The General Officer Commanding, GOC 6 Division, Nigeria Army, Major-General Enobong Okon Udoh, has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for supporting the Army in developing infrastructural facilities in the newly established division headquarters in Port Harcourt. Major-General Udoh, who spoke during the ceremony marking the operationalization of... Read more
Both Chief Innocent Chukwuma, OFR, and Innoson Nig Ltd. have filed a fresh lawsuit against the Guaranty Trust Bank PLC in the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja claiming a total sum of N400 billion Naira damages for injury to their reputation, moral character, credibility, office, vocation and... Read more
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr Nsima Ekere, has called on public officers to play less politics and focus on development initiatives that will improve the lives of citizens. Mr. Ekere was speaking when the executives and members of Traditional Rulers of Oil Mineral... Read more
Saviour Enoch, an undergraduate of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, was shot dead by suspected cultists in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. His family has urged security agencies in the state to fish the killers and bring them to justice. Mr Ovieakini Enoch, the deceased’s uncle, made... Read more
Ijaw stakeholders under the aegis of Ijaw Nation Forum (INF), an online social mobilisation platform for the Ijaws, have queried Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa over the controversial allocation of a grazing land in Yenagoa measuring about 1200 hectares to cattle herdsmen. In an open letter addressed... Read more
Niger Delta youth leaders have urged the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to implement the palliatives pledged by Acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo during his tour to the region.. The youths made the call when the leadership of the Niger Delta Ex-Agitation Forum and Niger Delta Non... Read more
By Nnamdi Ekweogu The game of politics in Nigeria is not straight-jacketed. As a matter of fact, Nigeria’s brand of politics is abnormal, extremely fluid and viciously couched. It is a game of wits, albeit with unconventionally rules and filled with all forms of bizarreness when played. Simply put... Read more
…treats over 4,000 people The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has launched its first medical outreach in the Federal Capital Territory at Gidan Mangoro community of Karu in Abuja, treating more than 4,000 beneficiaries and providing medical supplies to five local primary schools. This is the latest... Read more
The Bayelsa chapter of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) on Thursday clarified the level of indebtedness of local government workers in the state. The clarification came on the report released by the national headquarters of NULG which listed Bayelsa as the most indebted of 23 states... Read more
Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has extolled the leadership qualities of Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, describing him as “an achiever.” Obasanjo, at the presentation of the 2016 Zik Prize for Leadership in Lagos on Sunday night, said Umahi’s focus and passion had brought unprecedented transformations... Read more
