Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that  no official of the  Rivers State Government will appear before EFCC over her politically motivated investigations until the commission approaches the Court of Appeal to set aside the 2007 Judgment barring the commission from investigating the state. In a statement... Read more

Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has reiterated its resolve to support the candidacy of former vice president and frontline presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, come 2019. The group made its position known on Sunday when it hosted Atiku in Lagos. Speaking at the event, a leader of the group and pro-democracy... Read more

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has through its emergency interventions restored the failed sections of the Okigwe-Arondizuogu-Akokwa Road in Ideato Local Government Area of Imo State. Speaking after inspecting the major federal highway linking Imo and Abia states, the Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba,... Read more

Chief Style Benjamin,  National Chairman of Host Communities  of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM) on Sunday dissociated the group from ongoing fraudulent jobs and contract scams in Bayelsa.  Benjamin said in Yenagoa  that fraudulent people were using the name HOSTCOM to defraud unsuspecting people in Bayelsa and across... Read more

Prominent Nigerians from all walks of life on Tuesday gathered in Port Harcourt to celebrate the 70th Birthday of Former Rivers State Governor, Dr Peter Odili for being a defender of sustained development of Nigeria. Former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Former Edo State Governor, Lucky Igbinedion,... Read more

By Dianabasi Effiong In Nigeria, soot is often perceived from exhaust pipes of diesel engines and trucks it is felt on windowsills, nets and panes at homes or smokestacks. When one cooks with firewood, burn tyres, wipe hands on exposed surfaces such as a parked cars, soot will definitely... Read more

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) says it recovered more than 95 per cent of spilled oil from the recent spill incidents in Bayelsa and Delta states. This was disclosed in a statement by its Media Relations Manager, Mr Bamidele Odugbesan, made available to the journalists... Read more

Residents in Amarata area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital on Monday expressed concerns over increased oil exploration activities in the past one month. Some residents who spoke on the development, frowned at indiscriminate seismic activities by oil firms in residential area in Yenagoa and the adverse impact of materials used... Read more

Two decisions of the Bureau of the FIFA Council in relation to undue influence in the affairs of the Nigeria Football Federation and the Ghana Football Association have been notified on 13 August 2018. In line with art. 16 par. 1 of the FIFA Statutes, the Bureau of the... Read more

… As Shell wins SPE exhibition award The Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Bayo Ojulari, has harped on economic diversification as a panacea for job creation and rapid economic growth of Nigeria. He spoke at the just-concluded annual conference and exhibition of the Nigeria... Read more