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Nigeria Lost a Statesman, VP Shettima Mourns Edwin Clark The death of Chief Edwin Clark, a distinguished Nigerian statesman, has severely saddened Vice President Kashim Shettima, who spoke eloquently about the nation’s profound loss. In a moving remark, Shettima acknowledged Clark’s outstanding contributions to Nigeria’s political environment and national progress. His remarks highlight the tremendous…
Anglican Church Gets Two New Archbishops Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt The Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion now has two new archbishops. They are the Archbishops of Aba Province, Most Rev’d Dr Isaac Chijioke Nwaobia, and Most Rev’d Dr Alexander Ibezim, Archbishop of the Province of the Niger. The two Archbishops who were earlier elected were…
NSCDC Hails Its Fight Against Illegal Mining. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) effort to clean up the nation’s mining industry through its Special Mining Marshals’ executed strategic operations nationwide has continued to yield positive dividends. With the recent wave of enforcement activities led by the Commander of the NSCDC Mining Marshal, ACC…
Niger Delta Leader Clark Pass At 97 Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City Former Federal Commissioner for Information and chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clarke, dies at age 97. In a statement by the family, the renowned South-South leader gave up the ghost on Monday night, February 17, 2025. “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family…
Stakeholder Charged FG To Tackle Ritual Killing A call has gone to the Federal Government and other stakeholders in Nigeria to take immediate action to address the increasing rate of killing of girls for money rituals in the country. On Tuesday, the call was made in a statement issued by a Media Executive, Mr Sunday…
Nigeria’s Energy Sector Projects 340,000 Jobs Generation by 2030. Katherine Abayomi, Port Harcourt In collaboration with Oxfam, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has convened a round table discussion on “Strengthening CSO Advocacy for Energy Transparency.” The event brought together civil society organisations (CSOs), media representatives, and industry experts to deliberate on legislative reforms,…
Akume Insists Tinubu Means Well for the Nation Secretary to the Government of the FederationSen.George Akume has said President Bola Tinubu means well for the nation, pledging to continue working hard to support the Nigerian leader in achieving his many laudable programmes and vision for the country. Akume made the promise at the weekend when…
Under Privileged Students Receive Scholarship. By Tracy Ohovwore,Benin City The Osaide for Girls in Science and Engineering foundation awards scholarships to deserving students from Edo South Senatorial district. The beneficiaries include 300-level engineering undergraduates from the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and Senior Secondary School (SSS) students in Edo State. A cash price of N250,000 and…
Edo Council Chairmen Sacked Over N96B Fraud by Gov. Okpebholo Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City According to the report of the administrative panel of inquiry set up by Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo on December 18, 2024, to monitor the financial dealings of the impeached 18 local government chairmen in Edo from September 4, 2023, to…
Saudi Embassy Gives 100 Tonnes of Dates to Nigeria The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has distributed 100 tons of dates to Nigeria as part of its annual humanitarian relief efforts. According to a statement by the embassy, the initiative, facilitated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), aims to…