WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) strongly condemns the Egyptian government’s arrest of Mohamed Basheer, Administrative Manager of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), and urges his and Coptic activist Ramy Kamel’s unconditional and immediate release. USCIRF Vice Chair Tony Perkins said, “USCIRF calls on the Egyptian government... Read more

A joint Biogas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Operated Kitchen has been inaugurated at the Port Harcourt Maximum Security Custodial Centre, to convert human wastes to biogas energy. This was disclosed in a statement in Port Harcourt by the Public Relations Officer of the Rivers Command, Juliet Ofoni, a Deputy... Read more

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its variant account products – KidsFirst and MeFirst – created to encourage the right savings culture among children from 0 – 17 years. The offerings have relevant enhancements including appropriate parental guidance and financial discipline... Read more

International flights from and to  Kano, Port-Harcourt and Enugu  airports  will resume before  December 25, the Federal Government has announced.. It also  lifted the flight ban on Lufthansa, KLM,  Air France and Qatar Airways, thereby paving the way for them to resume their operations in and out of the country. Minister of Aviation  Hadi Sirika  explained  in a... Read more

The King of Oyigbo town in Oyigbo LGA of Rivers State, Eze Mike Nwaji, has pleaded with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and the military hierarchy in the state to caution soldiers against the indiscriminate arrests of residents in the area. The monarch decried the trend of residents... Read more

For the first time since the Nov. 3 elections, U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday acknowledged that his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, won the race. However, Trump reiterated his unsubstantiated claim that Biden stole the election through rigging. “He won because the election was rigged,” the president said in... Read more

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that the Federal Government will destroy criminal justice system in States if the Executive Order 10 is implemented. According to Wike, the Executive Order 10 of the Federal Government, which permits the deduction of funds from each State account to finance the... Read more

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced that its mobile banking application, FirstMobile, has been awarded the 2020 Best Mobile Banking App award 2020 in the Global Finance Best Digital Bank Awards 2020. The achievement of this feat is largely attributable to... Read more