Zacchaeus Adangor, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Rivers State, has officially resigned from his position.
This announcement was made through a letter addressed to the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
In the letter, Adangor cited "purely personal reasons" as the basis for his resignation. Speculation is rife that this move may be linked to the ongoing political turbulence in the state.
Stay tuned for further updates on this development.
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Nigerian singer Naira Marley is taking legal action against actress Iyabo Ojo, accusing her of libel and demanding ₦500 million in damages and a public apology.
In a letter dated December 12, 2023, Marley's legal representative pointed out a series of statements made by Ojo in September, asserting that these remarks were malicious and had significantly damaged Marley's reputation.
The letter stated, "It is indisputably clear that the above-quoted words are, in their ordinary and natural meanings, intended or understood by right-thinking members of the public who have read the post to suggest that our client is a drug addict. Additionally, it implies that he spiked the food and drinks given to the boys staying with him with drugs, resulting in monumental destruction to their lives."
Marley's lawyers also asserted that the star of The Real Housewives of Lagos accused their client of causing harm to the late Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa 'Mohbad' Aloba. They emphasized that Ojo's statements led the public to believe that Marley was implicated in Mohbad's demise.
"The above-quoted words in the publications outlined above were, in their natural and ordinary meanings, defamatory of our client and have subjected him to public hostility, ridicule, and contempt. Alternatively, through innuendo, these words implied and were understood to suggest that our client was complicit in the alleged murder of Ilerioluwa Aloba (a.k.a. Mohbad)," the letter stated.
Marley's legal team demanded that Ojo retract her statements within seven days of receiving the letter, warning that legal proceedings would ensue if she failed to comply. Additionally, they insisted that the actress issue a public apology on her official Instagram account within the same timeframe.
In a surprising turn of events within the ongoing political turmoil in Rivers State, the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martins Amaewhule, convened a session on Thursday, just 24 hours after Governor Siminalayi Fubara orchestrated the demolition of the Assembly Complex on Moscow Road.
Despite a court order restraining them, the Amaewhule-led group conducted its plenary session at the auditorium of the Assembly Quarters on Aba Road. This move followed the declaration by Edison Ehie and his five-person group that 27 seats of lawmakers in the Amaewhule faction were vacant due to their defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All-Progressives Congress (APC).
During the Thursday plenary, the Amaewhule group vehemently condemned the demolition of the Assembly Complex by the state government. Ofiks Kagbang, the lawmaker representing the Andoni constituency, initiated a motion of urgent public importance condemning the act, and the House unanimously adopted it.
Simultaneously, Major Jack presented the Rivers State Local Government Amendment Bill report to the Speaker, which received approval. The group's Speaker emphasized that passing this bill into law would curtail the governor's authority to dissolve Local Government Executives.
Despite the leadership crisis and the court proceedings between Ehie and Amaewhule, the Amaewhule group persisted with its legislative activities. The auditorium at the Assembly Quarters became their temporary venue for sittings, with 26 lawmakers in attendance.
In other developments, Governor Fubara presented the state's 2024 budget to the Ehie group at the Government House on Wednesday. The ongoing conflict between Ehie and Amaewhule stems from their allegiance to Fubara and ex-governor Nyesom Wike, respectively. Previously described as having a 'father-son relationship,' the rift between Wike and Fubara escalated in October when the Amaewhule group initiated impeachment proceedings against Fubara. The resulting leadership struggle is currently playing out in the courts.
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The Federal Government has approved the exemption of universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and other tertiary institutions of learning from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System.
It said, henceforth, remunerations to staff members of these institutions would no longer flow through the platform.
The Minister of the Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House Correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting at the State House, Abuja.
He said the federal government reasoned that the IPPIS does not allow tertiary institutions to run their affairs.
The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, who explained the rationale for the Council’s decision, said the goal was to allow for the efficient running of public educational institutions nationwide.
He argued that the move is not connected to the integrity of IPPIS, the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, or other similar systems advocated by various bodies.
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