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Rivers State Administrator Presents ₦1.48 Trillion Budget at Senate Hearing

Rivers State Administrator Presents ₦1.48 Trillion Budget at Senate Hearing

On Thursday, June 19, 2025, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, arrived at the Senate to present the state’s ₦1.48 trillion budget before the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Emergency Rule in Rivers State. Ibas was accompanied by key officials, including members of the state’s economic team. The hearing follows the Senate’s reaffirmation of its commitment to safeguard the interests of Rivers State residents, weeks after President Bola Tinubu declared emergency rule in the state on March 18, 2025. The committee is tasked with ensuring that the emergency administration does not shortchange the people of Rivers…
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Don’s Media Launch in Abia To Feature: Davido, Timaya, Kcee, Cubana Chief Priest, Bright Chimezie, Peruzzi, Others

Don’s Media Launch in Abia To Feature: Davido, Timaya, Kcee, Cubana Chief Priest, Bright Chimezie, Peruzzi, Others

Lagos is coming to Abia!!! Big things are happening in Umuahia this June! Two powerful radio stations Don FM 103.7 and Ikoro FM 93.3 are launching on Friday, June 27th, at Umuawa Alaocha in Abia State. Hosted by Chairman of Don Media Group; Mayor Lucky Igbokwe aka Don Lulu, the day will feature cultural displays, community tributes, and performances by Davido, Timaya, Kcee, Cubana Chief Priest, Bright Chimezie, Peruzzi, Zlatan, Zoro, Jeriq and Sabinus all expertly guided by the comedic hosting of Funnybone. It’s also Don Lulu’s birthday, a double celebration! The former Abia State Governorship aspirant and philanthropist says…
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Meta unveils WhatsApp monetization features, set for global rollout  

Meta unveils WhatsApp monetization features, set for global rollout  

Meta has announced major changes to WhatsApp’s Updates tab, introducing three new features aimed at helping creators, organizations, and businesses grow their presence and monetize content. Meta, in a statement released on Monday, revealed that the Updates tab, which houses both Status and Channels, will now support Channel Subscriptions for exclusive updates, Promoted Channels for discoverability, and Ads in Status for business visibility. These features mark a significant expansion of WhatsApp’s business model and represent its most ambitious move yet into monetizing the platform. Reaching 1.5 billion users  Meta said over 1.5 billion people use the Updates tab daily to…
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AIG FCID Annex Lagos, AIG Magret Agebe Ochalla, Hosts Media Icons and CMC Group Delegates for Courtesy Visit and Award Presentation

AIG FCID Annex Lagos, AIG Magret Agebe Ochalla, Hosts Media Icons and CMC Group Delegates for Courtesy Visit and Award Presentation

The Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, FCID Annex, Lagos, AIG Magret Agebe Ochalla, recently hosted a distinguished delegation comprising notable figures from the media and entertainment industries. The delegation was led by Ambassador Cornel Udofia, Publisher of The Gladiators Magazine and Founder of Kick Against Crime in Our Society. Among the CMC delegates were Lady Adaobi Enekwa, Publisher of Blissful Affairs Magazine, movie producer, and convener of the Blissful Affairs Awards for Excellence; Queen Campbell, veteran music icon and member of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN); Oluchi Millicent Okafor, Chief Welfare Officer of the CMC Gladiators Group…
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BudgIT: Peter Obi on N70 trillion in budget fraud: “Nigeria is a scene of corruption.”

BudgIT: Peter Obi on N70 trillion in budget fraud: “Nigeria is a scene of corruption.”

Peter Obi, the standard bearer for the Labour Party in the 2023 election, has criticised Nigeria's unrelenting corruption. Obi claimed Nigeria is still rife with corruption in response to the massive N70 trillion budget scam that BudgIT discovered in the 2025 federal budget. “I have consistently maintained that for this country to make progress, Nigeria must cease to function as a crime scene and be repositioned for genuine development,” Obi said in a statement released by POMR spokesman Ibrahim Umar. “This entrenched corruption – persistent and deeply rooted – must be nipped in the bud if there is to be…
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