By Dianabasi Effiong Port Harcourt – A Nigerian, Dr Maxwell Meju, has been selected by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) headquartered in Tulsa, USA for the 2019 Reginald Fessenden Award. The award is said to be one of the highest prizes in exploration geophysics. A notification of the... Read more
. Begins Regional Power Pool, Industrialisation Project . To distribute Medical Equipment, Vaccines to Niger Delta States The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has reaffirmed its commitment to ensure the sustenance of projects executed by the Commission, in the Niger Delta region for the benefit of the people through... Read more
Dr. Kate Anolue from Nanka, Orumba South Local Government, Anambra State, who went from being a midwife at her village to become a mayor in England, has been sworn in as the Mayor of Enfield, United Kingdom. The Nigerian born British Labour politician said she is “thrilled” to be... Read more
The shareholders of FBN Holdings Plc have been assured of brighter future and enhanced dividend at the 7th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos. Speaking at the meeting in Lagos, Dr Oba Otudeko, FBN Holdings Group Chairman, assured the shareholders that the company had mapped out strategies aimed at... Read more
The Women Arise for Change Initiative on Monday, 29th April 2019 in Osogbo, Osun State, protested against the illegal detention of a nursing mother, Mrs Rofiat Oladepo and her nine months old son by the Zone 11 of the Nigeria Police Force. The protest which was led by the... Read more
Union Leader Advises Journalists On Peace Building, Conflict Resolution
News February 23, 2019
From Dianabasi Effiong Port Harcourt. A union leader has urged Nigerian journalists to continually promote peace building as well as resolution and prevention of conflicts in day-to-day reportage of events in their country. Mr Stanley Job Stanley, the Chairman, Port Harcourt Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)... Read more
Koluama Community Launches Manhunt For Those Behind False Report Of Attack On Conoil In Bayelsa
News January 16, 2019
The people of Koluama 1 in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa have launched a manhunt for those behind the false report that an oil facility in the area was attacked on Friday. A group ‘Koluama Seven Brothers’ had on Sunday claimed that it blew up a pipeline operated... Read more
Academics from the Niger Delta region on Wednesday challenged leaders from the area to look inwards in tackling the developmental challenges facing the area. The Dons spoke as discussants at a colloquium to kick off burial rites for Pastor P.Z. Aginighan, former Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission... Read more
Here is good news for millions of people worldwide contending with diabetes: Scientists have created a new drug cocktail that can induce insulin-producing cells to regenerate at a rate that is fast enough to work in human treatments. This is a key step in the pursuit of a cure... Read more
Zamfara killings: Gov Yari Blames Informants Who Conspire With Bandits, Kidnappers
News December 29, 2018
Gusau – Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara has blamed the continued killings in the state on informants who support the bandits and kidnappers. He said that both state and federal governments as well as security agencies had been making efforts to address the situation. He lamented that informants had... Read more
