LICENSED miners in Rivers State under the aegis of Miners Association of Nigeria, Port Harcourt Branch have called for the intervention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to curb the nefarious activities of their illegal counterparts and alleged…
THE 15th General Assembly of the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) (www.UAR-AUB.org) was held in Gaborone, Botswana, with the theme “The future of African media in the face of the challenges of new technologies and climate change.” This meeting was…
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 State Market Women threw their weight behind him as their…
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 Aliko Dangote on the successful completion of the Dangote ReÂfinery…
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 PresiÂdent on Energy, Olu Verheijen, disclosed this during an…
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, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated this when a delegation of stakeholders…
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 for its environmental devastation, continues to wreak havoc on the…
…Present N210 million raised from individual donations By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri DEPUTY Governor of Borno state, Hon Umar Kadafur and Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume on Tuesday led a powerful delegation of Emirs, former Deputy Governors and stakeholders from nine (9)…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says it is illegal for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, to determine the price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, for the Dangote Refinery after deregulation. Falana, who said this…
A former governor of Edo State and Edo North senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has moved to reconcile with Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin by asking for his forgiveness for any past wrongs during his tenure as the first…
