AHEAD of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, the ambition of Dr Asue Ighodalo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got a significant boost on Tuesday when the Edo…
Along the riverbanks of Ibeno Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, a once-thriving communiÂty is being steadily eroded by enviÂronmental degradation after more than six decades of oil exploration…
ELDER statesman and national leader of Pan-Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has charged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sustain support for local refinÂeries. This is even as he commended…
THE $550 million upstream gas project between the NNPC Ltd and TotalEnergies on the develÂopment of the Ubeta field has takÂen off, the presidency announced on Tuesday. Special Adviser to…
THE Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has reaffirmed its commitment to regular engagement with critical stakeholders in driving the development process in the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Managing Director,…
[caption id="attachment_153497" align="alignnone" width="1040"] The term 'blood diamond' emerged to highlight the severe human rights abuses tied to the diamond trade, especially in conflict zones in Africa where diamonds have…
[caption id="attachment_153495" align="alignnone" width="1125"] In recent months, Niger has distanced itself from its Western allies, opting for Russia as its new security partner. / Photo: US Africa Command[/caption] THE United…
RUSSIA has greenlit a draft agreement to construct a major oil pipeline in the Republic of the Congo, marking a significant step in strengthening its influence in Africa. The pipeline…
CATHOLIC bishops in Ghana have publicly criticised President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government for what they describe as ‘weak, inconsistent, and corrupt’ efforts to halt illegal mining, locally known as ‘galamsey.’ This practice, notorious…
HERMAN Kojo Chinery-Hesse, renowned Ghanaian tech expert and founder of SOFTtribe, has passed away at the age of 61. Often dubbed the ‘Bill Gates of Africa’ by the BBC, Chinery-Hesse was a…