International Friendly: Nwakali Brothers, Others shine as Atletico Madrid edge Super Eagles B Team 3-2
From Dianabasi Effiong Nigeria’s former U17 World Cup winners Kelechi and Chidiebere Nwakali were quite the cynosure of eyes as a second –string Super Eagles B squad narrowly lost 2-3 to newly-crowned Europa League champions Atletico Madrid in Uyo on Tuesday.   A festive atmosphere prevailed at the Godswill... Read more
SPDC JV spends N14.85 billion on GMoUs in Rivers State
A total of N14.86 billion has been invested by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) operated Joint venture on Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) clusters in Rivers State, giving communities a highly-valued opportunity to decide and implement projects and programmes that have a lasting impact on... Read more
APC FG Desparate To Manipute  2019 Polls in Rivers — Governor Wike Alleges
. Accuses Federal Government of Plotting His Assassination Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared that the desperation of the APC Federal Government to manipulate the 2019 General Election will only lead to crisis. According to Wike said that no amount of brute force or intimidation will stop... Read more
Civil Society Organizations To Protest Hike In land Use Charges By Lagos State
A civil right organisation, the Save Lagos Group (SLG) has fixed 10th of July, 2018 as the date when its members and those of other civil society organizations would storm the secretariat of the Lagos State Government located in Alausa, Ikeja to protest the hike in payment for land... Read more
APC Crisis: EX nPDP-Spokesman Tackles Baraje, Oyinlola 
•Issues Ultimatum For Retraction Of Letter alleging Marginalisation   Former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has upbraided erstwhile nPDP National Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, and former National Secretary, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, over their recent letter to the leadership... Read more
Russia 2018: Rohr names Mikel, Moses, Musa, 27 others in Nigeria’s 30-man provisional list
From: Dianabasi Effiong Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has named Captain Mikel John Obi, goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa, defenders Abdullahi Shehu, Elderson Echiejile and Leon Balogun, midfielders Ogenyi Onazi and Oghenekaro Etebo, forwards Ahmed Musa and Victor Moses in Nigeria’s 30-man provisional list for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup finals.... Read more
Shell fund supports Nigerian contractors with N472 billion loans
N 41 billion paid to 37 GMoU clusters in Niger Delta   Some 290 Nigerian contractors have received loans worth more than N472 billion under the Shell Contractor Support Fund, which was set up by Shell companies in Nigeria to help vendors and suppliers in the oil and gas... Read more
Communications Minister, Zinox Chairman to headline 2018 NiOMA
Honourable Minister for Communications, Barr. Adebayo Shittu, and Africa’s Serial Digital Entrepreneur, Leo Stan Ekeh, will headline the 2018 Nigerian Online Merit Award (NiOMA), the organisers said on Tuesday. The high profile event is scheduled to hold at the Main Hall of Lagos Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, from 7pm on... Read more
APC LG Congress Postponed In Imo, As Hoodlums Torch Party Secretariat
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, yesterday confirmed the postponement of today’s local government areas congress in Imo State. He made the confirmation with The Nation correspondent yesterday as hoodlums torched the state secretariat of the party in what was thought to be... Read more
Peace and Progress through Sports in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
By Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike May I, on behalf of the Government and people of Rivers State express our gratitude to the President and Executive members of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) for inviting me to this august forum and for giving me the privilege to speak briefly... Read more