Nigeria’s Senate, on Tuesday, rejected the nomination of Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Chairman of the Committee, Kabiru Gaya, in his report, said Onochie did not satisfy the provisions of the Federal Character Principles. The Senate at the committee of the... Read more
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) on Tuesday confirmed an oil leak incident from its facility in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa amidst concerns of impact by residents. Mr Bamidele Odugbesan, Media Relations Manager at SPDC who confirmed the incident, noted that the spill which discharged... Read more
The Alumni association of the University of Port Harcourt on Tuesday applauded the appointment of one of its own, Prof Owunari Georgewill as Vice Chancellor. The commendation was contained in a press statement issued by Ono Akpe, the National Public Relations Officer of UNIPORT Alumni Association. The... Read more
President of the Nigeria Football Federation and FIFA Council Member, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick was in ecstasy at Hertfordshire, England on Saturday as he watched the first training session of Nigeria midfield ace, Oghenekaro Etebo who recently joined English Premiership side Watford FC from Turkey’s Galatasaray. Hard-tackling Etebo has... Read more
The Executive Assistant to the Delta State Governor on Religious Matters, Bishop Greatman Nmalagu, has advocated that for the Federal Government to effectively tackle agitation in the country, it should adopt Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s Model of Conflict Resolution. Nmalagu who spoke in Asaba, stated that clamping down on agitators... Read more
The Nigeria Customs Service, Area ll Command Onne Port, Rivers State have recorded a total of N78,167,080,299.21 as revenue generated from January to June 2021. This was made known in a statement by Ifeoma Ojekwu, the Public Relations Officer, Area II Command, Onne Port, on Friday in Port Harcourt.... Read more
Yoruba traditional rulers from Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Kwara and Kogi states, on Sunday, demanded the immediate release of 13 aides of the Yoruba freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, who were arrested by the Department of State Service, DSS, during a recent raid on his... Read more
The Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has expressed support for the total ban placed on open grazing by Southern governors, saying it must be implemented latest by September 1. The group also blasted some Northern leaders for disapproving the ban on open grazing. “Afenifere is in full support of the... Read more
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemned in the strongest terms the deliberate neglect and targeting by the government of India that led to the death of Father Stan Swamy, an 84-year-old Jesuit priest and longtime human rights defender. “Father Stan Swamy’s death is a stark reminder... Read more
Identities Of 300 Of The 3000 Civilians Abducted And Still Detained By Security Forces In The Past Eight Months In Eastern Nigeria
FeaturedSpecial Reports July 7, 2021
…four of the 112 abducted Obigbo civilians held by Nigerian Army at its Commando Base in Niger State have died in custody Intersociety, Nigeria, Tuesday, 6th July 2021 The combined forces of Nigerian Army and Nigeria Police Force, joined by DSS, Naval and Air Force personnel have... Read more
