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Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, returned to Marte on Thursday, after spending a night in the community last Saturday. The visit was part of the ongoing efforts to restore peace, rebuild trust and foster sustainable development in the Lake Chad region, which members of the Boko Haram terrorist group infest. Zulum, who left Maiduguri…
The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annett Gunther, has said her country depends on Nigeria, among a few other countries, to meet its hydrogen needs and transition to green energy. The envoy also said Nigeria’s abundant natural resources, location, and forward-thinking leadership have positioned it well as an emerging hydrogen economy. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday…
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar has called for renewed commitment to multilateralism and a candid examination of the challenges threatening global peace and governance. He made the call at the European Union–African Union Ministerial Follow-Up Committee and the 3rd EU–AU Ministerial Meeting in Brussels, Belgium. In his statement, Tuggar acknowledged the EU’s enduring…
Uko Okon The much-anticipated defection of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is becoming a reality. The defection will equally shake up the State House of Assembly, as no fewer than 23 lawmakers are reportedly set to defect to APC…
Katherine Abayomi. President Bola Tinubu submitted a N1.481 trillion budget proposal for Rivers State to the National Assembly on May 22, 2025,for approval. This action follows the Supreme Court’s nullification of the state’s earlier 2025 budget and the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State in March 2025, which led to the suspension…
Barikui Felix A suit challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State has suffered a setback at the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt after it was transferred to the Abuja Division. The matter with suit number FHC/PH/53/2025, instituted by a Port Harcourt-based legal practitioner, Samuel Amatonjie, against President Bola Tinubu, the…
…Gives 48 hours’ Ultimatum to comply Katherine Abayomi. Rumuekpe community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, after a massive protest as a result of Alleged marginalisation, deceit, and neglect of the community, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Renaissance, formerly Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC). This Ultimatum is to address a series of…
Barikui Felix The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has suspended HRH Wilcox Seiyefa Job, the Paramount Ruler of the Swali Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area. The suspension, which was jointly signed by Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy and Chief Thompson Amule, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy…
Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City Edo youths, who have become frustrated by the recent kidnapping and poor infrastructure in the state, blocked the Auchi-Igarra-Ibillo road, protesting the dilapidated state of the road, which is one of the major reasons for the discomforting issues. The protesting youths also complained about the rampant kidnapping that has become a…
Katherine Abayomi. For over six decades, Shell’s oil exploration and extraction activities have caused irreparable environmental damage, destroyed livelihoods, endangered health, and deepened poverty and underdevelopment in a once-thriving region called the Niger Delta. As Shell shareholders gather in comfort at the 2025 AGM, there is a call to remind them that their profits are…