Good Evening. Here is today’s News Brief fromThe Matrix:
1. NNPCL Denies Explosion At Port Harcourt Refinery
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has refuted reports of an explosion at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) in Rivers State.
2. Rivers Assembly Speaker Backs Tinubu’s State Of Emergency, Urges Support For Sole Administrator
Mr. Martins Amaewhule, Speaker of the suspended Rivers House of Assembly, has expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State.
3. Governor Fubara, Family Vacate Rivers Government House Amid State Of Emergency
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vacated the Government House in Port Harcourt along with his family and security details.
4. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Swears In New Sole Administrator Of Rivers State
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially sworn in Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd) as the new Sole Administrator of Rivers State. The ceremony took place at the State House in Abuja, within the President’s office.
5. Dangote Refinery Temporarily Suspends Petroleum Sales In Naira
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a temporary suspension of petroleum product sales in Naira, citing the need to align its sales currency with its crude oil procurement obligations, which are currently denominated in U.S. dollars.
6. Falz Slams Tinubu’s State Of Emergency In Rivers
Nigerian rapper and activist Falz has strongly criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspend its governor.
7. Peter Obi Condemns Tinubu’s State of Emergency In Rivers, Calls It Unconstitutional
The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has strongly criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it an unconstitutional and reckless move.
8. Judge Halts Trump Administration’s Ban On Transgender Military Service
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military, citing the principle of equality and delivering a setback—at least for now—to the president’s policy agenda.
9. Send Relief Materials To Okuama Urgently- PANDEF
The Delta State branch of The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency send relief materials to the people of Okuama community in Delta State which is in ruins after the tragic events of March 2024, when men of the Nigerian army invaded it with devastating consequences.
10. Remedial Work On 55km Benin-Iruekpen Federal Road Completed
The government of Edo State have completed remedial works on the 55 kilometer Benin-Iruekpen federal road to ease the movement of commuters, The governor of the state, Okpebholo after a tour of the expressway from Aduwawa, Obadan junction, Ugha, Okhuo, and Obagie to other areas, expressed satisfaction with the job so far accomplished by the contractor.
