One of Africa’s music icons and world renowned Congolese superstar musician, Papa Wemba is dead. Aged 66, Papa Wemba whose real name is Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba collapsed on stage during a live performance early Sunday morning in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Reports say the Soukous exponent slumped during... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Arguments as to whether the construction of the 260 kilometre super highway through pristine forests in Cross River should be sanctioned or not, took a new dimension as the state Governor. Ben Ayade and an environmentalist, Dr Odigha Odigha, who also hails from the... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has called for payment of contractual fees and charges to multi-national companies in local currency. Ayade made the call when he received the Chairman and members of Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream, on a three-day workshop in Calabar... Read more
Further to the states debt repayment deferral for the month of March that was announced last Thursday, the Federal Ministry of Finance has clarified that the debt repayments due to the States’ creditors will be fully paid notwithstanding the deferral. The Federal Government will make the due debt repayments,... Read more
The leading elements of the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu’s leading convoy were about 8:30 a.m. ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists enroute to visit troops in Bama. Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, disclosed this in... Read more
By David Leffler Shortly after the Paris terrorist attacks a full-page announcement in the International New York Times (formerly the International Herald Tribune) showcased a scientifically validated, nonviolent means of defense known in military circles as Invincible Defense Technology (IDT). Extensive scientific research indicates that this approach, if... Read more
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called for a comprehensive audit of safety procedures at Agip oilfields in Bayelsa following frequent fatal explosions. Three explosions had occurred at oilfields operated by Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) from July 9, 2015 till date in Southern Ijaw Local Government... Read more
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, at the ongoing Spring Meetings of the IMF/World Bank on Friday, explained why the Federal Government is not excited about calls to apply for loan facility from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to tackle some of the current economic challenges that Nigeria is facing due to... Read more
…Lauds rights group, CDHR on support for loot recovery The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to set up a commission of inquiry that will look into crude oil theft amounting to N5.8 trillion under the previous Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration.... Read more
