The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has dismissed media reports that it uncovered ‘missing 2 million barrels of crude’ in oil production records by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) between 2016 and 2018. The DPR described the allegations as false and baseless. The report had alleged that SPDC which... Read more
Reigning African champions Nigeria will land in Antalya on Monday to participate in the fifth edition of the Turkish Women’s Cup taking place 15th – 24th February. It is the first run-out for the Super Falcons, who reached the Round of 16 at the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in France... Read more
You’ve got Firstmonie Wallet on your phone? Did I hear you say Yes… then, count yourself lucky because your first daily recharge and data subscription between 13 – 15 February will give you the opportunity to speak more to your loved ones, or spend more time on your favourite... Read more
. Says NDDC No Birthright Of Any Ethnic Group, State Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says despite the inauguration of theadvisory council of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), oilproducing state governors are still sidelined in the affairs of the intervention agency. The governor noted that because the... Read more
World football –governing body, FIFA, has once more emphasised its zero tolerance for third party and political interference in the affairs of its member Associations, declaring unambiguously that such would, without fail, always attract heavy sanctions from the world body, including the suspension of the affected Member Association. In... Read more
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report on religious freedom violations committed by violent Islamist groups in northern Nigeria: Northern Nigeria Factsheet – Violent Islamist groups based in northern Nigeria remain some of the deadliest and most formidable jihadist groups operating in... Read more
The Rivers Government on Thursday donated a 54-seater branded luxurious bus to the state-owned Rivers United FC to boost the team’s campaign in the Nigerian Professional Football League and CAF Confederation Cup (CAFCC). The state-of-the-art vehicle, alongside a Hilux Utility vehicle and an ambulance was handed over to the... Read more
The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed utter shock and sorrow at the death on Tuesday night of former Nigeria Super Eagles defender, Yisa Sofoluwe, who passed on at the age of 53 few days after being diagnosed of cerebral atrophy. President of the NFF, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, said he... Read more
. Allegation a figment of the imagination, retorts Umahi Citing rampant claims from the social media on Wednesday, the Ebonyi State chapter of the People Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the state government to explain the alleged arrest at Abuja, of the state governor’s brother, Austin Umahi for allegedly... Read more
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Council, has called for the immediate release of its member, Chidiebere Onyia, a reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Port Harcourt zonal office. Onyia, a nursing mother, was allegedly kidnapped by her abductors at a gunpoint onTuesday night along the... Read more
