Aside from being perceived as backward and degraded, occasioned by crude oil exploration, exploitation and production, Niger Delta region means different things to different people. To some, it is a region where communal right to a clean environment and access to clean water supplies is being violated in the...
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An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Tuesday, dissolved the 20- year-old marriage of a clergyman, Chijoke Ogu, over his wife’s alleged stubbornness. Delivering Judgment, President of the Court, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye said since the petitioner insisted on divorce after several interventions, the court was left with no option...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of former Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu, joining Plateau State Government and indigenes in mourning the death of the renowned politician. The president’s condolence message is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari would on Thursday confer with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. The President returned to Abuja last Friday after 18...
The Taliban Tuesday declared a general amnesty for all government officials and urged them to return to work, two days after taking power following a lightning sweep through the country. “A general amnesty has been declared for all… so you should start your routine life with full confidence,” said...
Tokyo’s athletes’ village reopened on Tuesday, seven days before the commencement of the Paralympic Games, Kyodo news agency has reported. The delegations have started arriving at the village, a day after the announcement that the Paralympic Games would follow the lead of the Olympics. Organisers have said that fans...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately forward to the National Assembly an amendment bill to the new Petroleum Industry Act. The party through its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, stated this in a statement in reaction to the signing of the Petroleum...
The Deputy Governor, Corporate Services Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Edward Adamu, has attributed the depreciation in the value of the Naira to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy. Adamu stated this at an interactive session with the House Committee on Finance...
The former Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu, has died. A family source, who confirmed the demise, said he died at a private hospital in Abuja after nine days of sickness and isolation. He said the former deputy senate president died at about 2am on Tuesday. “He fell ill about...
A Professor of International Law and Diplomacy, Akin Oyebode, has faulted the allocation of three per cent operating expenditure of oil firms to host communities. Oyebode believes such a percentage amounts to nothing compared with the sufferings of the people of the affected areas. “I think we have to...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – To ensure that products from the Cross River State Pharmaceutical Factory Limited meet the World Health Organization (WHO) standard and global best practice, the state government has partnered Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), for a slight redesigning of the factory and installation of more equipment in...
The Special Investigation Panel has submitted its report to the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, two weeks after it was mandated to probe the former Head, Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police. The four-man panel headed by the Deputy Inspector -General of Police in charge...
Behind every success, there is a source. And behind every history, there is a story. So, when Bayelsa State recorded a historical success recently by becoming the first state to have its male and female clubs win the FA Cup, now called Aiteo FA Cup, there was both a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has said there is confusion and apprehension within the camps of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists following the recent massive surrender of Boko Haram fighters. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has so far received 2, 449, 648 applications since the start of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) on June 28, according to a pictogram of the weekly update of the exercise it released on Monday, in Abuja. The...
Following the recent killings of some commuters in Jos, the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has advised religious leaders to desist from inciting sermons and preach peace at all times. Rev. Stephen Panya-Baba, the President of ECWA gave the advice in a statement in Jos, while reacting to the...
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, says Nigeria’s oil and gas industry will now receive a breath of fresh air and allow investments and transparency to flourish. This, he said, was sequel to the coming into being of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021. The speaker said this...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) has said that the country has recorded 37,819 suspected cases of cholera, 1,178 deaths in 23 states and the FCT as at Aug. 14. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made the disclosure in an interview with NAN in Abuja listed the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as irrational and baseless accusation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it plans to rig the 2023 general elections. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As part of his ongoing multi-stakeholders’ consultations on the massive surrender by Boko Haram insurgents in different parts of Borno State, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday visited the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, in Abuja. The meeting, which was held behind...