No fewer than eight persons have been killed in a deadly supremacy battle between rival cult groups across parts of Benue State, including Makurdi, the state capital, and Jato Aka, in Kwande Local Government Area, in what security sources described as a fierce fight for territorial control.

The renewed crisis In Rivers State, the situation reached a crescendo yesterday, with the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, being at loggerheads with the House of Assembly following the initiation of impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, over allegations of gross misconduct and misappropriation of funds.

The forum described the fresh impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara as a direct assault on democratic governance and the collective will of the people of Rivers State.

Bridge Charity Foundation, an initiative of WealthBridge Financial Services Holdings Limited, has announced the launch of the Bridge Foundation University Scholarship Programme, a ₦700 million education support initiative designed to empower Nigerian university students and strengthen access to quality tertiary education across the country.

The groups praised Abbas for his pivotal role in championing transparency within Nigeria’s governance framework, particularly through the swift and public release of certified tax reform documents amid swirling controversies.