The British High Commission in Nigeria has asked the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate all incidents associated with the #EndSARS protests including that of Lekki toll gate. The commission in a tweet on Monday evening said it is also concerned over the spate of... Read more
At least 20 people have been killed, including 16 Boko Haram members, when the insurgents attempted to attack a military base in the southern part of Borno State Sunday evening, sources confirmed. The attackers, it was gathered, came around 1640hrs into Damboa town, headquarters of Damboa LGA of the... Read more
No less than 200 defenseless EndSARS protesters have so far been killed by Nigerian soldiers, police personnel and hired pro-Government hoodlums, rights group, the International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law (Intersociety) has estimated after an investigative tally it said was based on reliable information obtained from... Read more
The rabbit hole of uncertainty, confusion and fear that pupils and their parents fell into in the dying days of March when the country was in lockdown was best captured in a Saturday Sun feature of May 16, titled, “COVID-19: Troubles of e-Learning.” The story catalogues the challenges that erupted... Read more
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has denied that he ordered the destruction of economic assets of Yoruba people in Lagos State. He said that agents of the Federal Government carefully twisted parts of his recent broadcast to create impression that he had turned the... Read more
Apex sociocultural organisation of the Igbos, Ohaneze has condemned the calculated attempts by some Nigerians to make the on-going EndSARS demonstrations organized by young Nigerians against long-standing injustices across the country to look like incited by the Igbos. The Ohaneze position was contained in a release by the Secretary... Read more
Rivers State Government Committee for the Compliance of COVID-19 protocols has directed schools to set up monitoring teams to sustain current compliance level. Chairman of the Committee, Ambassador Desmond Akawor gave the directive shortly after monitoring the compliance level of COVID-19 protocols in some schools. Ambassador Akawor appealed to... Read more
Rivers Special School Gets Shell’s Science Lab Donation
News October 19, 2020
For the first time since its establishment 35 years ago, the Special School for Handicapped Children in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has now got its science laboratory, build and equipped by The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and its joint venture partners. “The school had been... Read more
Immediate-past Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside says the ongoing #EndSARS protest across Nigeria provides an opportunity for the government to embark on a comprehensive reform of the Nigeria Police and not just the SARS. Dr. Peterside stated this at the... Read more
