A pan Niger Delta group, known as the Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in Niger Delta (MOSIEND), has asked the people of the Niger Delta region to hold Federal Government appointees from the region responsible for what they call the sprightly deteriorating development situation in the... Read more
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says the claims by Edo state, Godwin Obaseki that Federal Government printed about N60 Billion to share to the federating units in March cannot be regarded as spurious. The governor, has meanwhile challenged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to unequivocally declare... Read more
Mr Furoebi Akene, an Environmentalist on Monday urged the Bayelsa government to reopen the blocked Silver River to check the spread of Cholera which has claimed over 25 lives in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area (LGA). Akene, Executive Director, Centre for Environmental Preservation and Development (CEPAD) said in... Read more
English Premiership club, Tottenham Hotspur has announced the sack of Coach Jose Mourinho after 17 months of what the club owners considered as a lackluster performance. The 58-year old Mourinho took over as coach in November 2019 and led Spurs to a sixth-place position on the Premier League table... Read more
A student of the College of Business and Management Studies in Konduga, Juliana Christopher, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram, has said she saw many Chibok girls in the insurgents’ camp. He added that many small girls were either pregnant or nursing children belonging to the insurgents. Christopher, in... Read more
South and Middle Belt leaders under the aegis of Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS) yesterday insisted that Nigeria should cease to exist demanding for several ethnic nations. The alliance, also, disclosed that it would be observing a 120-day ultimatum to consult with the people in the involved... Read more
Fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province(ISWAP) have attacked a Nigerian military base in Kamuya, Borno state, the home village of retired army chief, Lt.General Tukur Buratai. In the attack, the insurgents dislodged Nigerian troops and killed five of them. Wire reports said the attack was carried out... Read more
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has offered explanations for his support for the Boko Haram group. Pantami said this on Saturday at the An-Nur Mosque while responding to the criticism that had followed his past support for Boko Haram and a recent... Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that the country’s COVID-19 active cases increased by 39, bringing the total number to 7,821. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Saturday. It, however, recorded 60 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections... Read more
Chief Obukohwo Whiskey (Udurhie 1), Ovie of Idjerhe Kingdom in Jesse, Ethiope West Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta, has urged the Federal Government to intervene and prevent collapse of media industry in Nigeria. Whiskey said this when he spoke with newsmen in Benin on Sunday. He... Read more
