CHILDREN under the age of 14 in South Australia would be banned from using social media under a proposal put forward by the state’s Premier. Peter Malinauskas announced that his state government had appointed Robert French, former Chief Justice of…
ESTONIAN Prime Minister, Kaja Kallas, has welcomed EU plans for transferring interest accrued on frozen Russian financial assets to Ukraine. “This will mean real funds for Ukraine to buy weapons,” Kallas said following a meeting of the prime ministers of…
THERE were signs over the weekend that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission plans to join forces with the United Kingdom prosecutors as an interested party in the trial of former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in a UK court. A…
FEMI Falana, human rights lawyer, says members of the Rivers state house of assembly who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) have lost their seats. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Sunday, Falana said lawmakers could not…
China has launched a nationwide campaign to promote awareness and education concerning the mental health of students. According to a circular released by the Ministry of Education, the campaign will last for the entire month of May 2024 and it…
A group of African countries has called for a planned international treaty on protecting genetic resources and traditional knowledge to provide for sanctions on companies or countries that infringe its provisions. “Our group supports adequate sanctions to ensure the treaty…
“It is important to at least acknowledge that there is something that makes Rivers attractive to trouble or trouble attractive to Rivers,” —Ebuka Onyekwelu IN many ways, Rivers State politics is an interesting game to behold. There is no former governor…
THE Federal Government has created Nigerian Academy for Cultural Studies (NACUS), a specialised institution to train individuals for innovative studies and the development of Nigeria’s culture and history. Otunba Biodun Ajiboye, Executive Secretary of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation…
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa says International Oil Companies (lOCs), particularly Shell Petroleum Development Company, have been responsible for the environmental degradation in the state. Diri disclosed this at the Annual Convention and Fund Raising of the Ijaw National Congress…
FOUNDER, Ijaw Women Connect (IWC), Rosemary John-Oduone, has been honoured at the just concluded Qatar 2024 Female Founders Global SHEEO Leadership Bootcamp for her accomplishments in development of activities in the Niger Delta region. John-Oduone who spoke in a telephone…
