Vice Admiral Ibot-Ete Ibas, the newly appointed Sole Administrator of Rivers State, has indeed made some key appointments.

As the administrator, he has appointed local government sole administrators and reconstituted the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RISIEC) board.

This move is part of his efforts to oversee the state’s affairs, following President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State due to persistent political crisis and instability.

Local Government Sole Administrators: Ibas has appointed administrators to manage the local governments, ensuring effective governance and stability at the local level.

RISIEC Board: The reconstituted board will oversee electoral processes in the state, ensuring fairness and transparency.

As a seasoned naval officer and diplomat, Vice Admiral Ibas brings his expertise to the role.

His background includes serving as the 22nd Chief of Naval Staff and Nigeria’s Ambassador to Ghana.

His experience will likely shape his approach to managing the state’s affairs and addressing the current challenges.

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‎Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo on Tuesday welcomed thousands of supporters of late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah from the All Progressives Congress, APC, into the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA.
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‎Addressing the decamping members of the support groups who are mostly from All Progressives Congress, APC, Soludo said: “I want to welcome you people into the big tent of the APGA. I want to welcome all of you back into the APGA fold.
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‎“I welcome you to APGA, this is where you belong. This is the place where every Anambra person should belong, because the ideology of APGA is in sync with what Anambra stands for. We are welcoming you with open arms, and I want to tell you that in APGA, we are all equal as far as membership is concerned, not minding how many years you have been in the party.
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‎Leader of the defecting members of the Ifeanyi Ubah’s support groups from APC, Chuks Kamen Ogbonna in his speech urged APGA members to accept them as part of their, as they are coming into the party to help build Anambra and support the re-election of Governor Chukwuma Soludo.
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United States President Donald Trump is planning to fine immigrants under deportation orders up to $998 a day if they fail to leave the United States and to seize their property if they do not pay.

The fines stem from a 1996 law that was enforced for the first time in 2018, during first term in office.

The administration reportedly plans to apply the penalties retroactively for up to five years, which could result in fines of more than $1 million, considering seizing the property of immigrants who do not pay the fines.

The US Department of Homeland Security, DHS, spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that immigrants in the US illegally should use a mobile app formerly known as CBP One – rebranded as CBP Home under Trump – to “self deport and leave the country now”.

“If they don’t, they will face the consequences. This includes a fine of $998 per day for every day that the illegal alien overstayed their final deportation order,” McLaughlin said.

Recall that President Trump kicked off a sweeping immigration crackdown after taking office in January, testing the bounds of US law to increase arrests and deportations.