Cacophonous noise is often mistaken for performance in Nigerian politics. A political officeholder will gesticulate wildly, stand on his head, take selfies at refuse dumps, and perform other unusual acts simply to be seen as active. They are adept at using words and optics to capture attention. In reality, however, this is mere make-believe; no substance, no real work. Let me tell you a story of two politicians. One seems to be a man of MAKE-BELIEVE; the other is a man of REAL WORK. The man of make-believe appears to be Rt. Hon. Dr. Dan Akpan, a former member of…
Author: Ofonime Honesty
The political turmoil in Rivers State witnessed a major twist on Tuesday as two additional members of the State House of Assembly publicly urged their colleagues to abandon the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu. WahalaUpdate gathered that the appeal by Barile Nwakoh of Khana Constituency I and Emilia Amadi of Obio/Akpor Constituency II marks a significant fracture within the legislative house and comes just 24 hours after two other lawmakers, Sylvanus Nwankwo and Peter Abbey, appealed for their colleagues to “temper justice with mercy” and explore peaceful resolution options outside the impeachment process.…
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, January 12, 2026 handed over the sum of N802,420,000 ( Eight Hundred and Two Million, Four Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira only) to First Bank Nigeria Plc. The money was recovered from a suspect, Ojo Eghosa Kingsley who took unlawful possession of over N1.3 billion belonging to the bank. The bank, in its petition to the EFCC, had alleged that system glitches led it to erroneously credit the account of Kingsley, a customer of the bank with the said amount. The Commission in its investigation discovered…
The Akwa Ibom State Government has debunked a viral social media report alleging that the Deputy Governor sponsored a bill before the State House of Assembly. The controversial report, said to have been originally published by one Obiavel Albert Abigo, Esq., claimed that a certain ‘Senator Akon Inyang’, purported to be the Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, had submitted a bill prohibiting sexual relationships between married men and single women. The debunked report claimed that “any girl, lady, or woman found to be in a sexual relationship with a married man would face up to 10 years imprisonment without…
The semi-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations have drawn a geographical line in the sand, setting up two blockbuster semi-final clashes between the powerhouses of North and West Africa. Host nation Morocco delivered an emphatic 2-0 victory over Cameroon in Rabat, while Egypt triumphed in a five-goal thriller to dethrone champions Côte d’Ivoire 3-2 in Agadir. With Cameroon (of Central Africa) and Mali (of West Africa) eliminated, Morocco and Egypt have progressed to represent North Africa in the last four. The two northern giants will be opposed by West Africa’s contenders. Senegal was the first to qualify, showing…
The Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, led by Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has constituted a Project Verification and Payment Committee. This followed one of the resolutions reached at the 9th meeting of the 7th Governing Board of the Commission held on December 8, 2025. The Board approved the constitution of a Project Verification Committee by Management to verify all infrastructure, electrification, desilting, environmental, and water projects for the purpose of capturing them in the Commission’s Directorate of Finance and Accounts’ Digitised platform for payment purposes. The setting up of the Committee was sequel to the Federal Government’s directive…
The story of Man United since Sir Alex Ferguson is not a football story. It is a sprawling, Shakespearan tragedy of power, nostalgia, and institutional decay, played out on the grandest stage. Thirteen years. Ten managers. A carousel that spins with increasing, dizzying speed, each revolution stripping away more of the club’s mystique. Leaving behind a shell of its former self and a fanbase trapped between rage and despair. The recent sequence, the sacking of Erik ten Hag, the brief, phantom appointment of Ruud van Nistelrooy, the public courting of Ruben Amorim. And now the looming Man United interim reign…
Manchester United have sacked manager Rúben Amorim. WahalaUpdate gathered that the decision was made by the club this morning and is effective immediately. It comes directly after Amorim’s public rant yesterday, where he unleashed a fierce criticism of the club’s leadership and direction. While results had been poor, that public outburst was the final straw for United’s hierarchy. He has already left the training ground. Meanwhile, the club has appointed former club captain and current Technical Director Darren Fletcher as interim manager until the end of the season. The decision, announced by the club in a terse statement late this…
Former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State and a prominent leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Obong Nsima Ekere, has stated that the party is firmly on track for a victorious 2027 electoral cycle, citing renewed unity and strategic leadership. In an interaction with reporters over the weekend, Ekere pointed to the recent stakeholders’ meeting convened by Governor Umo Eno as a clear demonstration that unity remains the party’s greatest asset in the state. “Unity is the bedrock of the APC family in Akwa Ibom State. We are indeed cruising towards 2027 as a united front, courtesy of the…
President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni has said that while the United States possesses overwhelming military superiority, including dominance at sea, in the air, and in space, it could still be harmed in a ground confrontation. Museveni linked this to lessons from U.S. actions in Venezuela. He made the remarks while responding to a journalist’s question on Pan-Africanism and what Africa can learn from Washington’s recent military intervention in Venezuela. Saying he was still studying developments in the South American country, Museveni noted that the situation nonetheless exposed critical gaps in the global security balance. “I’m still watching and studying it.…