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Fubara Disowns Fake Social Media Accounts …Condoles Families Of Two Rivers Sons, Owo Church Killings

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate, Siminialayi Fubara, has disassociated himself from various fake social media accounts making the rounds on the Internet, purporting to be owned and operated by the candidate, and used to push unauthorised messages to Rivers people.
A statement signed by the candidate’s Deputy Media Assistant, Bon Onyedi, and made available to The Tide, said, “The attention of the PDP gubernatorial standard bearer in Rivers State for the 2023 general election, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, has been drawn to several Facebook and social media accounts (Twitter, Instagram etc) attributed to him bearing his name and photograph.
“Sequel to such unauthorised infiltrations, we bring to the notice of the general public that the only approved and authorised official social media handles of the candidate are: ‘Amaopusenibo Siminialayi Fubara, KSC, FCA’ on Facebook, ‘@SimFubaraKSC’ on Twitter and ‘@simfubaraksc’ on Instagram.
“We hope this will put an end to such several unauthorised social media accounts used to send messages that did not emanate from the candidate.
“Hence, we implore Rivers people and the general public to disregard any of those social media handles operated by impostors”.
Meanwhile, the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general election in Rivers State, Siminialayi Fubara, has condoled with the families of two sons of the state, Barrister Prince Motats and Hon. Vincent Onimiteim Samuel, who lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident on their way back to Port Harcourt after the APC Presidential primaries in Abuja.
In a statement signed by his Deputy Media Assistant, Bon Onyedi, Fubara noted that as committed Rivers people, it was painful to have lost such promising lives in their prime.
Speaking shortly after an event in Opobo, last Sunday, Fubara also commiserated with the families and people of Ondo State on the gruesome murder of worshippers at a Catholic Church in Owo by dare devil hoodlums.
Lamenting the killing of the worshippers at a time the country is trying to find lasting solutions to its myriad of problems, he noted that such dastardly acts undermine the peace and security that Nigerians are yearning for.
He prayed for the repose of their souls and asked God to grant their families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss and for the quick recovery of those who sustained various injuries at both incidents.

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FG Ends Passport Production At Multiple Centres After 62 Years

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The Nigeria Immigration Service has officially ended passport production at multiple centres, transitioning to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years.

Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this yesterday while inspecting Nigeria’s new Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja.

He stated that since the establishment of NIS in 1963, Nigeria had never operated a central passport production centre, until now, marking a major reform milestone.

“The project is 100 per cent ready. Nigeria can now be more productive and efficient in delivering passport services,” Tunji-Ojo said.

He explained that old machines could only produce 250 to 300 passports daily, but the new system had a capacity of 4,500 to 5,000 passports every day.

“With this, NIS can now meet daily demands within just four to five hours of operation,” he added, describing it as a game-changer for passport processing in Nigeria.

 “We promised two-week delivery, and we’re now pushing for one week.

“Automation and optimisation are crucial for keeping this promise to Nigerians,” the minister said.

He noted that centralisation, in line with global standards, would improve uniformity and enhance the overall integrity of Nigerian travel documents worldwide.

Tunji-Ojo described the development as a step toward bringing services closer to Nigerians while driving a culture of efficiency and total passport system reform.

He said the centralised production system aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, boosting NIS capacity and changing the narrative for better service delivery.

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FAAC Disburses N2.225trn For August, Highest In Nigeria

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The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has disbursed N2.225 trillion as federation revenue for the month of August 2025, the highest ever allocation to the three tiers of government and other statutory recipients.

This marks the second consecutive month that FAAC disbursements have crossed the N2 trillion mark.

The revenue, shared at the August 2025 FAAC meeting in Abuja, was buoyed by increases in oil and gas royalty, value-added tax (VAT), and common external tariff (CET) levies, according to a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting.

Out of the N2.225 trillion total distributable revenue, FAAC said N1,478.593 trillion came from statutory revenue, N672.903 billion from VAT, N32.338 billion from the Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL), and N41.284 billion from Exchange Difference.

The communiqué revealed that gross federation revenue for the month stood at N3.635 trillion. From this amount, N124.839 billion was deducted as cost of collection, while N1,285.845 trillion was set aside for transfers, interventions, refunds, and savings.

From the statutory revenue of N1.478 trillion, the Federal Government received N684.462 billion, State Governments received N347.168 billion, and Local Government Councils received N267.652 billion. A further N179.311 billion (13 per cent of mineral revenue) went to oil-producing states as derivation revenue.

From the distributable VAT revenue of N672.903 billion, the Federal Government received N100.935 billion, the states received N336.452 billion, while the local governments got N235.516 billion.

Of the N32.338 billion shared from EMTL, the Federal Government received N4.851 billion, the States received N16.169 billion, and the Local Governments received N11.318 billion.

From the N41.284 billion exchange difference, the Federal Government received N19.799 billion, the states received N10.042 billion, and the local governments received N7.742 billion, while N3.701 billion (13 per cent of mineral revenue) was shared to the oil-producing states as derivation.

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KenPoly Governing Council Decries Inadequate Power Supply, Poor Infrastructure On Campus

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The Governing Council of Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, has decried the inadequate power supply and poor state of infrastructural facilities and equipment at the institution.

The Council also appealed to the government, including Non-Governmental Organisations, agencies, as well as well-meaning Rivers people to intervene to restore and sustain the laudable gesture, dreams and aspirations of the founding fathers of the polytechnic.

The Chairman of the newly inaugurated Council, Professor Friday B. Sigalo, made this appeal during a tour of facilities at the  Polytechnic, recently.

Accompanied by members of the team, Prof Sigalo emphasised the position of technology, technical and vocational education in sustainable development.

He noted that with the prospects on ground, and the programmes and activities undertaken in the polytechnic, there is no doubt that the institution would add values to the educational system in our society and foster the desired development, if the existing challenges are jointly tackled.

This was contained in a statement signed by Deputy Registrar, Public Relations, Kenpoly,  Innocent Ogbonda-Nwanwu, and made available to The Tide in Port Harcourt.

The chairman who restated the intention of his team of technocrats to ensure that KenPoly enjoys desirable face-lift, said the Council would deliver on its core mandates, accordingly.

Earlier, the Rector, KenPoly Engr. Dr. Ledum S. Gwarah, commended the appointment of Professor Friday B. Sigalo as Chairman of the KenPoly Governing Council.

He described him and his team as seasoned technocrats and expressed confidence in their ability to succeed.

The Rector pledged the management’s support to the Council to ensure that KenPoly resumes its rightful place in the comity of polytechnics in the country.

Facilities visited by the Governing Council include KenPoly workshops, laboratories, skills acquisition centre, library, hostels and medical centre.

 

Chinedu Wosu

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