowned social critic, Mahdi Shehu, has set off a storm of debate after lambasting Nigeria’s democratic system, accusing it of shameless inequality, nepotism, and deliberate exclusion of the majority.In a fiery post on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Shehu drew parallels between Nigeria’s governance and George Orwell’s Animal Farm:> “Even in the bush, someContinueContinue reading “₦3.9 Trillion For Lagos, ₦3.5 Trillion For 18 States: Mahdi Shehu Roasts Nigeria’s Democracy”

Thousands left homeless, food crisis looms as torrential rains unleash devastation in Yola communities Adamawa State has been thrown into mourning and despair after torrential floods swept through multiple communities, killing three people, displacing over 1,400 households, and submerging vast farmlands in Yola North and Yola South local government areas.The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA),ContinueContinue reading “Tragedy Befalls Adamawa: Floods Kill 3, Displace 1,400 Households as Farmlands Sink Beneath Water”

  Naija News has taken to its online news handle and announced that, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has been thrown into mourning following the sudden and mysterious death of its Cross River State Commander, Chief Narcotics Officer (CN) Ogbonna Maurice Uzoma, barely one month after assuming duty in Calabar.In a statement issued onContinueContinue reading “SHOCKER IN CALABAR: Newly Appointed NDLEA Commander Found Dead in Hotel Room”

In a groundbreaking revelation that reshapes the conversation on governance and accountability, Lagos, Ogun, Kaduna, Adamawa, and Niger have emerged as the best-performing states in Nigeria for 2025, according to the Phillips Consulting State Performance Index (pSPI).The pSPI, now in its second edition, is more than just a ranking system. Developed by Phillips Consulting (pcl.),ContinueContinue reading “2025 STATE RANKINGS: Lagos, Ogun, Kaduna, Adamawa, Niger Lead Nigeria’s Best-Performing States — pSPI Report”

By: Pioneer Newspaper Team The long-awaited road project linking LCCN Junction in Ganye town through Yebbi Mbulo to Jada has entered a new phase of action, with heavy machinery steadily arriving at the site and rekindling the hopes of residents.Two days ago, Pioneer Newspaper captured the dramatic return of the project when the first graderContinueContinue reading “HOPE RESTORED IN GANYE: HEAVY EQUIPMENT FLOOD ROAD PROJECT SITE AS OPPOSITION SILENCED”

Abuja, September 18, 2025 – The anti-graft war against grand corruption took a dramatic turn on Thursday as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) re-arraigned former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr. Olu Agunloye, before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal High Court, Apo Division, Abuja, on an amended seven-count charge bordering on corruption,ContinueContinue reading “$6B MAMBILLA FRAUD SCANDAL: EFCC RE-ARRAIGNS OBASANJO’S POWER MINISTER, OLAGUNLOYE, ON FRESH SEVEN-COUNT CHARGES”

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Waziri Adamawa, has taken a swipe at President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the political turmoil in Rivers State, declaring that the lifting of Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s suspension is “nothing to cheer about.”Atiku, in a strongly-worded statement via his official X handle on Thursday, argued that the suspension of GovernorContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Atiku Blasts Tinubu Over Rivers Crisis, Says Fubara’s Suspension Was ‘Unconstitutional, Illegal’”

In a dramatic return to legislative business, the Rivers State House of Assembly has sent a strong message to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, urging him to waste no time in forwarding the list of commissioner-nominees for screening and confirmation.The lawmakers reconvened in Port Harcourt on Thursday for their first plenary in six months, after a prolongedContinueContinue reading “BREAKING NEWS: Rivers Assembly Reconvenes, Demands Immediate Action from Governor Fubara”