Over 50,000 residents of 17 communities in Sabon Birni Local Government Area have relocated to Niger Republic over incessant bandits’ attacks.  This was disclosed by the member representing Sabon Birni North constituency in the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Aminu Almustapha Boza. Boza said the villagers are currently taking... Read more

Two pastors have been reportedly assassinated in Ochoro community of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State by persons suspected to be members of the Bonta militia. The pastors, who were identified as Moses Ijoko Aleje and Ijuo Emmanuel Aleje, with the Methodist Church, Ochoro were killed on Tuesday... Read more

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has signed bills on Value Added Tax (VAT) collection, Open Grazing Prohibition in the State into law. He also maintained that the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt had sufficiently addressed the illegality perpetrated by the Federal Inland Revenue Services... Read more

Artisanal Fishermen Association of Nigeria (ARFAN) on Tuesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent to the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) Rev. Samuel Ayadi, Coordinator of ARFAN in the Niger Delta who made the commendation while reacting to the President’s assent to the PIB noted that the new law... Read more

The Director General of National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, Mustapha Habib Ahmed has commended Operation Safe Corridors’ accomplishments in re-integrating repentant insurgents to the society. Mr. Mustapha gave the commendation recently when the coordinator of Operation Safe Corridor, Brigadier General J.Y. Maina visited the Headquarters of the National Emergency... Read more

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) on Sunday said it has cumulatively created  7,913 entrepreneurs in its youth enterprise development programme for Niger Delta youths from 2003 till date.   This is contained in a statement by Mr Bamidele Odugbesan, SPDC Media Relations Manager availed to the... Read more

Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday said he was questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC) on Tuesday over a petition against him and allowed to return home on self recognition sameday.   According to a statement issued by Mr Fidelis Soriwei, Media... Read more

The Secretary to Rivers State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, has urged Agriculture experts in the state to develop new measures to encourage young people’s participation in agripreneur in order to address gaps in the food and agricultural sector. This was made known on Tuesday in a statement by Juliana... Read more