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Humanitarian Assistance: EU Donates US$12 million through WFP to Northeast The European Union (EU) gave €11 million (US$12 million) in 2024 to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help feed hungry families and provide support services in the conflict-affected northeast of Nigeria. WFP issued a statement on Friday: “In a period of urgent…
Ilo Promotes Elimination of Child Labour in Mining The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Builds the Capacities of Stakeholders on Occupational Safety and Health and Elimination of Child Labour in the Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) Supply Chains in Niger and Osun States. In the effort to combat child labour in Nigeria’s artisanal small-scale gold mining…
CSO’s Aligns With Ogoni Women Against Oil Resumption. Katherine Abayomi, Port Harcourt For decades, Ogoniland emerged as a focal area within Nigeria’s growing oil economy, contributing major revenues to the country’s economy. Unfortunately, the benefits from oil resources have not reached the Ogoni people, particularly women, in any significant measure. Rather, Ogoni women and their…
Appeal Court In Rivers Set Aside Federal High Court Judgement Katherine Abayomi, Port Harcourt An appeal court sitting in Port Harcourt has set aside the judgment of the federal high court presided over by Justice LAMBO AKANBI, which sacked local government Chairmen elected under the platform of the All Progressive Congress in 2015. Upon the…
Gangsters Kill Man in Obio/Akpor LGA, Police Arrests Two Suspects Prince Woke, Port Harcourt Suspected cultists on Friday, 28th February 2025, at Ogoloma street off Chinda in Mile 4, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, killed a man in his mid-20s, one Aleruchi Samuel aka Bigi, over a disputed piece of land. We gathered…
Rising Cancer Cases, Deformities Fueled By Emissions- Expert Uko Okon , Uyo Health and Environmental consultant, Dr. Obi Anyadiegwu, has attributed the rise in cancer diseases, liver and deformities among babies to harmful emissions from factories. He called for efficient and effective management of industrial activities to such emissions and their attendant diseases in the…
Eno Inaugurates Committee to Resolve Eastern Obolo Crisis Uko Okon, Uyo Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has inaugurated a tripartite committee to facilitate amicable resolution of the lingering crisis in Eastern Obolo Local Government Area. The Committee involves the State Government, Sterling Petrochemical and Fertiliser Limited (SPFL) and Eastern Obolo Communities. Eno inaugurated the…
Apologise To Community Chief, Council Chairman Urge Wike Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt The Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chijioke Ihunwo, has urged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to return home and apologise to Eze Anthony Owabie, his community chief. Eze Owabie, the paramount ruler of Rumuepirikom Community,…
Gov Fubara Releases RSU Campus In Ogoni To FG For Federal Environmental University Prince Woke, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that the recently approved Federal University of Environment and Technology in Ogoniland by President Bola Tinubu, will begin operations in the Kira Campus of the Rivers State University (RSU). Governor…
Dabiri-Erewa: Diaspora Involvement Key to Nigeria’s Sports Development The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said that Nigeria’s sports sector will experience significant growth if its diaspora potential is fully harnessed. She highlighted the importance of knowledge-sharing, expertise, skills, and investment from Nigerians abroad in driving sports development in the…